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5x15Chris van Tulleken on Ultra-Processed Food5x15 is delighted to welcome leading science broadcaster and doctor Chris van Tulleken for a special online event in January, fresh from delivering the Royal Institution's prestigious Christmas Lectures.
Chris's latest book Ultra-Processed People was a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller upon publication last year, and it was widely hailed as a 'Book of the Year' and a ground-breaking intervention in the food world. It has, quite simply, changed the conversation around what we eat.
We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which...2025-02-251h 02
5x15Sunil Amrith And John Vaillant On The Burning Earth5x15 is delighted to announce a special online event with two award-winning authors, the acclaimed Yale professor Sunil Amrith, and John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2023. They will be in conversation about Amrith's new book The Burning Earth, a paradigm-shifting survey of how human history has reshaped the planet over the last 500 years.
Humans have always searched for freedom. Ever since innovations in agriculture vastly expanded production of the staples of food energy, our remarkable achievements in reshaping nature have brought about an overwhelming expansion in the life chances of billions...2024-12-1658 min
5x15Oliver Burkeman On Meditations For Mortals5x15 is delighted to announce a special online event with Oliver Burkeman, author of the international breakout bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, a book that touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of readers.
Inspired by its investigation into time and how we use it, some of those readers changed their lives, and made big decisions to rethink careers, relationships, priorities, and misguided assumptions about productivity.
Now, Oliver Burkeman is back with Meditations for Mortals, a book that will take us on a liberating journey towards a more meaningful life. Addressing the fundamental questions about how to live, it offers a...2024-11-251h 00
5x15Jonathan Haidt And Kirstie Allsopp On The Anxious Generation5x15 is delighted to announce a special online event with acclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt and television presenter Kirstie Allsopp, in partnership with Smartphone Free Childhood. Author of the groundbreaking, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt has transformed the conversation around teenage mental health and galvanised a global movement.
Haidt argues that there are two major factors behind the epidemic of mental illness among adolescents: the rise in smartphone usage, and the decline of free-play in childhood. With so many of us glued to our screens, it is now harder than ever to rediscover time spent in the...2024-10-111h 02
5x15Bella Mackie And Alexandra Heminsley On What A Way To Go5x15 is thrilled to announce a special event with author and journalist Bella Mackie, whose bestselling books include Jog On and How to Kill Your Family. In conversation with writer and broadcaster Alexandra Heminsley, Bella will be speaking about her hotly anticipated new novel What A Way To Go, a brilliantly funny and twisty mystery for fans of Succession and true crime.
Anthony Wistern is wealthy beyond imagination. Fragrant wife, gaggle of photogenic children, French chateau, Cotswold manor, plethora of mistresses, penchant for cutting moral corners, tick tick tick tick tick tick.
Unfortunately for him, he’s also dead. Suddenly po...2024-09-2759 min
5x15Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall On How To Eat 30 Plants A Week5x15 is delighted to announce a special event in June with beloved chef, writer and broadcaster Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Hugh will be speaking with cross-bench peer and 5x15 co-founder Rosie Boycott about food, health, and his new book How to Eat 30 Plants a Week.
Leading nutritionists have confirmed that when it comes to eating plants, diversity is the key, and 30 is the magic number. As we add more plants to our diet, measurable health benefits accrue, thanks to their amazing micronutrients and differing fibres, and once we get to 30 per week the effects start to plateau. So hitting the magic 30 week...2024-07-2959 min
5x155x15 Presents: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Live at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew5x15 is delighted to announce an exclusive event with leading author Robin Wall Kimmerer, in the beautiful setting of Kew Gardens.
Robin Wall Kimmerer's internationally bestselling books, Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss, not only teach us about the biology of different organisms, but show us other ways of living in the world. It is through celebrating our reciprocal relationship with nature that we can awaken our ecological consciousness, and better protect our planet's gifts.
Don't miss the chance to hear this extraordinary writer share her unique perspectives on plants, ecology and the natural world.
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother...2024-06-101h 03
5x15Suzi Ronson On Me And Mr Jones5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.
Suzi Ronson is an author, songwriter, and former hairdresser and stylist. At fifteen, she left school and enrolled in the Evelyn Paget College of Hair and Beauty, going on to become David Bowie’s stylist after helping create his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle. She travelled the world with Bowie as his hairdresser, stylist and confidante. Ronson has also worked with Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and John Mellencamp. She divides her time between London and Ne...2024-05-0616 min
5x15Andrew O’Hagan On Caledonian Road5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.
Andrew O’Hagan is one of the most exciting and serious chroniclers of our times. Born in Glasgow, he has been nominated for the Booker Prize three times, was voted one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2003 and won the E. M. Forster Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is Editor-at-Large of the London Review of Books and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His prev...2024-05-0312 min
5x15Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster On Nostalgia: A Biography5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.
Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster has worked at McGill University, at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University of London and as a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Centre for Human Development in Berlin. She is the author of an academic history of cancer and has written widely for academic, medical and mainstream outlets. She has also appeared on BBC Radio, consulted for television dramas and documentaries, and worked closely with...2024-04-2912 min
5x15Philip Lymbery On Cultivated Meat: To Secure Our Future5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.
Philip Lymbery is Chief Executive of leading international farm animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming, as well as being a Visiting Professor at the University of Winchester, award-winning author and animal advocate. He was appointed an ambassadorial ‘Champion’ for the UN Food Systems Summit in 2021. He has played a leading role in many major animal welfare reforms, including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and barren battery cages for laying hens. He has...2024-04-2614 min
5x155x15 On Botanic Gardens Past And Future With Royal Botanic Gardens, KewBuilding upon Kew's commitment to re-examine the history of its collections, this discussion explores the colonial legacies of botany and botanic gardens, featuring a panel of leading writers and thinkers in this area. All too often history shows us that the origins of botanic gardens are intertwined with the histories of colonialism, imperialism and enslavement. How can understanding these connections pave the way to a more inclusive future? Given this legacy, what is the role that botanic gardens play today in supporting and addressing climate justice?
Speakers
Sathnam Sanghera is a journalist and best-selling author. His acclaimed books include The...2024-03-121h 00
5x155x15 And The Writers' Prize5x15 and The Writers' Prize present a powerhouse line-up of international writing talent to speak with host, literary critic, and journalist Alex Clark about their recent works, all in contention for this year's Prize.
Paul Murray, The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, born in Dublin in 1975, authored An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Skippy Dies, The Mark and the Void, and The Bee Sting. An Evening of Long Goodbyes was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award. Skippy Dies was shortlisted for the Costa Novel award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and longlisted for the Booker Prize. The Mark and the...2024-03-071h 24
5x15Merlin Sheldrake On Entangled Life5x15 is thrilled to announce a special event with multi-award-winning writer and biologist Merlin Sheldrake, author of the smash-hit bestseller Entangled Life, in conversation Gaia Vince.
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world.
Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize and the Wainwright Prize, and named a Book of the Year...2024-02-091h 02
5x155x15 In Collaboration With Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Regeneration5x15 is delighted to announce the second event is our new events partnership with Rathbones, in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on the theme of Regeneration.
No discussion about climate change and biodiversity loss is complete without acknowledging the importance of children, adolescents and young adults. While activists look to involve and encourage new generations, many young people are themselves leading the way as instigators of change, faced with the urgency of the global crises.
For this intergenerational conversation, we invite a range of speakers to share their perspectives, from those closely working with young people to the campaigners...2024-02-021h 00
5x155x15 On Health And Nature With Royal Botanic Gardens, KewAs plant-based diets gain popularity and outdoor activities like hiking and wild swimming become more advocated for wellness, the crucial link between nature and human health is gaining recognition. But what does it entail to derive nutrients, physical, and mental health benefits from the natural world? While the significance of dietary choices is well-established, can we also enhance agricultural practices to foster fertile soils, better health, and a deeper connection to the land?
David R. Montgomery, a geomorphologist, delves into how Earth's surface processes shape ecological systems and human societies. His research spans from landslide impacts on mountain heights to...2024-01-261h 04
5x15Andy Mitchell & Anil Seth On Psychedelics, Philosophy & Consciousness5x15's new season kicks off in January with a special conversation about consciousness and the world of psychedelics with two highly acclaimed authors, neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell and neuroscientist Anil Seth.
The 'psychedelic renaissance' is upon us. While psychedelic drugs were once demonised, and are still largely illegal, they are now officially a 'breakthrough therapy' used to treat mental health disorders and enhance well-being. But there is a risk that making them safe or normal might ultimately destroy what makes them potent. What is at stake in normalising substances that alter our consciousness?
In his book Ten Trips, Andy Mitchell...2024-01-221h 00
5x155x15 And Keystone Present: Six Ideas To Change The World: Jeff Goodell On HeatThe Six Ideas to Change the World series, in partnership with Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, concludes in November with writer and journalist Jeff Goodell, author of the best-selling book The Heat Will Kill You First.
The planet is changing in extreme ways. Spring is arriving a few weeks earlier and autumn a few weeks later. Heatwaves are becoming more intense and more common. Heat is the first order threat that drives other climate change impacts, and it will affect everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. The basic science behind rising temperatures is not complicated, but the failure...2023-11-2858 min
5x155x15 And Keystone Present: Six Ideas To Change The World: Elizabeth Kolbert on PlasticsThe Six Ideas to Change the World series, in partnership with Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, continues in October with award-winning writer and journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the international best-seller The Sixth Extinction.
Plastics are poisoning us. In the midst of a global pollution crisis, research clearly illustrates the toxic effects of microplastics, which both release and attract dangerous chemicals. But while plastics are a relatively recent human invention, they have become so ubiquitous as to seem indispensable. Will our planet ever be rid of them?
Join us to hear Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert discuss life beyond plastics...2023-11-0657 min
5x155x15 And Rathbones, In Collaboration With Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Nature's DiversityThe first event in 5x15's new series with Rathbones, in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a celebration of Nature's Diversity. This panel discussion explores how nature can teach us to challenge traditional expectations. From plants and fungi living outside orthodoxies, to the symbolic connections between plants and queerness through LGBTQ+ history, and the stories of writers and artists who have been drawn to nature, our expert panel of scientists and storytellers will illuminate how the natural world can inspire new ways of thinking.
Brigitte Baptiste is one of Colombia’s most eminent scientists, an expert in matters re...2023-11-0258 min
5x15Colm Tóibín And Seán Hewitt On A Guest At The Feast5x15 welcomes Colm Tóibín, novelist, critic, essayist and one of the most highly acclaimed writers of our time.
In his new essay collection A Guest at the Feast, Tóibín traverses life in all its complexity, capturing moments that are both melancholy and amusing, rich and strange. Travelling between the streets of Buenos Aires and a deserted Venice, and the works of writers such as John McGahern and Marilynne Robinson, these essays uncover the places where life and fiction overlap.
Don't miss the chance to hear this most erudite and important storyteller, live in conversation with award-winning poet...2023-09-181h 00
5x155x15 And Keystone Present: Six Ideas To Change The World: Gaia Vince On MigrationThe Six Ideas to Change the World series, in partnership with Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, continues in July with Gaia Vince on Migration.
Migration is one of the most underreported consequences of the climate crisis, but it is also one of the most seismic. Put simply, the changing temperatures on our planet will force us to change where - and how - we live.
What will the ongoing climate upheaval mean practically? How can we prepare for mass migration, and who will be the most affected by these changes?
To address these urgent and complex questions, we are thrilled...2023-09-141h 02
5x15Polly Morland And Rachel Clarke On A Fortunate WomanIn July, 5x15 is thrilled to welcome the highly acclaimed and best-selling authors Polly Morland and Rachel Clarke, for a vital conversation about medicine, the NHS and the fascinating story behind Morland's new book A FORTUNATE WOMAN: A Country Doctor's Story, a Sunday Times bestseller that was shortlisted for the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
Polly Morland was clearing her late mother’s house when she found a battered paperback fallen behind the family bookshelf. Opening it, she was astonished to see reproduced in it an old photograph of the remote, wooded valley in which she lives. The book was A...2023-09-111h 01
5x15Dr Michael Mosley And Thomasina Miers On Just One ThingIf you were going to do just one thing to transform your health, what would it be?
With the sheer amount of information we consume daily about diet, fitness and wellbeing, this can be an increasingly difficult question to answer. But Dr Michael Mosley, No.1 international best-selling author of the 5:2 diet books, is here to help. We are delighted to welcome him to 5x15's virtual stage for an energizing conversation about small changes that make all the difference, with cook, writer and presenter Thomasina Miers.
Based on the popular BBC podcast, Just One Thing, Dr Mosley’s new book un...2023-09-071h 00
5x155x15 And Keystone Present: Tim Smedley And Alok Jha On Six Ideas To Change The World: WaterThe Six Ideas to Change the World series, in partnership with Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, continues in June with Tim Smedley and Alok Jha on Water.
Water scarcity is an urgent problem. While some of the world's water crisis can be attributed to changes wrought by climate change, like droughts and floods, there is also a long history of human mismanagement. What can we learn from past mistakes, and how will those lessons inform the future?
In his new book The Last Drop: Solving the World's Water Crisis, the award-winning environmental journalist Tim Smedley offers a timely and ultimately...2023-07-2056 min
5x15Lucy Jones And Amy Liptrot On Matrescence5x15 is delighted to welcome two best-selling and award-winning authors back to our virtual stage. This time, Lucy Jones and Amy Liptrot will be in conversation about Jones's highly anticipated new book MATRESCENCE: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Motherhood.
Other than adolescence, there is no other time in a human's life course that entails such dramatic change than pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood. So why has this transformation been so neglected by science, medicine and philosophy, and gone largely unrepresented across literature and the arts?
Lucy Jones's new book is a groundbreaking, deeply personal investigation into the...2023-07-1759 min
5x155x15 And Keystone Present: Six Ideas To Change The World: FoodThe Six Ideas to Change the World series, in partnership with Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, launches in May with Henry Dimbleby on Food.
The co-founder of LEON restaurant chain and author of the National Food Strategy, Dimbleby is a leading voice on how the food we eat affects of our own health and the health of the planet.
His new book Ravenous: How to Get Ourselves and Our Planet Into Shape (with Jemima Lewis), was named a Sunday Times best-seller upon its publication in March, and has been highly acclaimed by critics and figures within the food industry. In...2023-05-3159 min
5x155x15 And Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Foods Of The Future5x15 is delighted to announce a new series of events in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
From spring into summer, we will host a range of expert writers, thinkers and scientists from Kew. They will reflect on what we must do to prevent biodiversity loss and protect life on Earth, and address some of the most important questions of our time.
The series kicks off in April with a panel about Foods of the Future. From the benefits of no-dig gardening and new crop techniques, to the versatility of legumes and the power of regenerative farming, this discussion will...2023-05-111h 02
5x15Will Self | 5x15 & WritersMosaicWill Self is the author of many novels and books of nonfiction, including How the Dead Live, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year; The Butt, winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction; and Umbrella, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His latest work is Why Read: Selected Writings 2001-2021.
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5x15Simon Liebesny | 5x15 & WritersMosaicSimon Liebesny is a freelance editor and publishing consultant. From shortly after September 11th until shortly before Covid-19, he was first mate at Pluto Press, radical publisher of authors including bell hooks, Augusto Boal, Sheila Rowbotham and Ariel Dorfman. In a previous incarnation he was an organiser, trustee and all round wrangler for International Jazz Day, in spite of having absolutely no musical talent whatsoever. He is working on amplifying the WritersMosaic guest edition on Jewish Multiculturalism into a larger project, including panel events, author interviews and further contributions from international authors and artistic creators.
5x15 brings together five outstanding...2023-02-1714 min
5x155x15 and The Moth: How To Tell A Story5x15 and renowned nonprofit The Moth present a night of stories, inspired by the New York Times Bestselling book, How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth. Join us for an evening of true stories from two Moth speakers, storyteller interviews, and tips from some of the authors from the book, including Moth Directors Catherine Burns, Meg Bowles, and Kate Tellers. Hosted by poet, playwright, author, and Moth Storyteller Jon Goode.
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5x15Pico Iyer And Katherine May On The Half Known Life: Finding Paradise In A Divided WorldIn January, the month of resolutions, join 5x15 to hear the acclaimed author Pico Iyer on how we might find paradise in the present.
Paradise is a universal but elusive concept; a place we might spend our whole lives looking for. Moving between Iran, North Korea, the Dalai Lama’s Himalayas and the temples of Japan, Pico Iyer’s new book The Half Known Life: Finding Paradise in a Divided World reflects on ideas of utopia and ways of finding solace in these fractious times. Does religion lead us back to Eden or only into constant contention? Why do so many...2023-01-3159 min
5x15Luke Harding And Gideon Rachman On The Ukraine War5x15 is thrilled to welcome best-selling writer and journalist Luke Harding to talk about his new book Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival, a powerful and urgent account of the war in Ukraine.
Reporting from Ukraine as foreign correspondent for the Guardian, Luke Harding has had unique insights into this conflict. Invasion, which is the first book of reportage from the front line, is a 'superb first draft of history' (Anne Applebaum) that examines the personal, religious and ideological motivations behind Putin’s decision to invade, and offers a moving testament to Ukrainian survival.
For this s...2022-12-1359 min
5x15Abi Morgan And David Nicholls On This Is Not A Pity MemoirJoin 5x15 online in November to hear acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan in conversation with beloved One Day author and screenwriter David Nicholls.
THIS IS NOT A PITY MEMOIR is BAFTA and Emmy-award winner Abi Morgan’s extraordinary story, written in the wake of her partner’s devastating illness. When she found the man she had loved for nearly twenty years lying on the bathroom floor, it was clear that life for both of them would never be the same again.
But this is not a pity memoir – this is a love story.
This is a book about the things...2022-11-0859 min
5x15Tom Mustill and Lucy Jones on How to Speak WhaleJoin 5x15 for a thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication with Tom Mustill, author of the ground-breaking new book How to Speak Whale and Lucy Jones author of Losing Eden. How could breakthroughs in science change our relationship with animals forever?
In 2015, wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill was whale watching when a humpback breached onto his kayak and nearly killed him. After a VIDEO CLIP of the event went viral, Tom found himself inundated with theories about what happened. He became obsessed with trying to find out what the whale had been thinking and sometimes wished he could just...2022-10-251h 01
5x15For The Love Of Plants: Jonathan Drori And Nicola SpenceThe hugely popular Jonathan Drori – writer and plant-lover – returns to 5x15 for a very special conversation with Professor Nicola Spence CBE, Defra’s Chief Plant Health Officer and the Head of the UK National Plant Protection Organisation.
Both Jonathan and Nicola have been inspired in their love of plants by visits to Kew Gardens from a young age. In this event, they will explore how those early experiences led them both on journeys of discovery to the far reaches of the botanical universe. Join us as Jonathan and Nicola share stories about their love of the natural world, the importance of pla...2022-10-171h 01
5x15Carlo Rovelli And Oliver Burkeman In ConversationJoin two of 5x15’s favourite guests, Carlo Rovelli and Oliver Burkeman, to discuss time, the universe and our place in it.
Carlo Rovelli’s HELOGLAND was an instant bestseller when it was published in 2021, and was chosen as a book of the year by The Times, Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian and Prospect. To celebrate its paperback publication, we are delighted to welcome Carlo back to 5x15 to revisit this beautiful, thrilling and mind-bending journey into the world of quantum physics.
In HELGOLAND, Carlo Rovelli tells the story of the birth of quantum physics and its bright young founders, who...2022-09-231h 01
5x15Robert Harris On Act Of Oblivion5x15 is thrilled to welcome Robert Harris to our virtual stage for a conversation with 5x15 co-founder Rosie Boycott.
Robert Harris is the author of fourteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep and V2.
Now he returns with a thrilling new novel, Act of Oblivion, which takes the reader back to 1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. They...2022-09-1959 min
5x15Andrea Wulf And Kirsty Lang On Magnificent RebelsJoin 5x15 in September to hear about acclaimed biographer Andrea Wulf’s thrilling, and timely, story of a group of friends who changed the world in conversation with broadcaster Kirsty Lang.
In the 1790s an extraordinary group of friends from the small German town of Jena changed the world. They were the first Romantics, and their ideas transformed society and shaped the way we lead our lives today.
In Magnificent Rebels, Andrea Wulf, the Costa Prize-winning author of The Invention of Nature, tells the riveting story of this revolutionary band of poets, novelists and philosophers. Disappointed by the French Revolution's ra...2022-09-0659 min
5x15Hannah Critchlow And Rowan Williams On Joined Up ThinkingAt a time of existential global challenges, we need our best brainpower. How do we create genius environments, help our brains flourish and boost group thinking?
Neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Science of Fate Hannah Critchlow shows how two heads can be better than one in her ground-breaking new book Joined up Thinking. She joins 5x15 for a very special online event with Dr Rowan Williams, Honorary Professor of Contemporary Christian Thought in the University of Cambridge and former Archbishop of Canterbury.
Almost everything we've ever achieved has been done by groups working together, sometimes across time and space...2022-09-021h 01
5x15Chris Blackhurst & Oliver Bullough on Too Big to JailA special 5x15 event with Chris Blackhurst- an acclaimed writer, commentator, former editor of The Independent and author of Too Big To Jail (Macmillan)- in conversation with investigative reporter Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World and Moneyland.
El Chapo, the world’s number one drug baron, had a problem: he needed to launder the billions of dollars he netted from peddling drugs across the United States. Step forward, HSBC...
Too Big to Jail : Inside HSBC, the Mexican drug cartels and the greatest banking scandal of the century by Chris Blackhurst tells the shocking story of how the ba...2022-08-021h 02
5x15Karen Armstrong On Sacred NatureJoin 5x15 to hear Karen Armstrong on her powerful new book Sacred Nature - an urgent manifesto and a practical guide on how to rekindle our spiritual bond with nature, drawing on the wisdom of the world's religious traditions. She’ll be in conversation with 5x15 co-founder Rosie Boycott.
Armstrong is one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun before going on to become an acclaimed writer and broadcaster.
In Sacred Nature, Armstrong argues that if we want to avert environmental catastrophe, it is not enough to change our beha...2022-07-291h 01
5x15Sarah Churchwell and Justin Webb on The Wrath To ComeJoin 5x15 for an online event with the acclaimed historian Sarah Churchwell in conversation with Today presenter Justin Webb to delve into American myth-making and denialism past and present.
In THE WRATH TO COME: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells, historian Sarah Churchwell uses one of the most enduringly popular stories of all time as a lens through which to examine the divisions ripping apart the United States today. Sarah will be joined in conversation by Justin Webb, the longest serving presenter of BBC Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme Today. For eight years, Webb...2022-07-221h 03
5x15Geoff Dyer on The Last Days Of Roger FedererGeoff Dyer is a ‘national treasure’ (Zadie Smith): the award-winning author of ten non-fiction books and four novels, including Out of Sheer Rage and Yoga for People Who Can’t be Bothered to Do It, which have been translated into 24 languages worldwide. He is currently Writer in Residence at the University of Southern California. In THE LAST DAYS OF ROGER FEDERER, he turns his attention to last things - the last days and last achievements of writers, painters, athletes and musicians from J.W Turner to Bob Dylan to Roger Federer himself. Could it be that our deepest desire is for it...2022-07-0414 min
5x15Jackie Morris on Feather, Leaf, Bark & StoneJackie Morris is an author and illustrator. The Lost Words, which she wrote with Robert Macfarlane, won the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished illustration, and she was nominated for the same award in 2021 for The Unwinding, her ‘book for dreamers’. FEATHER, LEAF, BARK & STONE is a pillow book of more than 100 short poems and meditations, typed onto gold leaf, leaves, bark and feathers. Written in the wake of Morris’s father’s death, it grew out of her grief, and was guided by her deep intimacy with the natural world. The result is an exquisite book full of the light and wind...2022-07-0114 min
5x15Jonathan Freedland on The Escape ArtistJonathan Freedland is an award-winning Guardian columnist, presenter of BBC Radio Four’s The Long View, and a multi-million selling thriller author under the name Sam Bourne. His new book, THE ESCAPE ARTIST, marks a return to non-fiction, telling the story of Rudolf Vrba, ‘the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world’. Vrba’s testimony would reach Roosevelt, Churchill and the pope, and eventually save over 200,000 lives, but the escape from Auschwitz was not his last. After the war, he kept running - from his past, from his home country, from his adopted country, even from his own name...2022-06-2714 min
5x15Leila Mottley on NightcrawlingLeila Mottley has been hailed as ‘the voice of a generation’. An acclaimed youth poet, her first novel, NIGHTCRAWLING, was bought in a thirteen-way auction in the States, a nine-way auction in the UK and has already sold into eight languages. Inspired by a true scandal underpinning the police department in Oakland, California, Mottley’s home town, it is an unforgettable novel about young people navigating the darkest corners of an adult world, told with a humanity that is at once agonising and utterly mesmerising.
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5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of the...2022-06-2414 min
5x15Amia Srinivasan And Lisa Taddeo On The Right To SexPhilosopher Amia Srinivasan, bestselling author of The Right to Sex, in conversation with the author of Three Women, Lisa Taddeo.
'[This] ambitious, magisterial work stands out in the ongoing tide of dull, girl boss feminism arguing for personal empowerment over collective liberation . . . In a world of easy, one-dimensional answers, [Srinivasan] is unquestionably the real deal' – Vogue
Amia Srinivasan is the author of one of the most talked about books in recent times, The Right to Sex, which is published in paperback this May. A landmark collection of essays from one of the most exciting young philosophers at work today, it...2022-06-2059 min
5x15Luke Harding On Ukraine, Russia, Putin And What Happens NextLuke Harding returns to 5x15 to discuss Ukraine, Russia, Putin and what happens next. Luke is an award-winning foreign correspondent with the Guardian and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Between 2007 and 2011 he was the Guardian's Moscow bureau chief; the Kremlin expelled him from the country in the first case of its kind since the cold war. He is the author of Collusion, A Very Expensive Poison, The Snowden Files, and Mafia State, as well as the co-author of WikiLeaks and The Liar (nominated for the Orwell Prize). Two of Harding's books – The Fifth Estate and Snowden – have been made into...2022-06-0615 min
5x15Brian Eno And James Bridle On Ways Of BeingA special online event with musician and visual artist Brian Eno and writer and artist James Bridle on AI, non-human intelligence, ecology, biological computing, more-than-human relations, and much more.
James Bridle's new ground-breaking book is Ways of Being, which considers the fascinating, uncanny and multiple ways of existing on earth. What can we learn from these other forms of intelligence and personhood, and how can we change our societies to live more equitably with one another and the non-human world?
Recent years have seen rapid advances in 'artificial' intelligence, which increasingly appears to be something stranger than we ever imagined...2022-05-301h 07
5x15Damon Galgut and Chris Power on The Promise5x15 welcomes 2021 Booker Prize-winning author Damon Galgut for a very special online event to celebrate the paperback launch of his sensational novel The Promise.
A modern family saga that could only have come from South Africa, The Promise is a powerful story of a family in crisis. The judges of the Booker Prize heralded it as 'a strong, unambiguous commentary on the history of South Africa and of humanity itself' and 'a spectacular demonstration of how the novel can make us see and think afresh', likening Galgut’s writing to the work of William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf.
The Promise is...2022-04-251h 04
5x15Amitav Ghosh On The Nutmeg's Curse5x15 with Amitav Ghosh and Rosie Boycott as they discuss his ground breaking new book The Nutmeg's Curse.
In 1621, Dutch East India Soldiers went on a genocidal rampage in The Banda islands, a tiny archipelago which produced the world’s entire supply of valuable nutmeg. In the fate of these islanders - massacred for a tree – Amitav Ghosh sees that moment when man began ‘muting and subduing the earth’. It was nothing less than the origin of our contemporary climate crisis.
Tracing the current threats to our future to this moment, the best-selling author of The Ibis Trilogy and other novels...2022-04-221h 00
5x15Johann Hari and Stephen Fry on Stolen FocusWhy have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And, most importantly, how do we get it back?
Join 5x15 to hear about Johann Hari's journey to the heart of this problem and the solutions he found along the way in conversation with the one and only Stephen Fry. Crucially, they will talk about how – as individuals, and as a society – we can get our focus back, if we are determined to fight for it.
Stephen Fry has described Stolen Focus as "a beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention."
Joha...2022-04-081h 04
5x15Isabel Allende and Alex Clark on Violeta5x15 presents: Isabel Allende - novelist, feminist & philanthropist - in conversation about her new novel Violeta with journalist Alex Clark
Isabel Allende is one of the most widely-read authors in the world, having sold more than 75 million books which have been translated into 42 languages. Join 5x15 for this exclusive launch event for her unmissable new novel Violeta.
Allende won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Since then, she has authored more than twenty-five bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including Daughter of Fortune, Island Beneath the Sea, Paula, The Japanese Lover, A...2022-02-0458 min
5x15James Rebanks on English PastoralJoin 5x15 to hear bestselling author James Rebanks as he reflects on his prize-winning new book, English Pastoral; the countryside we’ve inherited, and the legacy we want to leave.
James Rebanks is a shepherd based in the Lake District, where his family have lived and worked for over six hundred years. His No.1 bestselling debut, The Shepherd's Life, won the Lake District Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Wainwright and Ondaatje prizes, and has been translated into sixteen languages. His second book, English Pastoral, was also a Top Ten bestseller and was named the Sunday Times Nature Bo...2021-12-231h 04
5x15Raynor Winn on The Wild SilenceRaynor Winn's first book, The Salt Path, charted her extraordinary and uplifting journey around the South West Coastal Path, as she battled homelessness, financial uncertainty and her husband Moth’s terminal illness. The book spent 80 weeks in the Sunday Times best seller charts and has inspired millions with its tale of the healing power of nature, resilience and human endurance. She comes to 5x15 to talk about her new book, The Wild Silence, one couple’s inextricable connection to the land, and the new challenge of rewilding a Cornish farm.
5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their live...2021-11-2617 min
5x15Hannah Rothschild on The House of TrelawneyHannah Rothschild - award winning writer, documentary filmmaker and businesswoman - returns to 5x15 to discuss her latest acclaimed novel, House of Trelawney - about an eccentric, dysfunctional family of English aristocrats, and their crumbling stately home that reminds us how the lives and hopes of women can still be shaped by the ties of family and love. Her previous novel, The Improbability of Love, won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for best comic novel and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction.
5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations.
Learn mo...2021-11-2311 min
5x15Richard Powers on Bewilderment in conversation with Rosie BoycottWith its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son’s ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers’s most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?
Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. His most recent book, The Overstory, won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. This exclusive interview was recorded for 5x15 in October 2021.
5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of thei...2021-11-0244 min
5x15Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh in conversation with Francince StockThe writer-director Mike Leigh is one of world cinema’s pre-eminent figures, a multi-award winning writer-director and one of Britain’s most internationally recognised and critically acclaimed filmmakers. He joins 5x15 to talk about his life and work in an unmissable online conversation with the long-time presenter of The Film Programme, Francine Stock.
In Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh, the director reflects on films including his much-loved Mr Turner and recent epic Peterloo; classic films including Nuts In May and Abigail’s Party; his approach to universal themes; his inimitable working method of developing characters through improvisation; and the influences that h...2021-11-011h 01
5x15Jared Diamond and Rosie Boycott - The Last Tree on Easter IslandA 5x15 and Penguin Classics series of Green Ideas special event with Jared Diamond who discusses his short book The Last Tree on Easter Island.
Life on earth has become irrevocably altered by humans. What can we do to acknowledge our impact on the earth and pave the way for a fairer, saner, greener world?
The Last Tree on Easter Island is Jared Diamond's haunting account of visiting the mysterious stone statues of Easter Island. As the multi-award winning author and geographer proposes in his best-selling book, Collapse, Easter Island is the ‘clearest example of a society that destroyed itself by...2021-10-3045 min
5x15Anil Seth and Adam Rutherford on a new science of consciousnessPioneering neuroscientist, Anil Seth, discusses Being You: A New Science of Consciousness in conversation with Adam Rutherford at 5x15.
Join 5x15 for an electrifying discussion about consciousness that will turn what you thought you knew about yourself on its head. Anil Seth, will be in conversation with broadcaster Adam Rutherford to discuss a radical new theory of consciousness that challenges our understanding of perception and reality.
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5x15Jess Phillips: Everything You Really Need to Know About PoliticsIn her frank and funny talk for 5x15, Jess Phillips MP discusses her new book Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics with Rosie Boycott and lifts the lid on what a career in politics is really like and why it matters – to all of us.
From agonizing decisions on foreign air strikes to making headlines about orgasms, from sitting in on history-making moments at the UN to eating McCain’s potato smiles at a black-tie banquet in China, the life of a politician is never dull.
And it’s also never been more important. But politics is far bigger...2021-08-191h 00
5x15Sebastian Junger and Jon Lee Anderson on Freedom at 5x15Best selling author and Oscar nominated documentary film maker Sebastian Junger discusses his new book Freedom with Jon Lee Anderson at 5x15.
Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don’t coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this 5x15 podcast Sebastian Junger examines the tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human with American author and journalist Jon Lee Anderson.
Sebastian Junger is the No.1 New York Times best selling author of...2021-07-2059 min
5x15Sebastian Junger and Jon Lee Anderson on Freedom at 5x15Best selling author and Oscar nominated documentary film maker Sebastian Junger discusses his new book Freedom with Jon Lee Anderson at 5x15.Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don’t coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this 5x15 podcast Sebastian Junger examines the tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human with American author and journalist Jon Lee Anderson.Sebastian Junger is the No.1 New York Times best selling author of...2021-07-2059 min
5x15Elizabeth Kolbert & David Wallace-Wells: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the FutureTwo incredible environmental writers and thinkers take part in this special event for 5x15 on Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future. This is the first time David Wallace-Wells and Elizabeth Kolbert have spoken together at a public event.
Elizabeth Kolbert is the author of Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, The Sixth Extinction, and Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. She has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1999, and has been awarded the Blake-Dodd Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Williamstown...2021-03-0856 min
5x15Elizabeth Kolbert & David Wallace-Wells: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the FutureTwo incredible environmental writers and thinkers take part in this special event for 5x15 on Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future. This is the first time David Wallace-Wells and Elizabeth Kolbert have spoken together at a public event.Elizabeth Kolbert is the author of Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, The Sixth Extinction, and Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. She has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1999, and has been awarded the Blake-Dodd Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Williamstown...2021-03-0856 min
5x15Future of Food - Tim Spector, Henry Dimbleby, Dee Woods, Tasha Mhakayakora, Rosie BoycottIn this very special 5x15 Future of Food event, we cut through the confusion with Henry Dimbleby, Tim Spector, Dee Woods, Tasha Mhakayakora and Rosie Boycott.Tim Spector - Spoon-Fed: Why almost everything we've been told about food is wrongTim Spector, author of the best-selling The Diet Myth, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London, and expert in the gut and how we treat it. He'll draw on pioneering research into microbes, genetics and diet and talk about his new book, Spoon Fed, to reveal why almost everything we've been told about food is wrong.Dee Woods - Stories...2020-09-041h 03
5x15Future of Food - Tim Spector, Henry Dimbleby, Dee Woods, Tasha Mhakayakora, Rosie BoycottIn this very special 5x15 Future of Food event, we cut through the confusion with Henry Dimbleby, Tim Spector, Dee Woods, Tasha Mhakayakora and Rosie Boycott.
Tim Spector - Spoon-Fed: Why almost everything we've been told about food is wrong
Tim Spector, author of the best-selling The Diet Myth, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London, and expert in the gut and how we treat it. He'll draw on pioneering research into microbes, genetics and diet and talk about his new book, Spoon Fed, to reveal why almost everything we've been told about food is wrong.
Dee Woods...2020-09-041h 03
5x15The book of play - Michael Rosen“Play for me is trial and error without fear of failure" Michael Rosen talks at 5x15 about his new work: The Book of Play. Michael Rosen is one of the best-loved figures in the children’s book world, renowned for his work as a poet, performer, broadcaster and education campaigner. His bestselling books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book and Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry. He is a poet, broadcaster, former Children’s Laureate and a recipient of one of France’s top honours: Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His book We’re Goi...2020-01-0716 min
5x15The book of play - Michael Rosen“Play for me is trial and error without fear of failure" Michael Rosen talks at 5x15 about his new work: The Book of Play. Michael Rosen is one of the best-loved figures in the children’s book world, renowned for his work as a poet, performer, broadcaster and education campaigner. His bestselling books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book and Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry. He is a poet, broadcaster, former Children’s Laureate and a recipient of one of France’s top honours: Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His book We’re Goi...2020-01-0716 min
5x15The State of the Union - Nick HornbyNick Hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels many of which have been made into successful, and much-loved, films, including Fever Pitch starring Colin Firth, High Fidelity starring John Cusak and About a Boy with Hugh Grant. Nick has also scripted the adaptation of Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education as well as Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín. His book State of the Union is the companion novella to his new TV series directed by Stephen Frears on the BBC starring Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike. It won three Emmy Awards in 2019. He’s tell us about it in...2019-10-3011 min
5x15The State of the Union - Nick HornbyNick Hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels many of which have been made into successful, and much-loved, films, including Fever Pitch starring Colin Firth, High Fidelity starring John Cusak and About a Boy with Hugh Grant. Nick has also scripted the adaptation of Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education as well as Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín. His book State of the Union is the companion novella to his new TV series directed by Stephen Frears on the BBC starring Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike. It won three Emmy Awards in 2019. He’s tell us about it in...2019-10-3011 min
5x15You Are Here: A Brief Guide to the World - Nick Crane at 5x15 at WildernessNick is an author and broadcaster whose books and TV films explore geographical themes. In recent years, he has become best known for presenting the BBC2 TV series Coast, Map Man, Great British Journeys, Nicholas Crane’s Britannia and Town. His books include Clear Waters Rising, Two Degrees West and Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet. Published in 2016, The Making of the British Landscape has been praised by the critics as ‘Ambitious, magnificent’ (Guardian); ‘Storytelling at its best’ (The Times); ‘A tour de force’ (Daily Mail); ‘simultaneously scholarly, lyrical and moving.’ (New Statesman); ‘A geographer’s love letter to the British and the la...2019-08-3116 min
5x15You Are Here: A Brief Guide to the World - Nick Crane at 5x15 at WildernessNick is an author and broadcaster whose books and TV films explore geographical themes. In recent years, he has become best known for presenting the BBC2 TV series Coast, Map Man, Great British Journeys, Nicholas Crane’s Britannia and Town. His books include Clear Waters Rising, Two Degrees West and Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet. Published in 2016, The Making of the British Landscape has been praised by the critics as ‘Ambitious, magnificent’ (Guardian); ‘Storytelling at its best’ (The Times); ‘A tour de force’ (Daily Mail); ‘simultaneously scholarly, lyrical and moving.’ (New Statesman); ‘A geographer’s love letter to the British and the la...2019-08-3116 min
5x15Judith Kerr in conversation with Rosie Boycott @ 5x15Judith Kerr was born on 14 June 1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler's Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Judith went to eleven different schools, worked in the Red Cross during the war, and won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1945. Since then she has worked as an artist, a BBC television scriptwriter and, for the past thirty years...2019-05-2715 min
5x15Judith Kerr in conversation with Rosie Boycott @ 5x15Judith Kerr was born on 14 June 1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler's Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Judith went to eleven different schools, worked in the Red Cross during the war, and won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1945. Since then she has worked as an artist, a BBC television scriptwriter and, for the past thirty years...2019-05-2715 min
5x15The incredible Judith Kerr at 5x15Judith Kerr's moving talk about marriage and her husband.
Judith Kerr was born on 14 June 1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler's Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Judith went to eleven different schools, worked in the Red Cross during the war, and won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1945. Since then she has worked as an artist, a...2019-05-2316 min
5x15The incredible Judith Kerr at 5x15Judith Kerr's moving talk about marriage and her husband.Judith Kerr was born on 14 June 1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler's Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Judith went to eleven different schools, worked in the Red Cross during the war, and won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1945. Since then she has worked as an artist, a...2019-05-2316 min
5x15Why we need to act on Climate Change - Ellie Goulding at 5x15The singer song writer Ellie Goulding talks about her passion for tackling climate change at 5x15. Recorded at the Royal Institution in London on the 29th November at the Talanoa Dialogue.
5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations.
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5x15Why we need to act on Climate Change - Ellie Goulding at 5x15The singer song writer Ellie Goulding talks about her passion for tackling climate change at 5x15. Recorded at the Royal Institution in London on the 29th November at the Talanoa Dialogue.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/5x15storiesFacebook: www.facebook.com/5x15storiesInstagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-01-0304 min
5x15The Other Side - Mark HaddonMark Haddon is an author, illustrator and screenwriter who has written fifteen books for children and won two BAFTAs. His bestselling novel, Mark Haddon comes to the 5x15 Halloween special to tell a story of the other side. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, was published simultaneously by Jonathan Cape and David Fickling in 2003. It won seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award and has also been adapted for the stage. His poetry collection,The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea, was published by Picador in 2005, and The Red House, was...2018-11-0217 min
5x15The Other Side - Mark HaddonMark Haddon is an author, illustrator and screenwriter who has written fifteen books for children and won two BAFTAs. His bestselling novel, Mark Haddon comes to the 5x15 Halloween special to tell a story of the other side.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, was published simultaneously by Jonathan Cape and David Fickling in 2003. It won seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award and has also been adapted for the stage. His poetry collection,The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea, was published by Picador in 2005, and The Red House, was...2018-11-0217 min
5x15Born Lippy: Jo Brand and Rosie Boycott in conversationJo Brand and Rosie Boycott at 5x15 on October 22nd 2018 discussing Jo's new book Born Lippy: how to do female. The Last Tango in Paris, Dennis and the Dog Baskets, and Jo's advice for life is all up for discussion in this wide ranging and hilarious conversation with one of the UK best loved comedians and writers.
Long established as one of the UK’s best loved comics, Jo Brand has numerous TV appearances, acting and writing credits to her name. She was the star and writer of Getting On, the BBC’s BAFTA award winning series set on a hosp...2018-10-2358 min
5x15Born Lippy: Jo Brand and Rosie Boycott in conversationJo Brand and Rosie Boycott at 5x15 on October 22nd 2018 discussing Jo's new book Born Lippy: how to do female. The Last Tango in Paris, Dennis and the Dog Baskets, and Jo's advice for life is all up for discussion in this wide ranging and hilarious conversation with one of the UK best loved comedians and writers.Long established as one of the UK’s best loved comics, Jo Brand has numerous TV appearances, acting and writing credits to her name. She was the star and writer of Getting On, the BBC’s BAFTA award winning series set on a hosp...2018-10-2358 min
5x15Why We Need A Food Revolution - Jamie Oliver - 5x15's Food Fight5x15 food fight with 5 exceptional speakers on food. Jamie Oliver is a chef and restaurateur and campaigner for healthy food. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/5x15storiesFacebook: www.facebook.com/5x15storiesInstagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-1717 min
5x15Why We Need A Food Revolution - Jamie Oliver - 5x15's Food Fight5x15 food fight with 5 exceptional speakers on food. Jamie Oliver is a chef and restaurateur and campaigner for healthy food.
5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.
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5x15PART 2/ Exploring the New Science of Psychedelics - Michael PollanCould psychedelic drugs change our worldview?Michael Pollan, one of America's most admired Writers, takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness. In conversation with Rosie Boycott. A materialist, a sceptic, a storyteller, Michael Pollan is the bestselling author of some of our greatest thinking on human nature and nutrition. In mid-life, he here turns his attention to one of the most intriguing stories of the 20th century; the scientific promise and cultural burial of psychedelic research and its renaissance today in the public conversation around mental health, palliative care, addictive behaviours and a loss of...2018-06-1839 min
5x15PART 1/ Exploring the New Science of Psychedelics - Michael PollanCould psychedelic drugs change our worldview?Michael Pollan, one of America's most admired Writers, takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness. In conversation with Rosie Boycott. A materialist, a sceptic, a storyteller, Michael Pollan is the bestselling author of some of our greatest thinking on human nature and nutrition. In mid-life, he here turns his attention to one of the most intriguing stories of the 20th century; the scientific promise and cultural burial of psychedelic research and its renaissance today in the public conversation around mental health, palliative care, addictive behaviours and a loss of...2018-06-1838 min
5x15River Cafe at 30 - Ruth RogersThe co-founder of the Michelin starred restaurant the River Cafe, Ruth Rogers, appears at 5x15 to tell the story about founding the iconic restaurant 30 years ago with Rose Gray. She is joined by Joseph Trivelli and Sian Wyn Owen co-authors of the River Cafe 30 cookbook. Recorded at 5x15 in November 2017.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.Learn more about 5x15 events: http://5x15stories.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/5x15storiesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/5x15storiesInstagram: https://www.instagram...2018-05-1619 min
5x15Performance poetry with Vanessa Kisuule - 5x15 BristolVanessa Kisuule is a writer, performer, burlesque artist and general empress of blag based in Bristol. She has won several slam titles including Farrago Schools Out Slam Champion 2010, Bang Said The Gun Award, Poetry Rivals 2011, Next Generation Slam 2012, Slambassadors 2010 and South West Hammer and Tongue Slam Champion 2012 and most recently The Roundhouse Slam 2014, Hammer and Tongue National Slam 2014 and the Nuoryican Poetry Slam in New York. She was the recipient of The Jerwood Micro Arts Bursary and the Leverhulme Arts Scholarship in 2017.Recorded in Bristol in June 2017.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and...2017-06-1216 min
5x15Is a woman with a passion for surface lacking in depth? - Sali Hughes - 5x15 BristolSali Hughes talks about how women with an interest in fashion and beauty are routinely presumed to be stupid, shallow and vain and why this is not only inherently sexist but wilfully ignorant of how human beings live and think. Sali Hughes is a journalist, author, broadcaster, Guardian, The Pool and Empire columnist and founder of the award-winning salihughesbeauty.com Recorded at 5x15 in Bristol in June 2017.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories...2017-06-1215 min
5x15Dadland: A daughter's journey into her father's past - Keggie Carew - 5x15 BristolKeggie Carew on a daughter’s journey into her father’s past. A story of war and grief, jealousy and madness, mischief and fierce love.Keggie Carew grew up in the gravitational field of an unorthodox father who lived on his wits and dazzling charm. As his memory begins to fail, she embarks on a quest to unravel his story and soon finds herself in a far more astonishing and consuming place than she had bargained for. Dadland is a manhunt. Keggie takes us on a spellbinding journey, in peace and war, into surprising and shady corners of history, her chil...2017-04-2715 min
5x15The last act of love -Cathy Rentzenbrink - 5x15 BristolCathy Rentzenbrink is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling memoir The Last Act of Love, which was shortlisted for The Wellcome Trust Prize and The Portico Prize. Her next book is A Manual for Heartache. She speaks and writes regularly on literacy, literature and everything in between and is Contributing Editor at The Bookseller. She tweets as @Cathyreadsbooks. Cathy will talk about her gradual and painful realisation that there are many and various fates worse than death, and how it would have better for everyone involved, including her poor, lost brother, if he had died on the night he was...2017-02-1915 min
5x15On oversharing - Nimco Ali - 5x15 BristolNimco Ali is a British Somali feminist, social activist and prolific social media commentator. She is co-founder and director of Daughters of Eve, a survivor led organisation which has helped to transform the approach to ending female genital mutilation (FGM). Nimco has also worked on The Girl Generation: Together To End FGM campaign, which celebrates the Africa-led movement to end FGM in one generation.Here Nimko talks about oversharing: “I have spent the last few years talking very openly about my Fanny, some might say oversharing at times. It is not something that I wanted to do but it is so...2016-09-2112 min
5x15How Minecraft helped my son - Keith Stuart - 5x15 BristolKeith Stuart, the games editor at the Guardian talks about his debut novel A Boy Made of Blocks, a story of love, family, autism and Minecraft, which is based on his own experiences with his autistic son, Zac. The novel was written after The Guardian published a piece about how Minecraft had a hugely positive impact on Keith’s son Zac; it gave Zac a vocabulary and the confidence to use it, and meant that Keith was able to understand Zac better – having a positive effect on the whole family.Recorded at the 5x15 Bristol event on September 11 2016.5x15 brings toge...2016-09-2115 min
5x15How racism has affected me - Nikesh Shukla - 5x15 BristolNikesh Shukla talks about how isolated incidents of racism have a lasting impact on people’s mental health and as we watch the rise of the far right, we need to be careful to understand their power. Nikesh Shukla is the author of the critically-acclaimed novel Meatspace, and the Costa shortlisted novel, Coconut Unlimited. His short stories have featured in Best British Short Stories 2013, Five Dials, The Moth Magazine, Pen Pusher, The Sunday Times, Book Slam, BBC Radio 4, First City Magazine and Teller Magazine. He has written for the Guardian, Esquire, Buzzfeed, Vice and BBC and he’s been writer in r...2016-09-2113 min
5x15Hollie McNish performs a whistle stop tour of her diaries - 5x15 BristolThe wonderful Hollie McNish taking us on a whistle stop tour of her diaries. With Benjamin Zephaniah stating “I can’t take my ears off her”, Kate Tempest describing her poetry as “welcoming, galvanising and beautiful” and fans ranging from Robin Ince, Pink, Tim Minchen, Marian Keyes to most of the UK’s midwives, Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed. She is an Arts Foundation Fellow in Spoken Word, has garnered over two million Youtube views for her online poetry performances and was the first poet to record at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios. Here...2016-09-2115 min
5x15The meaning of food - A.A. Gill - 5x15's Food Fight5x15 food fight with 5 exceptional speakers on food. AA Gill is an award-winning writer and provocative television and restaurant critic.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/5x15storiesFacebook: www.facebook.com/5x15storiesInstagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-06-2716 min
5x15Corporate Food - George Monbiot - 5x15's Food Fight5x15 food fight with 5 exceptional speakers on food. George Monbiot is a journalist and columnist at the Guardian and author of a number of books including Feral.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/5x15storiesFacebook: www.facebook.com/5x15storiesInstagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-06-2713 min
5x15Blood sugar - Michael Mosley - 5x15's Food Fight5x15 food fight with 5 exceptional speakers on food. Is it possible to eat well most of the time and get slimmer and healthier as you do it? Michael Mosley is a doctor, science television journalist, producer and presenter who has worked for the BBC since 1985, here he talks about diet and blood sugar regulation.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each.Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/5x15storiesFacebook: www.facebook.com/5x15storiesInstagram: www.instagram...2016-06-2717 min