![]() In the first episode Timothy West gave the two novice canal boaters a crash course in barging. In 2020, Brandreth and actor Sheila Hancock replaced Timothy West and Prunella Scales in a two-episode series of Great Canal Journeys, travelling down the River Thames. In 2022, he appeared in the series with Joanna Lumley and Carol Vorderman. In 2020, Brandreth returned for Series 2, alongside Maureen Lipman. In October 2019, Brandreth appeared in series 3 of Richard Osman's House of Games, winning two of the five episodes.Īlso in 2019, Brandreth appeared on series 1 of Celebrity Gogglebox alongside Sheila Hancock. In 2013 he clarified that position, stating that he had "no fundamental objection to the honours system", and that he selected the honours system for Room 101 because he could "tell funny stories about it". He appeared on Room 101 in 2005, while Paul Merton was host, successfully banishing the Royal Variety Performance and the British honours system into Room 101, saying that he would never accept an honour himself. He has appeared in episodes of Channel 5's The Gadget Show, and is a contributor to the BBC's early evening programme The One Show. He made a cameo appearance as himself in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, in the episode "The Final Countdown".Ī frequent guest on BBC television panel shows, he has appeared on six episodes of QI and six episodes of Have I Got News for You. In April 2010 he appeared on BBC Radio 4's Vote Now Show. From July to August 2009 he hosted the game show Knowitalls on BBC Two. In 2007 he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play I.D. In 2006 he appeared on the television series That Mitchell and Webb Look, on the fictional game show " Numberwang", satirising his appearances in Countdown 's Dictionary Corner. He was known for his collection of jumpers, of which some were sold in a charity auction in 1993.īrandreth hosted the short-lived game show Public Opinion in 2004. He appeared on TV-am's Good Morning Britain. ![]() Wore a cloak." Television īrandreth has appeared in the Dictionary Corner on the game show Countdown more than 300 times, including Carol Vorderman's final edition in 2008, making more appearances than any other guest. Christopher Hitchens suggested that Brandreth "set out to make himself into a Ken Tynan. He was described in a contemporaneous publication as "Oxford's Lord High Everything Else". While at Oxford, he directed the Oxford University Dramatic Society and was President of the Oxford Union in Michaelmas term, 1969, and was a regular contributor to the university magazine Isis. īrandreth studied Modern History and Modern Languages at New College, Oxford, where he met Rick Stein. He moved to London with his parents at the age of three and was educated at the Lycée Français in South Kensington, and Bedales School in Petersfield, Hampshire, where he met his friend Simon Cadell. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books, and makes appearances as a public speaker.īrandreth was born on 8 March 1948 in Wuppertal, West Germany, where his father, Charles Brandreth, was serving as a legal officer with the Allied Control Commission. He served until he was defeated in 1997, and resumed his career in the media. In 1992, Brandreth was elected to the House of Commons as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester constituency. On radio, he makes frequent appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute. 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. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher. Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is an English broadcaster, writer and former politician. From the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 14 January 2011
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