Rosie Boycott
Rosie Boycott is a cross bench peer in the House of Lords. For ten years she was chair of The London food Board, responsible to the Mayor of London for food policy in the City. She is a well known food activist with particular interest in food poverty, health, environment and agricultural sustainability. She is a trustee of the Food Foundation and Feeding Britain and chair of Veg Power. She was the co-founder of the feminist magazine Spare Rib and the editor in chief of three national newspapers: The Independent on Sunday, the Independent and the Daily Express.
Upcoming Events
Chris van Tulleken on Ultra-Processed Food
Videos
Rosie Boycott @ 5x15 - Why we're all getting fat
The story behind "Spare Rib", the iconic second-wave feminist magazine | Rosie Boycott | 5x15
Jo Brand & Rosie Boycott @ 5x15 - Women's Equality Party
David Nott and Rosie Boycott on War Doctor at 5x15
John Humphrys on A Day Like Today in conversation with Rosie Boycott
Rosamund Pike & Rosie Boycott at 5x15 on A Private War
Past Events
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Oliver Burkeman, author of the international breakout bestseller Four Thousand Weeks.
Join us at Conway Hall in November to hear farmer and best-selling author James Rebanks speak about his captivating new book. Virtual (livestream) tickets are also available.
An online event with leading thinker George Monbiot on The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
Beloved chef, writer and broadcaster Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shows us how to eat more plants and do wonders for our gut microbiome. In conversation with Rosie Boycott.
Bestselling author Katherine May speaks to Rosie Boycott about nature, nourishment and re-awakening wonder in an exhausted age.
Amitav Ghosh at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Leading author Amitav Ghosh joins 5x15 at Kew Gardens to discuss his new book Smoke and Ashes, a history of the opium plant. Limited tickets available!
5x15 welcomes the award-winning author Isabella Tree to discuss her 'deep, dazzling and inspirational' guide to rewilding, live in London.
Join us in March for a delightful conversation with Sarah Raven on growing vegetables, and get inspired to grow your own.
From Robert Harris, the Sunday Times bestselling author Of V2 and Munich, comes Act of Oblivion
Join 5x15 in July to hear one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs, Karen Armstrong, explore our spiritual bond with nature
Through the prism of the nutmeg, Amitav Ghosh, the author of Gun Island, tells the story of the climate crisis at 5x15 online
As COP26 draws to a close, we’re looking forward to the road ahead and exploring the power of imagination to drive change – for humans, for animals, for flora and fauna.
Join 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.
Join Rosie Boycott in conversation with Dan Saladino for a discussion about what food extinction means for both humanity and the future of the planet.
Join two brilliant writers – Rob Penn and Colin Tudge - to discuss how food shapes the world, what's gone wrong, and how we can put it right
Hear Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall - celebrated writer, campaigner and broadcaster - on his ground breaking book: Eat Better Forever.
Hear Lee Child, one of the world’s leading thriller writers and author of the 100 million-selling Jack Reacher series, live at 5x15 online
In September, in a very special 5x15, we'll cut through the confusion with an event on the future of food with Henry Dimbleby, Tim Spector, Dee Woods and Rosie Boycott.
Hands Up is teaming up with 5x15 to Talk about Syria, with David Nott, Rosie Boycott, Paul Conroy & Michael Morpurgo