Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1\'s The One Show and having been a regular on Radio 4\'s Just a Minute.
In 2020 he published The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes..
His novels include seven Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as his detective and he has published two volumes of diaries and two acclaimed royal biographies.
The founder of the National Scrabble Championships, his books about words and language include four best-sellers, The Joy of Lex , Word Play , Have You Eaten Grandma? and Dancing by the Light of the Moon.
As a journalist he writes for the Telegraph and Daily Mail and is a columnist for The Oldie.
On TV he has featured on Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown, and This is Your Life.
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1\'s The One Show and having been a regular on Radio 4\'s Just a Minute
