20-05-2025
Gyles Brandreth: ‘I know the royals, but you can't be friends'
Gyles Brandreth, 77, grew up in London and is a broadcaster, author and former MP. He hosted his first series for Radio 4 in 1971 and has since presented on LBC, ITV, BBC1, BBC2, TV-am and Channels 4 and 5, while writing puzzle books, biographies and novels. He was MP for Chester from 1992-97. He lives in London with his wife, publisher and writer Michèle Brown. They have three children.
I justify working at my age because I need the money. We have three children and seven grandchildren, and we've found that money is the one thing keeping us in touch with them.
Being tested is the key to resilience. I was born after the Second World War to food rationing and bomb sites in
