(1948-03-08) 8 March 1948 (age 76) Wuppertal, Germany
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Michèle Brown
(m. 1973)
Children
3
Relatives
George Robert Sims
Benjamin Brandreth
Arnold Peters
Education
New College, Oxford (BA)
Brandreth's voice
from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 14 January 2011[1]
Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is a British broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher.
He was a presenter for TV-am's Good Morning Britain in the 1980s, and has been regularly featured on Channel 4's game show Countdown and the BBC's The One Show. On radio, he makes frequent appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute.
In 1992, Brandreth was elected to the House of Commons as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester constituency. He served until he was defeated in 1997, and resumed his career in the media. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books, and makes appearances as a public speaker.
^"Gyles Brandreth". Desert Island Discs. 14 January 2011. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is a British broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer...
[citation needed] Writer and broadcaster GylesBrandreth has stated he is a descendant of Jeremiah Brandreth.[dead link] He met William J. Oliver ("Oliver...
grandfather of Fox Conner's wife Virginia Brandreth, and the great-great-great-grandfather of GylesBrandreth. Brandreth died on 18 February 1880. That morning...
According to her, childhood "was perfect in every way". Biographer GylesBrandreth describes her background and childhood: Camilla is often described...
award podcast, Something Rhymes With Purple, co-hosted with her friend GylesBrandreth and have followed up with their live theatre stage residencies using...
Research UK. In 2020, West and Scales were replaced by TV personality GylesBrandreth and actor Sheila Hancock for series 11. In the first episode Timothy...
Hinge usually provided the accompaniment seated at the piano. Writer GylesBrandreth described Hinge and Bracket as "a drag act with a difference. They...
English polemic Roger Gyles (born 1938), Australian judge Thomas Gyles, English politician GylesBrandreth (born 1948), English writer Gyles Isham (1903–1976)...
at the end of the episode, Toksvig awarded prizes to each panellist: Brandreth won "Most Positive Attitude"; Carr won "Tidiest Desk"; Phillips won "Neatest...
Pronunciation (RP) English accent, ... Brandreth, Gyles (23 December 2018). "Am I posh? Is David Dimbleby? Are you?". GYLESBRANDRETH. Retrieved 3 July 2023. ... I...
Stephen Mangan, Konnie Huq and Ed Gamble. Series 29 added Vick Hope, GylesBrandreth, Ria Lina, Andi Oliver, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Rose Matafeo, Sally...
November 1999 John Sergeant Mark Seddon 9–15 5.89m 18x05 19 November 1999 GylesBrandreth Michael Cole 13–9 7.56m 18x06 26 November 1999 Anna Ford Alex Salmond...
Major General Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster 2016 to date: GylesBrandreth Until university status was awarded in 2005, the Vice-Chancellor was...
"GylesBrandreth: Theatrical anecdotes". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021. Brandreth, Gyles (11...
Parliament of the United Kingdom. Introduced as a private member's bill by GylesBrandreth, it amended the Marriage Act 1949 to allow civil marriages to be solemnized...
activist and suffragette Jamie Campbell Bower (born 1988), actor, singer GylesBrandreth (born 1948), journalist, television presenter, Conservative MP (City...
and Bedales School at Petersfield where his close friends included GylesBrandreth, who remained a friend until Cadell's death. Cadell was a member of...
on the programme. The episodes were recorded on 1 April 2018 with GylesBrandreth standing in for Parsons and were broadcast on 4 and 11 June 2018. He...
at the 1992 general election, being succeeded as MP for Chester by GylesBrandreth. Morrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in February 1991. He died...
needed] It closed in 2006.[citation needed] The British broadcaster GylesBrandreth founded a Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. After 18 years...
Skeletons: Human Bone Collections and Accumulations (pp. 175–176). GylesBrandreth featured it substantially in his 2011 murder mystery Oscar Wilde and...
into the centre of the conference hall waving amongst the cheers. GylesBrandreth, a Conservative whip, wrote in his diary: The talk of the town is Norman...
starring roles, in collaboration with the writer and broadcaster GylesBrandreth. Brandreth described Hinge and Bracket as "a drag act with a difference....
She was elected as Member of Parliament in that election, unseating GylesBrandreth. In Parliament she became Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to...
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