Upcoming Events
Union Chapel, N1
Featuring Talks By:
William Dalrymple
on the story of zero: how Indian numbers conquered the world.
Alice Loxton
on England’s greatest love story and the building of the Eleanor Crosses.
Peter Frankopan
on The United States at 250: the little-known background to the Declaration of Independence.
Gary Younge
on the story of Georges Dukson, a Black resistance fighter erased from the Liberation of Paris.
Kate Williams
on who really killed Anne Boleyn.
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.
Union Chapel, N1
Featuring Talks By:
Tim Harford
on cautionary tales and lessons from history.
Juliet Nicolson
on the secrets women keep, and what they tell us about our changing times.
Jack Parlett
on the power of flamboyance and living boldly.
Erica Wagner
on the extraordinary life of Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Andrea Wulf
on the remarkable eighteenth century explorer and revolutionary George Forster.
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2026
Join us for an evening of insightful, intriguing and inspiring stories told live.
Conway Hall, WC1R
Featuring Talks By:
Lachlan Goudie
What Makes a Masterpiece?
Simon Schama
In conversation
5x15 Special: What Makes a Masterpiece? Lachlan Goudie & Simon Schama
Artist and writer Lachlan Goudie in conversation with historian Sir Simon Schama, exploring how the world’s greatest paintings were made.
Conway Hall, WC1R
Union Chapel, N1
Featuring Talks By:
Slavoj Žižek
on the books, music and movies that have shaped his work
5x15 Special: Slavoj Žižek’s Cultural Orgy
A shameless tour through the films, books and music that shaped a philosopher. Join us for a very special evening of film, philosophy and cultural mischief with Slavoj Žižek.
Union Chapel, N1