Events

Featuring Talks By:
Julia Bradbury
Andrew Lownie
Claudia Hammond
Edward Stourton
Gary Younge

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

5x15 returns to The Tabernacle in January with a line-up of inspiring speakers and award-winning storytellers to kick off the new season.
Featuring Talks By:
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Jon Lee Anderson
on the fall and rise of the Taliban
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Oliver Bullough
on money laundering and dark financial secrets
Justine Picardie
Justine Picardie
on royal fashion and conflict behind the couture

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - February 2026

5x15's 2026 season continues in February with more remarkable speakers and gripping stories.
Featuring Talks By:
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Antony Beevor
Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs

5x15 Special: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

A special event with Britain’s foremost historian of war and no.1 bestselling author of Stalingrad, speaking about one of history's most destructive masterminds.
Featuring Talks By:
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Jung Chang
Fly, Wild Swans

5x15 Special: Jung Chang on Fly, Wild Swans

A special evening with Jung Chang, in conversation with Rosie Boycott about her family's extraordinary story and the long-awaited sequel to Wild Swans.