Gary Younge

Gary Younge is an award-winning author, broadcaster and a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester. Formerly editor-at-large at The Guardian, he has written seven books, most recently Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance (Faber, 2025). Winner of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Journalism and the 2025 Robert. B. Silvers Prize for Journalism, he has written for the New York Review of Books, Granta, GQ and New Statesman, among others. His fifth book, Another Day in the Death of America, won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize from Columbia School of Journalism and Nieman Foundation.

Upcoming Events

Featuring Talks By:
William Dalrymple
Alice Loxton
Peter Frankopan
Gary Younge
Kate Williams

5x15: History's Untold Stories

For this special 5x15, five leading historians will each tell a surprising story from the past, from the medieval world to the modern age.

Past Events

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Event Featuring

5x15 returns to The Tabernacle in January with a line-up of inspiring speakers and award-winning storytellers to kick off the new season.