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Gyles Brandreth.

Gyles Brandreth

  1. 18th February: Staged script book set to be published
  2. 11th December: Just A Minute to return with guest presenters

Gyles Brandreth is a 72 year-old English actor, writer, politician, presenter and journalist.

More biography details
Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • British Podcast Awards 2020 - Entertainment: Winner (Something Rhymes with Purple)
Born
Monday 8th March 1948 (72 years-old)

Known for

Just A Minute. Image shows from L to R: Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC. Just A Minute - Guest
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC. Wordaholics - Host / Presenter
Dear Ladies. Image shows from L to R: Dame Hilda Bracket (Patrick Fyffe), Dr Evadne Hinge (George Logan). Copyright: BBC. Dear Ladies - Writer

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 Just A Minute - Series 86 Guest
2020 Victoria Wood: In Her Own Words Self
2020 Kenneth Williams: In His Own Words Narrator
2020 Nicholas Parsons: A Man Of Many Parts Self
2020 QI - Series R
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E7 - Revolutions
 Guest
2020 Hypothetical - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Self
2019 Gyles Brandreth: Break A Leg! Self
2019 Life On Egg - Series 3 Self
2018 Bradley Walsh: When Dummies Took Over The World Self
2018 QI - Series P
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E3 - Piecemeal
 Guest
2018 Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg! Self
2018 Life On Egg - Series 2 Self
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
 Guest
2017 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 11
  1. E4 - Meeting Sixty-Five
 Guest
2017 The Barbara Windsor Story Self
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 53
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2017 Just A Minute - Series 77 Guest
2017 Life On Egg - Series 1 Self
2016 Gyles Brandreth: Word Power! Self
2016 Just A Minute - Just A Minute Does Panto! Guest
2016 Just A Minute - Just A Minute Does Panto! Writer
2016 QI - Series N
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 16
  2. E5 - Not Nearly
 Guest
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. Special - Have I Got 2016 News For You
 Guest
2016 Just A Minute - Series 76 Guest
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 51
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2016 Just A Minute - Series 75 Guest
2016 Gyles Brandreth's What Ho, Your Majesty? Self
2016 Gyles Brandreth's What Ho, Your Majesty? Writer
2016 Just A Minute - Series 74 Guest
2015 Gyles Brandreth: Word Power! Self
2015 Just A Minute - Series 71 Guest
2015 I've Never Seen Star Wars - Series 6
  1. E4 - Gyles Brandreth
 Guest
2014 Wordaholics - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2014 Just A Minute - Series 70 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 Just A Minute - Series 69 Guest
2014 Room 101 - Series 3
  1. E6 - Gyles Brandreth, Melanie Chisholm, Adam Hills
 Guest
2014 Just A Minute - Series 68 Guest
2014 Rock Band Vs Vampires The Evil Gyles Brandreth
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2013 Gyles Brandreth: Looking for Happiness Self
2013 The Show What You Wrote - Series 1
  1. E1 - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
 Self
2013 10 O'Clock Live - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 45
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2013 Wordaholics - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2013 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 2
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 Michael Grade's History Of The Pantomime Dame Self
2012 Just A Minute
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 On Mardle Fen - Series 4
  1. E3 - Goose Feathers
 Self
2012 Wordaholics - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 42
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2011 Just A Minute - Series 60 Guest
2010 The News Quiz - Series 72 Guest
2010 QI - Series H
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  3. E2 - Hanatomy
 Guest
2010 Just A Minute Self
2010 Gyles Brandreth: The One To One Show Self
2010 The IT Crowd - Series 4
  1. E2 - The Final Countdown
 Self
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010 Guest
2010 Just A Minute - Series 56 Guest
2009 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 7 Guest
2009 Just A Minute - Series 55 Guest
2008 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 4 Guest
2007 Genius - Series 3
  1. E4 - Gyles Brandreth
 Guest
2006 That Mitchell And Webb Look - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2006 The Personality Test - Series 1
  1. E3 - Gyles Brandreth
 Host / Presenter
2005 Whispers - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2005 Room 101 - Series 10
  1. E4 - Gyles Brandreth
 Guest
2004 Whispers - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 26
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Host / Presenter
2003 Whispers - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2003 QI - Series A
  1. E5 - Advertising
 Guest
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 25
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2001 Have I Got News For You - Series 21
  1. Special - The 2001 General Election Special
 Guest
2000 Legends - Series 1
  1. E6 - Kenneth Williams
 Self
1999 Have I Got News For You - Series 18
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
1984 Dear Ladies - Series 3 Writer
1984 Dear Ladies - Series 2 Writer
1984 Dear Ladies - Dear Ladies Masterclass Writer
1983 Dear Ladies - Series 1 Writer
1983 Dear Ladies - Series 1
  1. E1 - Look After The Pennies
 Writer (Additional Material)
Living With The Enemy Gyles Brandon
Living With The Enemy Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Gyles Brandreth on IMDb

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