An afternoon with Gyles Brandreth

We are delighted to welcome Gyles Brandreth to Shoreham Wordfest.  Gyles will be sharing some of his thoughts and passions with us in a delightful afternoon’s entertainment.  With his frequent appearances on radio and television he hardly needs any introduction but here are a few of his career highlights.

Gyles is a writer, broadcaster, actor, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and one of Britain’s most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers. A star of Celebrity Gogglebox, a veteran of QI and Have I Got News For You, a reporter on The One Show, a presenter on Pointless, a guest on Would I Lie to You? and Sunday Brunch, a regular on This Morning, and since the 1980s one of the mainstays of Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4.

His recent books include a biography of Queen Elizabeth II: Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait – an immediate Sunday Times No 1 best-seller. His latest book, Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear is a biography of A.A.Milne, who he knew well.

Recently Gyles has been appearing on stage with Dame Judi Dench at the Gielgud Theatre in London, at Hampton Court Palace and at the Royal Albert Hall, with more dates planned; on TV with Sheila Hancock in Great Canal Journeys; and on tour throughout the country with his one-man show.

As a podcaster, he is Gold Award Winner at the British Podcast Awards. With his daughter Aphra Brandreth MP, he co-hosts the Commonwealth Poetry Podcast, celebrating poetry and the Commonwealth, launched with HM Queen Camilla in 2022. In 2023, he launched a new podcast, Rosebud, a weekly conversation with interesting and remarkable people all about their very first memories – from Dame Judi Dench to Sir Keir Starmer.

Tickets are £25 and available from www.shorehamwordfest.com/whats-on