Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is an English broadcaster, writer and former politician. Brandreth was educated at the University of Oxford and subsequently 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 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.