Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, actor, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, a veteran of QI and Have I Got News For You, a reporter on The One Show, a regular on This Morning and on Radio 4’s Just a Minute. He is the author of many books, including political diaries, theatrical biographies, Odd Boy Out, The 7 Secrets of Happiness and, most recently, the Sunday Times–bestselling Elizabeth: An intimate Portrait. He presents a weekly podcast with Susie Dent about words— Something Rhymes With Purple—and with his daughter he co-hosts the Commonwealth Poetry Podcast, celebrating poetry and the Commonwealth, launched with The Queen Consort in 2022.
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