After Dinner Speakers: Gyles Brandreth, Jonathan Ross, The Tremeloes

Gyles Brandreth's varied career has ranged from playing Baron Hardup in Cinderella to being a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major's government. Known for the colourful jumpers he wore on countless game shows and on TV-am in the 1970's and 1980's, he became the MP for the City of Chester in 1992.In 1997, with politics behind him, he returned to a career in writing and bradcasting. He is editor-at-large of the Sunday Telegraph Review and he presents 'London Comment' for a US television network. Gyles has recently made several appearances on programmes such as 'Call My Bluff' and 'Have I Got News For You'.His most recent book has just been published called 'Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries', which is getting excellent reviews.Gyles holds the record for the longest ever after dinner speech, lasting twelve and a half hours. He is a very witty and entertaining speaker.