James O’Brien
JAMES O’BRIEN is an award-winning writer and broadcaster whose journalism has appeared everywhere from the TLS to the Daily Mirror. Best known for his daily current affairs programme on the radio station LBC, with over 1.2 million weekly listeners, he has also presented and appeared on a variety of TV shows including ‘Newsnight’ and ‘Have I Got News For You?’ His first book, How To Be Right, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Parliamentary Book Award for Best Political Book by a non-politician after selling over 200,000 copies across all formats. He is often to be found on Twitter where he currently has over 710,000 followers.
Videos
How Not To Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind | James O’Brien | 5x15
How to be right, in a world gone wrong - James O'Brien
Past Events
5x15 - 5 speakers, 15 minutes each - with Jonathan Safran Foer
Join us online on Bonfire Night to explore what comes next. With Naomi Oreskes, Sarah Churchwell, James O’Brien, Jonathan Safran Foer and John Micklethwait.
5x15 Hackney - February 2020
5x15 in Hackney - inspiration, ideas, imagination with Tracey Thorn, Hashi Mohamed, James O'Brien, Robin Ince and Hallie Rubenhold