2025
Quintus XLVIII – 28 January 2025
The Font of All Fonts
Bernard Shapero
Founder of Shapero Rare Books
2024
Quintus XLVII – 18 September 2024
Diplomacy in the Middle East
Rob Macaire
Former Ambassador to Iran and Kenya
Quintus XLVI – 19 April 2024
Hunting the Hunters
Edward Ndiritu
Head of Anti-Poaching at Lewa Conservation
The Covid Years
Quintus XLIV – 23 September 2023
Too Beautiful to Survive
Harry Handelsman
CEO and Founder of the Manhattan Loft Corporation
Quintus XLIII – 29 September 2021
The Sarawak Report
Clare Rewcastle-Brown
Environmental and Anti-corruption Activist, Author and Journalist
Quintus XLII – 29 November 2019
Moral Compass in Populist Times
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC
Barrister, Broadcaster and Activist
2018
Quintus XLV – 13 June 2018
It’s a Dog’s Life
Shaun Opperman
Veterinary Director Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Quintus XXXIX – 26 April 2018
Defending the Indefensible
Jason Bartfeld KC
Barrister – Criminal and Sports Law
Quintus XXXVIII – 31 January 2018
Still Here and Reasonably Happy
Sir John Madejski OBE
Businessman, Philanthropist and Former Owner of Reading FC
2017
Quintus XXXVII – 8 November 2017
From Marylebone to Sierra Leone
Dr Felicity Fitzgerald
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Quintus XXXIV – 21 June 2017
The Black Farmer
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE
Leading Advertising Executive Turned Farmer
Quintus XXXII – 16 March 2017
Red Notice
Sir Bill Browder
Hedge Fund Manager, Now Political Activist
2016
Quintus XXXI – 9 November 2016
Anthropecene
Dr Mike Barrett
Executive Director of Conservation and Science at WWF UK
Quintus XXX – 16 September 2016
Murder and Corruption in London
Peter Jukes
Investigative Journalist, Author and Founder of Byline Times
Quintus XXVIII – 27 April 2016
Sex by Numbers
Sir David Spiegelhalter OBE
Statistician, Winton Professor and Author
Quintus XXVII – 2 March 2016
The Art of Selling Art
Francis Outred
Head of Post War and Contemporary Arts at Christie’s
2015
Quintus XXV – 25 November 2015
Back on Track
Martyn Ashton
Former MBT British and World Champion & Stunt Rider, Now Paralysed Advocate
Quintus XXIII – 23 June 2015
Elephant Man, Behind the Scene
Scott Ellis (and Cast)
Award-winning Theatre and TV Director
Quintus XXII – 10 June 2015
The End of Re-Offend
Junior Smart OBE
Youth Leader and Violence Intervention Specialist, Reformed Convict
Quintus XXI – 29 April 2015
Gained in Translation
Christopher MacLehose CBE
Publisher, Specialist in Foreign Language Books
Quintus XIX – 28 January 2015
The Perils of American Extradition
David Bermingham
Former Banker, Member of the Natwest Three
2014
Quintus XVII – 24 September 2014
Rowing Blue Riband
Jamie Sparks
Ocean Rower, Guiness Book World Record Holder
Quintus XIV – 30 April 2014
The God Particle
Professor Phil Burrows
Senior Research Fellow in Physics, Jesus College, Oxford
Quintus XIII – 19 March 2014
CSI Edinburgh
Dr Chris Bellamy
Pathologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Quintus XII – 29 January 2014
Taking Care of Boris
Will Walden
Director of Communications for Mayor of London
2013
Quintus XI – 27 November 2013
War Crimes and Impunity
Mark Ellis
Executive Director of the International Bar Association
Quintus IX – 11 September 2013
The Summit Is Never High Enough
David Tait MBE
Child Abuse Survivor, NSPCC Fundraiser and CEO of World Gold Council
Quintus VIII – 3 July 2013
Churchill’s Finest Hour
Phil Reed OBE
Director Emeritus, Churchill War Rooms
Quintus V – 13 March 2013
Finding and Filming Tarsiers
Mark Wild
Wildlife Documentary Director and Producer
Quintus IV – 30 January 2013
Welcome to the House of Fun
The Lord Redesdale
Working Peer, House of Lords
2012
Quintus III – 28 November 2012
War, What Is It Good For?
Brigadier Justin Maciejewski DSO MBE
Iraq War Veteran, Director General of Army Museum