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We’re delighted to launch 5x15 Icons, a new series of online conversations with some of the world’s most influential thinkers and cultural figures.

For our first event, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond joins award-winning journalist Gillian Tett to mark the publication of his new book, Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings.

Moving beyond the traditional “great man” theory of history, Diamond asks a deceptively simple question: when do leaders really make a difference? Drawing on politics, business, sport and religion, he investigates the conditions under which leaders genuinely change outcomes — and when circumstance matters more.

From Seretse Khama and Genghis Khan to Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Jeff Bezos, Diamond offers a fascinating new way of thinking about leadership, success and what it really takes to make an impact.

Tickets at 5x15.com

What does it mean to be a man today?

Across the Western world, many young men are struggling with loneliness, declining wellbeing and a growing sense of disconnection. At a time when the loudest voices are not always the wisest, where should we look for purpose, belonging and direction?

On 18 November, bestselling author, entrepreneur and cultural commentator Scott Galloway joins 5x15 for a one-off London event exploring the ideas behind his Sunday Times bestseller Notes on Being a Man.

Tickets available now at 5x15.com

What does it mean to be a man today?

Across the Western world, many young men are struggling with loneliness, declining wellbeing and a growing sense of disconnection. At a time when the loudest voices are not always the wisest, where should we look for purpose, belonging and direction?

On 18 November, bestselling author, entrepreneur and cultural commentator Scott Galloway joins 5x15 for a one-off London event exploring the ideas behind his Sunday Times bestseller Notes on Being a Man.

Tickets available now at 5x15.com.

Together, 5×15 and Chelsea Arts Festival bring together fashion designers Susie Cave and Bella Freud at Cadogan Hall for an exclusive London evening exploring creativity, style, motherhood and the role beauty and art can play in surviving loss.

Wednesday 16th September, 7pm, Cadogan Hall

🎟️ Tickets at www.5x15.com 🎟️

What gives a painting its power? 🎨

How did Giotto make walls shimmer with light? How did Rembrandt sculpt portraits with textured paint?

Artist and writer Lachlan Goudie joins Sir Simon Schama for an evening exploring the materials, techniques and breakthroughs behind the world’s greatest paintings, and why they continue to astonish, unsettle and move us centuries later.

Friday 10th July, 7pm at Conway Hall, London

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As summer beckons, join us at The Tabernacle in June for an inspiring evening of stories told live!

The 5x15 format is simple: five speakers, each with fifteen minutes to change the way we see the world...

Leading historian Andrea Wulf on the remarkable eighteenth-century explorer George Forster, and his unshakable belief in our shared humanity.

Million-selling author and economist Tim Harford gives a brief history of bad medicine.

Social historian and bestselling author Juliet Nicolson on the secrets women keep, and what they tell us about our changing times.

Poet and critic Jack Parlett on the power of flamboyance and what q***r historian can teach us about living boldly.

Journalist and award-winning novelist Erica Wagner on the extraordinary life of Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Monday 29th June, 7pm
The Tabernacle, W11

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Five of today’s most compelling historians and storytellers come together for a special 5x15 evening at Union Chapel.

The 5x15 format is simple: five speakers, each with fifteen minutes to change the way we see the past.

Join us on Monday 22nd June to hear 5 extraordinary stories told live.

on a world-changing idea.

on a great love story.

on a nation's untold beginnings.

on a royal mystery.

on a forgotten resistance fighter.

Tickets at www.5x15stories.com

5x15 returns in May with an evening of science, literature and bold thinking.

Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow explores the future of the brain in the age of AI. Psychotherapist and bestselling author Philippa Perry discusses therapy and her new cosy crime novel.

Writer Blake Morrison examines the ethics and allure of memoir. Novelist Jill Dawson uncovers the remarkable life of occult artist Pamela Colman Smith.

And microbiome pioneer Tim Spector .spector reveals the science and surprising power of fermentation.

Five speakers. Fifteen minutes each.

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5x15 returns in May with an evening of science, literature and bold thinking.

Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow explores the future of the brain in the age of AI. Psychotherapist and bestselling author Philippa Perry discusses therapy and her new cosy crime novel.

Writer Blake Morrison examines the ethics and allure of memoir. Novelist Jill Dawson uncovers the remarkable life of occult artist Pamela Colman Smith.

And microbiome pioneer Tim Spector reveals the science and surprising power of fermentation.

Five speakers. Fifteen minutes each.

Book Your Tickets Now! 🎟️

New year. New ideas.

Start the year thinking differently with 5x15. Five speakers, fifteen minutes each, on health, history, politics, and how to live well.

Featuring Julia Bradbury, Claudia Hammond, Edward Stourton, Andrew Lownie and Gary Younge.

Mon 26 Jan | The Tabernacle, London

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