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5x15, also known as 5x15 Stories, is a format of live, unscripted video-recorded talks where, at a single venue and evening, an eclectic choice of separate speakers spend 15 minutes each discussing their passions and ideas in front of a live audience. Each 15-minute talk is viewable via the 5x15 website, and many are also viewable via the company's YouTube channel. They are also listenable as podcasts.

5x15 was launched in London in 2010 by British journalist Rosie Boycott, her daughter journalist Daisy Leitch, and literary events promoter Eleanor O'Keeffe.

The events have been described as "soirées", "akin to salon meetings of the 19th century", "portmanteau evenings", "somewhere between a TED conference, a Bloomsbury symposium and a pub knees-up", "top minds talk[ing] about whatever they are passionate about", and "the finest literary cabaret in London".

Most 5x15 talks are held in London, at events venues such as _______. In 2016 Selfridges hosted a special 5x15 evening called Shakespeare ReFASHIONed at its new in-store theatre, featuring talks by actor Simon Callow, fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes, urban poet James Massiah, perfumier Roja Dove, and fashion historian Amber Butchart. 5x15 also hosts talks in Bristol, at the Tobacco Factory Theatre.

Extermal links

 * Official site
 * 5x15 Stories on YouTube


 * http://5x15.com/
 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10415788/The-best-interview-and-chat-show-podcasts.html
 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/8480689/The-modern-salon-circuit-Champagne-for-the-brain.html
 * https://www.businessinsider.com/16-most-interesting-people-in-second-home-2015-7
 * https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/attractions/5x15-the-finest-literary-cabaret-in-london-7715218.html
 * https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45875284
 * https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/5x15-5-speakers-15-minutes-each
 * https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/5x15-stories-the-tabernacle-16-september-2013
 * https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/5x15-26
 * http://www.selfridges.com/US/en/features/articles/content/5x15-uncovering-shakespearetalks
 * https://londonist.com/2015/03/things-to-do-in-london-wednesday-4-march-2015
 * https://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/dossier/indian-summer-festival-returns-with-cornucopia-of-cultural-treats-1.23359323
 * http://bristol.5x15.com/