Gyles Brandreth Author & Editor

A former Oxford scholar and President of the Oxford Union, Gyles Brandreth worked in theatre, television and publishing before becoming MP for the City of Chester in 1992. He returned to writing and broadcasting in 1997 and is the author of a series of acclaimed profiles of actors and directors - including Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Gambon and Sir Peter Hall. He is currently editor-at-large of the Sunday Telegraph Review, editorial consultant to Whitaker's Almanack and presents LBC's weekly arts review plus 'London Comment' on Up to the Minute for CBS in the US.