Gyles Brandreth
- ️Mon Oct 28 2024
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My strange life as Oscar Wilde’s only grandchild
Merlin Holland on the highs and lows of carrying his grandfather’s legacy – and that controversial new sculpture
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Gyles Brandreth: My hearing loss was making me the Joe Biden of breakfast television
Keen to adopt his friend Judi Dench’s positive approach to ageing, the broadcaster and former MP is fighting the stigma around hearing aids
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Exclusive: read a long-lost AA Milne First World War story
This 1918 tale for adults by the Winnie-the-Pooh author has been out of print for almost a century. Gyles Brandreth introduces it
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Performing solo can be lonely – but at least it’s all about you
A noted Fringe veteran delves into the pros, cons and history of one-person shows – and recalls what Gielgud once told him about doing them
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Gyles Brandreth: ‘I loved Glenda Jackson for her talent, her decency and her seriousness’
The writer and former MP pays tribute to his friend, who has died age 87, and with whom he shared a love of Gielgud and Shakespeare
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My brilliant friend Barry Humphries loved the new King and Queen – and I think they loved him
The creator of magnificent monsters Dame Edna and Sir Les was not only a comic colossus – he was a kind and fiercely loyal man
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The 20 greatest rail journeys on Earth
From the night train to Vienna to the Marrakech Express, these are the best journeys to savour by train
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Why England is the best holiday destination on Earth
The weather may be unreliable and you might bump into your neighbour, but nothing can beat a proper English holiday
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What my friend Prince Philip really would have made of 2022
As the Duke of Edinburgh’s life was celebrated this week, I’ve been imagining how he would have reacted to recent events
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20 brilliant rail journeys for 2022
Today’s overnight odysseys and epic excursions mean global train travel has never been more thrilling
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My news blackout is the path to festive bliss
I gave up on the Today programme a while ago. Who wants hectoring at breakfast?
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Gyles Brandreth: how Charles Dickens made me a man
In a new TV film, the actor and broadcaster reveals what the great author has taught him about life, work and happiness
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Gyles Brandreth: Why I’m bringing back my ‘greatest knits’
Outlandish sweaters turned me into household name in the 80s – here's why I'm now reviving some of my favourites
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I'm a plummy-voiced bloke. Just a Minute needed a change
I am pleased, relieved and truly very happy that my friend Sue Perkins is going to be in the chair – she’ll be brilliant
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It’s taken me a lifetime to find football – now I'm thinking of getting the Phil Foden haircut
Until the Euros, Gyles Brandreth had only seen one England match, in 1966. Now, he's enamoured with the beautiful game
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The Queen may be alone on her birthday today, but she'll never be lonely
Despite her grief on her 95th birthday, Her Majesty will be sustained by faith, family, friends, and the admiration of her public
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'Philip adored his Lilibet. He loved her deeply – you could tell'
The Duke was not a man to discuss his love for the Queen, but his actions spoke louder than words, writes his biographer Gyles Brandreth
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The Philip I knew was the best of company – and the best of men
As the Duke's biographer, Gyles Brandreth found him to be a brave man who showed unexpected moments of sensitivity
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Rude political diaries are rarely interesting
The best memoirs are written by self-deprecating characters with a ringside seat - not the stars of the show
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No more intervals at the theatre? But they’re the best bit!
Loo breaks, a swift G&T, ice cream – if the Globe scraps their intervals, they'll be abolishing many people's favourite part of playgoing
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Knock knock. Who's there? A millennial with no sense of humour
The death of the classic knock-knock gag is no laughing matter
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Cheery Camilla has been a star of the pandemic
The Duchess of Cornwall’s unshowy good deeds – and Strictly cameo – have hit the perfect note for 2020
