Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Daubeney Brandreth is an English writer, broadcaster, actor, and former Conservative Member of Parliament. He was President of the Oxford Union in Michaelmas term, 1969, and edited the university magazine Isis. In the 1970s Brandreth hosted the ITV children’s show Puzzle Party. He has appeared on Countdown more than 300 times, including Carol Vorderman’s final episode in 2008. He...