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Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A happy night at Hampton Court where I took this snap of Queen Camilla with Miriam Margolyes who wowed us all at the Queen’s Reading Room Festival with her genius readings from Charles Dickens. Exciting to be part of such a special evening. And so to bed!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Patrick & Natalie on their wedding day - with the proud wedding celebrant. What a beautiful & brilliant couple they are!  Let the partying begin …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A small family wedding in a small family chateau …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Kitchen secrets: The first (and possibly last) in a series …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - It’s Friday.  It’s @therosebudpodcast. And look who’s here … @eddieizzard!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Look who I’ve found of my sofa!

@C4Gogglebox tonight.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Gyles Brandreth
@GylesB1
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"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

(The picture is of me and my wife, Michele, outside Marylebone Register Office in London, on our wedding day: 8 June 1973.)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Thank you, Dublin!  We had such fun last night.  Next stop … who knows?  But there’s going to be more. Watch this space!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I took this snap of my daughter going into the polling station yesterday. I’m thrilled & proud she’s won her seat in parliament. She will work so hard for everyone in Chester South & Eddisbury. She’s her mother’s daughter: simply the best. Congratulations @AphraBrandreth
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight...

ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc
ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox
ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier

Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight...

ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc
ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox
ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier

Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight...

ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc
ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox
ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier

Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A first time for both of us …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Last night’s balcony appearance from the bride & groom. I was honoured to officiate at the wedding of Natalie Coan & Patrick Cadell - my godson & the son of my friend, the actor Simon Cadell. A magical 24 hours in Provence. (Next stop: Dublin. I’ll keep you posted.)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - People are always asking for politicians with real convictions …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - And finally…
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Did you hear me talk about damp squids, doggy dog worlds and escape goats this week? Well, I’ve teamed up with Specsavers Hearing ExpertsĀ to help banish the misheard sayingsĀ that are plaguing our nation’s conversations. Together we can put an end to this mishearing madnessšŸšŸ¦‘Ā  AD
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Getting ready here …. Exciting.  Trooping the Colour @BBCOne from 10.30 am.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Fun times with fun people - including Mary Berry, @clarebalding, Michele, & Brian Finch. the chairman of @EpsomRacecourse .. talk about finding yourself in the right paddock! (I think one of Clare’s forebears started the Epsom Derby!)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Sixteen of Dame Judi’s cousins came to the show in Dublin last night - first cousins all, some once and twice removed. This is just some of them celebrating the family reunion.  It was an honour to meet them - and the family of one of my favourite actors, David Kelly, too.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Some of the critics clearly didn’t get it - but the audience today certainly got it. And loved it. It’s intelligent, it’s inventive (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern a joy), it’s moving (Ophelia), it’s Hamlet told by one person @eddieizzard - full of action & humour & heart.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - My lovely friend Lulu came over to watch the telly last night - and look what she brought me! 

I love a hydrangea. I love Lulu. I love life. Here’s to a blooming marvellous day for one and all!  Good morning.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - They’re already gathering for the game where I am …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A lovely start to the day with my friend @sianwelby - we  met years ago (but can’t quite remember how!) & we’ve been reunited on @thismorning this morning.  A fun one!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Good luck to all the candidates standing in today’s general election in the UK - and well done giving it a go, regardless of party. We need good new  people in politics which is why in Chester South & Eddisbury I’m backing @AphraBrandreth - she’s simply the best!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Patrick & Natalie on their wedding day - with the proud wedding celebrant. What a beautiful & brilliant couple they are!  Let the partying begin …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - We are super excited that today’s guest on #rosebudpodcast is @bjornulvaeus. If, like us, you ā¤ļøABBA, you need to listen to this. It’s a rare, revealing and fascinating insight into the origins of the band, their song-writing process, their friendship, and so much more. Plus @gylesbrandreth and Bjƶrn start writing a song together… no, really. 

Don’t miss this. Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth is available now on all platforms. 🌷

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rosebud-with-gyles-brandreth/id1704806594?i=1000659699158
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’ve known Letty Thomas since before she was born (I was at school with her mum) - she’s a wonderful actress: her Rosalind at @TheRSC is a complete joy - so strong, so clear, so completely convincing: it’s witty, knowing, & ultimately so vulnerable & moving. A proper triumph.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Is my grandson taking the Michael?  This plaque represents my finest hour!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Good morning!  Coffee in Paris yesterday. Coffee in Dublin today. I’m here with Judi Dench. Tomorrow I’m in London with Lulu. On Tuesday I’m back in Chester South & Eddisbury with @AphraBrandreth. Good people get my vote!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A happy snap of @alicearnold1 & @clarebalding at @EpsomRacecourse today. We were their grateful & excited guests at the #EpsomDerby & we spent the day feeling we were in life’s winners’ enclosure!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A funeral just now - but also a wonderful celebration. The lovely family of @janemccwriter Jane McCulloch - writer, director, life-enhancer - organised the perfect send-off for this very special lady. She was such fun. Full of energy, intelligence & thoughtful positivity.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’m in Chester South & Eddisbury today. Why?  I’m supporting my daughter @AphraBrandreth. Why?  Because she’s the best. And we need the best in parliament. She’s got a cool head, a warm heart, energy, integrity, intelligence & commitment. She’s her mother’s daughter!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Jumping for joy! Excited, delighted & honoured to meet up with the great Willie Carson, a four times winner of the #EpsomDerby - who last won the race thirty years ago in 1994.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Supper is served
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Good morning! Here’s to today’s adventure.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - We owe so much to our parents’ and grandparents’ generation.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I popped up on @BBCBreakfast just now to talk about happiness & politics. One of the 7 Secrets of Happiness is to cultivate a passion. Margaret Thatcher’s passion was politics & when her time as prime ended she didn’t have another passion to fall back on …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’m sitting at the dining room table on which Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, was born on this day in 1921. He was born in Corfu. The table is now in London. His life was extraordinary. A fascinating man & I was privileged to know him & to write his biography.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - All dressed up with somewhere to go … last night I was lucky enough to be on stage with Miriam Margolyes, Julian Glover, Patricia Hodge, Rachael Stirling, Karl Collins & scholar friends  celebrating Charles Dickens at Hampton Court for The Queen’s Reading Room @thequeensreadingroom
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I acknowledge name-dropping as my besetting sin … but I’m hoping on this occasion you’ll forgive me: this is my favourite sun hat and it once belonged to Laurence Olivier.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’m very blessed. I really have known them all. I’m off to the races tomorrow and very excited.

Goodnight!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Elizabeth II was driven by duty & sustained by faith - but it was her passion for her dogs & horses that made her happy. Cultivating a passion is one of the 7 secrets of happiness … I learnt them from the great Dr Anthony Clare & I’ve put then in a book - @Octopus_Books
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - This is the young @realaled & me around the time we first met in the 1980s. This week Aled Jones is my special guest on @therosebudpodcast sharing his earliest memories.  Aled is the first of several child stars we’ll be featuring on #Rosebud. His story is remarkable. And on the podcast you’ll hear him singing - you’ll hear Ernest Luff, too.  Ernest Luff??? Yes, this is a podcast full of surprises.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Well, the good news is: the costume still fits …

(I don’t believe in bad news.)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A mid-morning nut …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’m under the bridges of London tonight with one of my favourite people: @susie_dent - @ZaffreBooks have just published her first novel: it’s a tantalising mystery set in the world of words. You’ll love it. I did. Congratulations Susie! Guilty by Definition …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The sun is shining in Audlem & the flags are flying! It’s one of Cheshire’s most beautiful villages & they regularly fly the flags here. I must bring Sheila Hancock for a canal trip. Meanwhile, @AphraBrandreth & I have found the best Victoria sponge in the Audlem cafe!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The view from right here right now!  Aren’t I lucky?
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - For Father’s Day: the writer A A Milne talking to his father in his autobiography, It’s Too Late Now.  #FathersDay
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Brooding about what to wear for the Bank Holiday @thismorning … my wife has just said, ā€œAnything but dungareesā€™ā€

The four most important words in the English language: ā€œListen to your wifeā€
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - It’s a jacket and tie day. I’m on my go way to Trooping the Colour.  Exciting.  Brilliant pageantry. A special day. And The Princess of Wales!  If you’re not coming, you can catch it all morning on @BBCOne from 10.30 until 1.10 pm.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - My cinnamon bun has arrived!  Thank you, Fleur @thismorning
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Following instructions from @finolaphysio, I’m getting my nine minutes of sunshine outside King’s Cross before heading for Yorkshire.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Breakfast is served. I’m in Broadstairs. Is this the kind of thing Dickens would have enjoyed when he stayed at the hotel where I’m staying now?
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Oh no! We’re on @C4Gogglebox!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The Brandreths love Audlem! We’re with @AphraBrandreth at @LordCombermere… the sun is shining, the flags are flying & the landlords are celebrating their youngest’s first birthday. Happy days!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Kitchen series part 2…
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Who fancies a film? 🦈
@gylesbrandreth @lulukc 
#UnderParis #CelebrityGogglebox
 
Catch up on the latest series on @Channel4
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Gyles Brandreth Instagram - It’s Friday and that means #gyla were back together. @gylesbrandreth was sporting his buddy jumper supporting @dogsforautism and I was twirling in @collectifclothing on @thismorning make up by @gemmafieldmakeup
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - At the end of the day …
At the end of an era … I was lucky enough to be there for last @forthemanypod live in Broadstairs, as @IainDale bade farewell to his podpanion @Jacqui_Smith1 as she sets off on her new ministerial career.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - This is Sarah from al_fresco_feasts who makes the most amazing banoffee pie … but is it perfect?  What do you think?
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Can you guess what this dish is?  It’s not a pudding. I had it as my main course last night at Cheshire’s pub of the year. It was dee-lish-usss! (Going for a light breakfast in Tarporley now.)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Start your day the Burwardsley village way - at the Cheshire village Post Office where you can get coffee … that’s why they call it the Poffee! It’s fabulous. The cakes are, too.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Greetings from Broadstairs!  Look at these beautiful clouds … wish you were here?
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The entire @therosebudpodcast team has been celebrating our brilliant producer Harriet’s birthday.  Look what our fabulous sponsors @Grosvenor_House gave Harriet! They’re the best. So is she. šŸŽˆ(The entire team is in the photograph btw)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Saddened to hear of the death of The Very Reverend Stephen Smalley, a distinguished scholar, a fine Dean of Chester, & a delightful man who became a good friend & mentor when I was MP for the City of Chester in the 1990s. @ChesterCath & @uochester will mourn him, too
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - My reward for popping up on Pointless was @XanderArmstrong kindly agreeing to be a guest on @therosebudpodcast … catch his episode of the memories podcast if you can.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Inspired by my sweater, a couple of thoughts from the great Walt Disney …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I got to know Prince Philip through the National Playing Fields Association (@FieldsInTrust) the first national charity he took on after marrying Princess Elizabeth in 1947.  He was fun - & occasionally frightening. A role model to me & many. A truly remarkable man. BOTD.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A happy start to the day bumping into the great @JohnCleese at @thismorning … he told me the @therosebudpodcast  theme tune has become his earworm …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - And now …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The view from right here right now … after a long day - that started in Avignon, included Paris, & ended in Dublin - I’m at @theshelbourne ready for an early night. It’s an important day tomorrow: the Irish premiere of ā€œI Remember It Well ā€¦ā€
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - The 7 Secrets of Happiness looks at modern approaches to happiness, such as mindfulness. Have you tried it? I’d recommend! You can find out more in my new book, which comes out next Thursday. Available to pre-order via the link in my bio now. #happiness @octopus_books_
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - And while I’m in cafe mode, let me recommend the delightful & delightfully eccentric Shakespaw Cat Cafe in Union Street, Stratford upon Avon.  Purrfect in my book!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’ve been in Darlington for an hour or two. I was on my way to Edinburgh, but a tragedy on the line north of  Darlington means we’re now going back to York where the plan is to go north again via the Durham coast … Fingers crossed I get to @ToppingsEdin by nightfall …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - It seems they were expecting me … Goodnight. 

(And if you’re up for a late-night podcast, Robert Lindsay at @therosebudpodcast won’t disappoint.)
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - On the right track! On the train (again!) with a good book - it’s the autobiography of my friend Charlie Ross. It’s quite a story & so entertainingly told.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Close up, as requested.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Saluting the brilliant volunteers at Malpas Community Kitchen - the Lightnings on the left & brilliant Rachel Williams (who cooks in the kitchen every Wednesday) on the right. They’re the best!  Good people make all the difference.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Tonight at 9.00 pm at @C4Gogglebox
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - "I have found life an enjoyable, enchanting, active, and sometime terrifying experience, and I've enjoyed it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other." - Sean O'Casey

(I stay happy by keeping the company of happy people.)

Good morning!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A completely wonderful morning on the St Peter’s Village tour … celebrating the tour’s 30th birthday with some of the cast of the tour which is a cultural treat - the best way to bring local history life! If ever you’re in Broadstairs this is a 5 star must!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’m more of a traditionalist …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - This is a happy snap of my producer Harriet with this week’s @therosebudpodcast guest @bjornulvaeus_ … I took the pic in Bridlington at the beautiful @bridspa - the podcast we recorded makes for a fun (& revelatory) weekend listen. Enjoy.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Edinburgh Castle today for the 21 gun salute to mark Queen Camilla’s birthday…
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - This is me trying to deliver my birthday bouquet to @harrietjaine - the brilliant & beautiful producer of @therosebudpodcast … trouble is she’s in London & I’m in Bridlington, so it’s a virtual bouquet, but the birthday best wishes are real enough. Happy birthday!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Right here, right now: sharing a book signing session with fellow royal biographer Robert Hardman at @Arundells in Salisbury Close. A piece of cake.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Good morning!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - A late lunch …
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - I’ll be getting my tips from the top today … #EpsomDerby here we come!
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Not quite sure what it was, but it was tasty.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Monday morning dancing with #gyla on @thismorning . Today we were questioning whether schools are doing enough to prepare children for the workplaceand life including budgeting and cooking and are more young people choosing a ā€œbrickā€ over a smartphone? Lovely chatting to the delightful @catdeeley and @benshephardofficial  Outfit: Blouse and trousers @collectifclothing boots (old and from America) make up and hair by the gorgeous @gemmafieldmakeup
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - If you fancy a mild sugar rush before midnight, here goes …

Sleep tight. Tomorrow is another day.
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - My kind of tea shop - a little ice cream with every cup … we’re at Roberto’s in  Driffield
Gyles Brandreth Instagram - Lifting your spirits on a Friday morning …
Gyles Brandreth - 14.8K Likes - A happy night at Hampton Court where I took this snap of Queen Camilla with Miriam Margolyes who wowed us all at the Queen’s Reading Room Festival with her genius readings from Charles Dickens. Exciting to be part of such a special evening. And so to bed!

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Caption : A happy night at Hampton Court where I took this snap of Queen Camilla with Miriam Margolyes who wowed us all at the Queen’s Reading Room Festival with her genius readings from Charles Dickens. Exciting to be part of such a special evening. And so to bed!
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Gyles Brandreth - 14.2K Likes - Patrick & Natalie on their wedding day - with the proud wedding celebrant. What a beautiful & brilliant couple they are!  Let the partying begin …

14.2K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Patrick & Natalie on their wedding day – with the proud wedding celebrant. What a beautiful & brilliant couple they are! Let the partying begin …
Likes : 14203
Gyles Brandreth - 11.6K Likes - A small family wedding in a small family chateau …

11.6K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : A small family wedding in a small family chateau …
Likes : 11639
Gyles Brandreth - 9.3K Likes - Kitchen secrets: The first (and possibly last) in a series …

9.3K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Kitchen secrets: The first (and possibly last) in a series …
Likes : 9323
Gyles Brandreth - 7.5K Likes - It’s Friday.  It’s @therosebudpodcast. And look who’s here … @eddieizzard!

7.5K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : It’s Friday. It’s @therosebudpodcast. And look who’s here … @eddieizzard!
Likes : 7469
Gyles Brandreth - 6.9K Likes - Look who I’ve found of my sofa!

@C4Gogglebox tonight.

6.9K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Look who I’ve found of my sofa! @C4Gogglebox tonight.
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Gyles Brandreth - 6.9K Likes - Gyles Brandreth
@GylesB1
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"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

(The picture is of me and my wife, Michele, outside Marylebone Register Office in London, on our wedding day: 8 June 1973.)

6.9K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Gyles Brandreth @GylesB1 Ā· 8s “A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (The picture is of me and my wife, Michele, outside Marylebone Register Office in London, on our wedding day: 8 June 1973.)
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Gyles Brandreth - 6.3K Likes - Thank you, Dublin!  We had such fun last night.  Next stop … who knows?  But there’s going to be more. Watch this space!

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Caption : Thank you, Dublin! We had such fun last night. Next stop … who knows? But there’s going to be more. Watch this space!
Likes : 6255
Gyles Brandreth - 6.1K Likes - I took this snap of my daughter going into the polling station yesterday. I’m thrilled & proud she’s won her seat in parliament. She will work so hard for everyone in Chester South & Eddisbury. She’s her mother’s daughter: simply the best. Congratulations @AphraBrandreth

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Caption : I took this snap of my daughter going into the polling station yesterday. I’m thrilled & proud she’s won her seat in parliament. She will work so hard for everyone in Chester South & Eddisbury. She’s her mother’s daughter: simply the best. Congratulations @AphraBrandreth
Likes : 6134
Gyles Brandreth - 6.1K Likes - Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight...

ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc
ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox
ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier

Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©

6.1K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight… ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©
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Gyles Brandreth - 6.1K Likes - Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight...

ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc
ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox
ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier

Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©

6.1K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight… ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©
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Gyles Brandreth - 6.1K Likes - Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight...

ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc
ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox
ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier

Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©

6.1K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Joining us on #CelebrityGogglebox tonight… ā­ļø @gylesbrandreth & @lulukc ā­ļø @anniemacmanus & @djsaracox ā­ļø @jeffbrazier & @bobbybrazier Tonight at 9pm, @channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ¤©
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Gyles Brandreth - 6K Likes - A first time for both of us …

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Caption : A first time for both of us …
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Gyles Brandreth - 5.8K Likes - Last night’s balcony appearance from the bride & groom. I was honoured to officiate at the wedding of Natalie Coan & Patrick Cadell - my godson & the son of my friend, the actor Simon Cadell. A magical 24 hours in Provence. (Next stop: Dublin. I’ll keep you posted.)

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Caption : Last night’s balcony appearance from the bride & groom. I was honoured to officiate at the wedding of Natalie Coan & Patrick Cadell – my godson & the son of my friend, the actor Simon Cadell. A magical 24 hours in Provence. (Next stop: Dublin. I’ll keep you posted.)
Likes : 5817
Gyles Brandreth - 4.9K Likes - People are always asking for politicians with real convictions …

4.9K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : People are always asking for politicians with real convictions …
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Gyles Brandreth - 4.8K Likes - And finally…

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Caption : And finally…
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Gyles Brandreth - 4.6K Likes - Did you hear me talk about damp squids, doggy dog worlds and escape goats this week? Well, I’ve teamed up with Specsavers Hearing ExpertsĀ to help banish the misheard sayingsĀ that are plaguing our nation’s conversations. Together we can put an end to this mishearing madnessšŸšŸ¦‘Ā  AD

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Caption : Did you hear me talk about damp squids, doggy dog worlds and escape goats this week? Well, I’ve teamed up with Specsavers Hearing ExpertsĀ to help banish the misheard sayingsĀ that are plaguing our nation’s conversations. Together we can put an end to this mishearing madnessšŸšŸ¦‘Ā  AD
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Gyles Brandreth - 4.4K Likes - Getting ready here …. Exciting.  Trooping the Colour @BBCOne from 10.30 am.

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Caption : Getting ready here …. Exciting. Trooping the Colour @BBCOne from 10.30 am.
Likes : 4409
Gyles Brandreth - 4.3K Likes - Fun times with fun people - including Mary Berry, @clarebalding, Michele, & Brian Finch. the chairman of @EpsomRacecourse .. talk about finding yourself in the right paddock! (I think one of Clare’s forebears started the Epsom Derby!)

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Caption : Fun times with fun people – including Mary Berry, @clarebalding, Michele, & Brian Finch. the chairman of @EpsomRacecourse .. talk about finding yourself in the right paddock! (I think one of Clare’s forebears started the Epsom Derby!)
Likes : 4290
Gyles Brandreth - 4.2K Likes - Sixteen of Dame Judi’s cousins came to the show in Dublin last night - first cousins all, some once and twice removed. This is just some of them celebrating the family reunion.  It was an honour to meet them - and the family of one of my favourite actors, David Kelly, too.

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Caption : Sixteen of Dame Judi’s cousins came to the show in Dublin last night – first cousins all, some once and twice removed. This is just some of them celebrating the family reunion. It was an honour to meet them – and the family of one of my favourite actors, David Kelly, too.
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Gyles Brandreth - 4.2K Likes - Some of the critics clearly didn’t get it - but the audience today certainly got it. And loved it. It’s intelligent, it’s inventive (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern a joy), it’s moving (Ophelia), it’s Hamlet told by one person @eddieizzard - full of action & humour & heart.

4.2K Likes – Gyles Brandreth Instagram

Caption : Some of the critics clearly didn’t get it – but the audience today certainly got it. And loved it. It’s intelligent, it’s inventive (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern a joy), it’s moving (Ophelia), it’s Hamlet told by one person @eddieizzard – full of action & humour & heart.
Likes : 4193
Gyles Brandreth - 4K Likes - My lovely friend Lulu came over to watch the telly last night - and look what she brought me! 

I love a hydrangea. I love Lulu. I love life. Here’s to a blooming marvellous day for one and all!  Good morning.

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Caption : My lovely friend Lulu came over to watch the telly last night – and look what she brought me! I love a hydrangea. I love Lulu. I love life. Here’s to a blooming marvellous day for one and all! Good morning.
Likes : 4005
Gyles Brandreth - 3.9K Likes - They’re already gathering for the game where I am …

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Caption : They’re already gathering for the game where I am …
Likes : 3861
Gyles Brandreth - 3.7K Likes - A lovely start to the day with my friend @sianwelby - we  met years ago (but can’t quite remember how!) & we’ve been reunited on @thismorning this morning.  A fun one!

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Caption : A lovely start to the day with my friend @sianwelby – we met years ago (but can’t quite remember how!) & we’ve been reunited on @thismorning this morning. A fun one!
Likes : 3703
Gyles Brandreth - 3.7K Likes - Good luck to all the candidates standing in today’s general election in the UK - and well done giving it a go, regardless of party. We need good new  people in politics which is why in Chester South & Eddisbury I’m backing @AphraBrandreth - she’s simply the best!

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Caption : Good luck to all the candidates standing in today’s general election in the UK – and well done giving it a go, regardless of party. We need good new people in politics which is why in Chester South & Eddisbury I’m backing @AphraBrandreth – she’s simply the best!
Likes : 3677
Gyles Brandreth - 3.5K Likes - Patrick & Natalie on their wedding day - with the proud wedding celebrant. What a beautiful & brilliant couple they are!  Let the partying begin …

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Caption : Patrick & Natalie on their wedding day – with the proud wedding celebrant. What a beautiful & brilliant couple they are! Let the partying begin …
Likes : 3499
Gyles Brandreth - 3.4K Likes - We are super excited that today’s guest on #rosebudpodcast is @bjornulvaeus. If, like us, you ā¤ļøABBA, you need to listen to this. It’s a rare, revealing and fascinating insight into the origins of the band, their song-writing process, their friendship, and so much more. Plus @gylesbrandreth and Bjƶrn start writing a song together… no, really. 

Don’t miss this. Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth is available now on all platforms. 🌷

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rosebud-with-gyles-brandreth/id1704806594?i=1000659699158

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Caption : We are super excited that today’s guest on #rosebudpodcast is @bjornulvaeus. If, like us, you ā¤ļøABBA, you need to listen to this. It’s a rare, revealing and fascinating insight into the origins of the band, their song-writing process, their friendship, and so much more. Plus @gylesbrandreth and Bjƶrn start writing a song together… no, really. Don’t miss this. Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth is available now on all platforms. 🌷 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rosebud-with-gyles-brandreth/id1704806594?i=1000659699158
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Gyles Brandreth - 3.3K Likes - I’ve known Letty Thomas since before she was born (I was at school with her mum) - she’s a wonderful actress: her Rosalind at @TheRSC is a complete joy - so strong, so clear, so completely convincing: it’s witty, knowing, & ultimately so vulnerable & moving. A proper triumph.

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Caption : I’ve known Letty Thomas since before she was born (I was at school with her mum) – she’s a wonderful actress: her Rosalind at @TheRSC is a complete joy – so strong, so clear, so completely convincing: it’s witty, knowing, & ultimately so vulnerable & moving. A proper triumph.
Likes : 3257
Gyles Brandreth - 3.2K Likes - Is my grandson taking the Michael?  This plaque represents my finest hour!

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Caption : Is my grandson taking the Michael? This plaque represents my finest hour!
Likes : 3238
Gyles Brandreth - 3.2K Likes - Good morning!  Coffee in Paris yesterday. Coffee in Dublin today. I’m here with Judi Dench. Tomorrow I’m in London with Lulu. On Tuesday I’m back in Chester South & Eddisbury with @AphraBrandreth. Good people get my vote!

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Caption : Good morning! Coffee in Paris yesterday. Coffee in Dublin today. I’m here with Judi Dench. Tomorrow I’m in London with Lulu. On Tuesday I’m back in Chester South & Eddisbury with @AphraBrandreth. Good people get my vote!
Likes : 3198
Gyles Brandreth - 3.1K Likes - A happy snap of @alicearnold1 & @clarebalding at @EpsomRacecourse today. We were their grateful & excited guests at the #EpsomDerby & we spent the day feeling we were in life’s winners’ enclosure!

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Caption : A happy snap of @alicearnold1 & @clarebalding at @EpsomRacecourse today. We were their grateful & excited guests at the #EpsomDerby & we spent the day feeling we were in life’s winners’ enclosure!
Likes : 3078
Gyles Brandreth - 3.1K Likes - A funeral just now - but also a wonderful celebration. The lovely family of @janemccwriter Jane McCulloch - writer, director, life-enhancer - organised the perfect send-off for this very special lady. She was such fun. Full of energy, intelligence & thoughtful positivity.

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Caption : A funeral just now – but also a wonderful celebration. The lovely family of @janemccwriter Jane McCulloch – writer, director, life-enhancer – organised the perfect send-off for this very special lady. She was such fun. Full of energy, intelligence & thoughtful positivity.
Likes : 3050
Gyles Brandreth - 3K Likes - I’m in Chester South & Eddisbury today. Why?  I’m supporting my daughter @AphraBrandreth. Why?  Because she’s the best. And we need the best in parliament. She’s got a cool head, a warm heart, energy, integrity, intelligence & commitment. She’s her mother’s daughter!

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Caption : I’m in Chester South & Eddisbury today. Why? I’m supporting my daughter @AphraBrandreth. Why? Because she’s the best. And we need the best in parliament. She’s got a cool head, a warm heart, energy, integrity, intelligence & commitment. She’s her mother’s daughter!
Likes : 2990
Gyles Brandreth - 2.7K Likes - Jumping for joy! Excited, delighted & honoured to meet up with the great Willie Carson, a four times winner of the #EpsomDerby - who last won the race thirty years ago in 1994.

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Caption : Jumping for joy! Excited, delighted & honoured to meet up with the great Willie Carson, a four times winner of the #EpsomDerby – who last won the race thirty years ago in 1994.
Likes : 2673
Gyles Brandreth - 2.6K Likes - Supper is served

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Caption : Supper is served
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Gyles Brandreth - 2.3K Likes - Good morning! Here’s to today’s adventure.

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Caption : Good morning! Here’s to today’s adventure.
Likes : 2335
Gyles Brandreth - 2.3K Likes - We owe so much to our parents’ and grandparents’ generation.

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Caption : We owe so much to our parents’ and grandparents’ generation.
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Gyles Brandreth - 2.3K Likes - I popped up on @BBCBreakfast just now to talk about happiness & politics. One of the 7 Secrets of Happiness is to cultivate a passion. Margaret Thatcher’s passion was politics & when her time as prime ended she didn’t have another passion to fall back on …

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Caption : I popped up on @BBCBreakfast just now to talk about happiness & politics. One of the 7 Secrets of Happiness is to cultivate a passion. Margaret Thatcher’s passion was politics & when her time as prime ended she didn’t have another passion to fall back on …
Likes : 2300
Gyles Brandreth - 2.2K Likes - I’m sitting at the dining room table on which Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, was born on this day in 1921. He was born in Corfu. The table is now in London. His life was extraordinary. A fascinating man & I was privileged to know him & to write his biography.

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Caption : I’m sitting at the dining room table on which Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, was born on this day in 1921. He was born in Corfu. The table is now in London. His life was extraordinary. A fascinating man & I was privileged to know him & to write his biography.
Likes : 2159
Gyles Brandreth - 2.1K Likes - All dressed up with somewhere to go … last night I was lucky enough to be on stage with Miriam Margolyes, Julian Glover, Patricia Hodge, Rachael Stirling, Karl Collins & scholar friends  celebrating Charles Dickens at Hampton Court for The Queen’s Reading Room @thequeensreadingroom

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Caption : All dressed up with somewhere to go … last night I was lucky enough to be on stage with Miriam Margolyes, Julian Glover, Patricia Hodge, Rachael Stirling, Karl Collins & scholar friends celebrating Charles Dickens at Hampton Court for The Queen’s Reading Room @thequeensreadingroom
Likes : 2121
Gyles Brandreth - 2.1K Likes - I acknowledge name-dropping as my besetting sin … but I’m hoping on this occasion you’ll forgive me: this is my favourite sun hat and it once belonged to Laurence Olivier.

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Caption : I acknowledge name-dropping as my besetting sin … but I’m hoping on this occasion you’ll forgive me: this is my favourite sun hat and it once belonged to Laurence Olivier.
Likes : 2110
Gyles Brandreth - 2K Likes - I’m very blessed. I really have known them all. I’m off to the races tomorrow and very excited.

Goodnight!

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Caption : I’m very blessed. I really have known them all. I’m off to the races tomorrow and very excited. Goodnight!
Likes : 2010
Gyles Brandreth - 2K Likes - Elizabeth II was driven by duty & sustained by faith - but it was her passion for her dogs & horses that made her happy. Cultivating a passion is one of the 7 secrets of happiness … I learnt them from the great Dr Anthony Clare & I’ve put then in a book - @Octopus_Books

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Caption : Elizabeth II was driven by duty & sustained by faith – but it was her passion for her dogs & horses that made her happy. Cultivating a passion is one of the 7 secrets of happiness … I learnt them from the great Dr Anthony Clare & I’ve put then in a book – @Octopus_Books
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Gyles Brandreth - 2K Likes - This is the young @realaled & me around the time we first met in the 1980s. This week Aled Jones is my special guest on @therosebudpodcast sharing his earliest memories.  Aled is the first of several child stars we’ll be featuring on #Rosebud. His story is remarkable. And on the podcast you’ll hear him singing - you’ll hear Ernest Luff, too.  Ernest Luff??? Yes, this is a podcast full of surprises.

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Caption : This is the young @realaled & me around the time we first met in the 1980s. This week Aled Jones is my special guest on @therosebudpodcast sharing his earliest memories. Aled is the first of several child stars we’ll be featuring on #Rosebud. His story is remarkable. And on the podcast you’ll hear him singing – you’ll hear Ernest Luff, too. Ernest Luff??? Yes, this is a podcast full of surprises.
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Gyles Brandreth - 2K Likes - Well, the good news is: the costume still fits …

(I don’t believe in bad news.)

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Caption : Well, the good news is: the costume still fits … (I don’t believe in bad news.)
Likes : 1964
Gyles Brandreth - 1.9K Likes - A mid-morning nut …

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Caption : A mid-morning nut …
Likes : 1929
Gyles Brandreth - 1.9K Likes - I’m under the bridges of London tonight with one of my favourite people: @susie_dent - @ZaffreBooks have just published her first novel: it’s a tantalising mystery set in the world of words. You’ll love it. I did. Congratulations Susie! Guilty by Definition …

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Caption : I’m under the bridges of London tonight with one of my favourite people: @susie_dent – @ZaffreBooks have just published her first novel: it’s a tantalising mystery set in the world of words. You’ll love it. I did. Congratulations Susie! Guilty by Definition …
Likes : 1888
Gyles Brandreth - 1.9K Likes - The sun is shining in Audlem & the flags are flying! It’s one of Cheshire’s most beautiful villages & they regularly fly the flags here. I must bring Sheila Hancock for a canal trip. Meanwhile, @AphraBrandreth & I have found the best Victoria sponge in the Audlem cafe!

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Caption : The sun is shining in Audlem & the flags are flying! It’s one of Cheshire’s most beautiful villages & they regularly fly the flags here. I must bring Sheila Hancock for a canal trip. Meanwhile, @AphraBrandreth & I have found the best Victoria sponge in the Audlem cafe!
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Gyles Brandreth - 1.8K Likes - The view from right here right now!  Aren’t I lucky?

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Caption : The view from right here right now! Aren’t I lucky?
Likes : 1822
Gyles Brandreth - 1.8K Likes - For Father’s Day: the writer A A Milne talking to his father in his autobiography, It’s Too Late Now.  #FathersDay

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Caption : For Father’s Day: the writer A A Milne talking to his father in his autobiography, It’s Too Late Now. #FathersDay
Likes : 1821
Gyles Brandreth - 1.8K Likes - Brooding about what to wear for the Bank Holiday @thismorning … my wife has just said, ā€œAnything but dungareesā€™ā€

The four most important words in the English language: ā€œListen to your wifeā€

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Caption : Brooding about what to wear for the Bank Holiday @thismorning … my wife has just said, ā€œAnything but dungareesā€™ā€ The four most important words in the English language: ā€œListen to your wifeā€
Likes : 1805
Gyles Brandreth - 1.8K Likes - It’s a jacket and tie day. I’m on my go way to Trooping the Colour.  Exciting.  Brilliant pageantry. A special day. And The Princess of Wales!  If you’re not coming, you can catch it all morning on @BBCOne from 10.30 until 1.10 pm.

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Caption : It’s a jacket and tie day. I’m on my go way to Trooping the Colour. Exciting. Brilliant pageantry. A special day. And The Princess of Wales! If you’re not coming, you can catch it all morning on @BBCOne from 10.30 until 1.10 pm.
Likes : 1798
Gyles Brandreth - 1.8K Likes - My cinnamon bun has arrived!  Thank you, Fleur @thismorning

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Caption : My cinnamon bun has arrived! Thank you, Fleur @thismorning
Likes : 1774
Gyles Brandreth - 1.8K Likes - Following instructions from @finolaphysio, I’m getting my nine minutes of sunshine outside King’s Cross before heading for Yorkshire.

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Caption : Following instructions from @finolaphysio, I’m getting my nine minutes of sunshine outside King’s Cross before heading for Yorkshire.
Likes : 1771
Gyles Brandreth - 1.7K Likes - Breakfast is served. I’m in Broadstairs. Is this the kind of thing Dickens would have enjoyed when he stayed at the hotel where I’m staying now?

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Caption : Breakfast is served. I’m in Broadstairs. Is this the kind of thing Dickens would have enjoyed when he stayed at the hotel where I’m staying now?
Likes : 1725
Gyles Brandreth - 1.7K Likes - Oh no! We’re on @C4Gogglebox!

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Caption : Oh no! We’re on @C4Gogglebox!
Likes : 1716
Gyles Brandreth - 1.6K Likes - The Brandreths love Audlem! We’re with @AphraBrandreth at @LordCombermere… the sun is shining, the flags are flying & the landlords are celebrating their youngest’s first birthday. Happy days!

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Caption : The Brandreths love Audlem! We’re with @AphraBrandreth at @LordCombermere… the sun is shining, the flags are flying & the landlords are celebrating their youngest’s first birthday. Happy days!
Likes : 1551
Gyles Brandreth - 1.5K Likes - Kitchen series part 2…

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Caption : Kitchen series part 2…
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Gyles Brandreth - 1.5K Likes - Who fancies a film? 🦈
@gylesbrandreth @lulukc 
#UnderParis #CelebrityGogglebox
 
Catch up on the latest series on @Channel4
šŸ“ŗšŸ’»šŸ“±šŸ‘€

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Caption : Who fancies a film? 🦈 @gylesbrandreth @lulukc #UnderParis #CelebrityGogglebox Catch up on the latest series on @Channel4 šŸ“ŗšŸ’»šŸ“±šŸ‘€
Likes : 1477
Gyles Brandreth - 1.4K Likes - It’s Friday and that means #gyla were back together. @gylesbrandreth was sporting his buddy jumper supporting @dogsforautism and I was twirling in @collectifclothing on @thismorning make up by @gemmafieldmakeup

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Caption : It’s Friday and that means #gyla were back together. @gylesbrandreth was sporting his buddy jumper supporting @dogsforautism and I was twirling in @collectifclothing on @thismorning make up by @gemmafieldmakeup
Likes : 1401
Gyles Brandreth - 1.4K Likes - At the end of the day …
At the end of an era … I was lucky enough to be there for last @forthemanypod live in Broadstairs, as @IainDale bade farewell to his podpanion @Jacqui_Smith1 as she sets off on her new ministerial career.

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Caption : At the end of the day … At the end of an era … I was lucky enough to be there for last @forthemanypod live in Broadstairs, as @IainDale bade farewell to his podpanion @Jacqui_Smith1 as she sets off on her new ministerial career.
Likes : 1384
Gyles Brandreth - 1.3K Likes - This is Sarah from al_fresco_feasts who makes the most amazing banoffee pie … but is it perfect?  What do you think?

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Caption : This is Sarah from al_fresco_feasts who makes the most amazing banoffee pie … but is it perfect? What do you think?
Likes : 1334
Gyles Brandreth - 1.3K Likes - Can you guess what this dish is?  It’s not a pudding. I had it as my main course last night at Cheshire’s pub of the year. It was dee-lish-usss! (Going for a light breakfast in Tarporley now.)

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Caption : Can you guess what this dish is? It’s not a pudding. I had it as my main course last night at Cheshire’s pub of the year. It was dee-lish-usss! (Going for a light breakfast in Tarporley now.)
Likes : 1323
Gyles Brandreth - 1.3K Likes - Start your day the Burwardsley village way - at the Cheshire village Post Office where you can get coffee … that’s why they call it the Poffee! It’s fabulous. The cakes are, too.

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Caption : Start your day the Burwardsley village way – at the Cheshire village Post Office where you can get coffee … that’s why they call it the Poffee! It’s fabulous. The cakes are, too.
Likes : 1315
Gyles Brandreth - 1.3K Likes - Greetings from Broadstairs!  Look at these beautiful clouds … wish you were here?

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Caption : Greetings from Broadstairs! Look at these beautiful clouds … wish you were here?
Likes : 1271
Gyles Brandreth - 1.3K Likes - The entire @therosebudpodcast team has been celebrating our brilliant producer Harriet’s birthday.  Look what our fabulous sponsors @Grosvenor_House gave Harriet! They’re the best. So is she. šŸŽˆ(The entire team is in the photograph btw)

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Caption : The entire @therosebudpodcast team has been celebrating our brilliant producer Harriet’s birthday. Look what our fabulous sponsors @Grosvenor_House gave Harriet! They’re the best. So is she. šŸŽˆ(The entire team is in the photograph btw)
Likes : 1250
Gyles Brandreth - 1.2K Likes - Saddened to hear of the death of The Very Reverend Stephen Smalley, a distinguished scholar, a fine Dean of Chester, & a delightful man who became a good friend & mentor when I was MP for the City of Chester in the 1990s. @ChesterCath & @uochester will mourn him, too

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Caption : Saddened to hear of the death of The Very Reverend Stephen Smalley, a distinguished scholar, a fine Dean of Chester, & a delightful man who became a good friend & mentor when I was MP for the City of Chester in the 1990s. @ChesterCath & @uochester will mourn him, too
Likes : 1201
Gyles Brandreth - 1.2K Likes - My reward for popping up on Pointless was @XanderArmstrong kindly agreeing to be a guest on @therosebudpodcast … catch his episode of the memories podcast if you can.

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Caption : My reward for popping up on Pointless was @XanderArmstrong kindly agreeing to be a guest on @therosebudpodcast … catch his episode of the memories podcast if you can.
Likes : 1161
Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - Inspired by my sweater, a couple of thoughts from the great Walt Disney …

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Caption : Inspired by my sweater, a couple of thoughts from the great Walt Disney …
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Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - I got to know Prince Philip through the National Playing Fields Association (@FieldsInTrust) the first national charity he took on after marrying Princess Elizabeth in 1947.  He was fun - & occasionally frightening. A role model to me & many. A truly remarkable man. BOTD.

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Caption : I got to know Prince Philip through the National Playing Fields Association (@FieldsInTrust) the first national charity he took on after marrying Princess Elizabeth in 1947. He was fun – & occasionally frightening. A role model to me & many. A truly remarkable man. BOTD.
Likes : 1143
Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - A happy start to the day bumping into the great @JohnCleese at @thismorning … he told me the @therosebudpodcast  theme tune has become his earworm …

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Caption : A happy start to the day bumping into the great @JohnCleese at @thismorning … he told me the @therosebudpodcast theme tune has become his earworm …
Likes : 1136
Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - And now …

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Caption : And now …
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Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - The view from right here right now … after a long day - that started in Avignon, included Paris, & ended in Dublin - I’m at @theshelbourne ready for an early night. It’s an important day tomorrow: the Irish premiere of ā€œI Remember It Well ā€¦ā€

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Caption : The view from right here right now … after a long day – that started in Avignon, included Paris, & ended in Dublin – I’m at @theshelbourne ready for an early night. It’s an important day tomorrow: the Irish premiere of ā€œI Remember It Well ā€¦ā€
Likes : 1073
Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - The story a light lunch in five snaps …

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Caption : The story a light lunch in five snaps …
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Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - The story a light lunch in five snaps …

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Caption : The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Likes : 1061
Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - The story a light lunch in five snaps …

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Caption : The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Likes : 1061
Gyles Brandreth - 1.1K Likes - The story a light lunch in five snaps …

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Caption : The story a light lunch in five snaps …
Likes : 1061
Gyles Brandreth - 1K Likes - The 7 Secrets of Happiness looks at modern approaches to happiness, such as mindfulness. Have you tried it? I’d recommend! You can find out more in my new book, which comes out next Thursday. Available to pre-order via the link in my bio now. #happiness @octopus_books_

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Caption : The 7 Secrets of Happiness looks at modern approaches to happiness, such as mindfulness. Have you tried it? I’d recommend! You can find out more in my new book, which comes out next Thursday. Available to pre-order via the link in my bio now. #happiness @octopus_books_
Likes : 1043
Gyles Brandreth - 1K Likes - And while I’m in cafe mode, let me recommend the delightful & delightfully eccentric Shakespaw Cat Cafe in Union Street, Stratford upon Avon.  Purrfect in my book!

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Caption : And while I’m in cafe mode, let me recommend the delightful & delightfully eccentric Shakespaw Cat Cafe in Union Street, Stratford upon Avon. Purrfect in my book!
Likes : 1033
Gyles Brandreth - 1K Likes - I’ve been in Darlington for an hour or two. I was on my way to Edinburgh, but a tragedy on the line north of  Darlington means we’re now going back to York where the plan is to go north again via the Durham coast … Fingers crossed I get to @ToppingsEdin by nightfall …

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Caption : I’ve been in Darlington for an hour or two. I was on my way to Edinburgh, but a tragedy on the line north of Darlington means we’re now going back to York where the plan is to go north again via the Durham coast … Fingers crossed I get to @ToppingsEdin by nightfall …
Likes : 1030
Gyles Brandreth - 1K Likes - It seems they were expecting me … Goodnight. 

(And if you’re up for a late-night podcast, Robert Lindsay at @therosebudpodcast won’t disappoint.)

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Caption : It seems they were expecting me … Goodnight. (And if you’re up for a late-night podcast, Robert Lindsay at @therosebudpodcast won’t disappoint.)
Likes : 991
Gyles Brandreth - 1K Likes - On the right track! On the train (again!) with a good book - it’s the autobiography of my friend Charlie Ross. It’s quite a story & so entertainingly told.

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Caption : On the right track! On the train (again!) with a good book – it’s the autobiography of my friend Charlie Ross. It’s quite a story & so entertainingly told.
Likes : 971
Gyles Brandreth - 1K Likes - Close up, as requested.

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Caption : Close up, as requested.
Likes : 964
Gyles Brandreth - 0.9K Likes - Saluting the brilliant volunteers at Malpas Community Kitchen - the Lightnings on the left & brilliant Rachel Williams (who cooks in the kitchen every Wednesday) on the right. They’re the best!  Good people make all the difference.

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Caption : Saluting the brilliant volunteers at Malpas Community Kitchen – the Lightnings on the left & brilliant Rachel Williams (who cooks in the kitchen every Wednesday) on the right. They’re the best! Good people make all the difference.
Likes : 943
Gyles Brandreth - 0.9K Likes - Tonight at 9.00 pm at @C4Gogglebox

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Caption : Tonight at 9.00 pm at @C4Gogglebox
Likes : 926
Gyles Brandreth - 0.9K Likes - "I have found life an enjoyable, enchanting, active, and sometime terrifying experience, and I've enjoyed it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other." - Sean O'Casey

(I stay happy by keeping the company of happy people.)

Good morning!

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Caption : “I have found life an enjoyable, enchanting, active, and sometime terrifying experience, and I’ve enjoyed it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other.” – Sean O’Casey (I stay happy by keeping the company of happy people.) Good morning!
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Gyles Brandreth - 887 Likes - A completely wonderful morning on the St Peter’s Village tour … celebrating the tour’s 30th birthday with some of the cast of the tour which is a cultural treat - the best way to bring local history life! If ever you’re in Broadstairs this is a 5 star must!

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Caption : A completely wonderful morning on the St Peter’s Village tour … celebrating the tour’s 30th birthday with some of the cast of the tour which is a cultural treat – the best way to bring local history life! If ever you’re in Broadstairs this is a 5 star must!
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Gyles Brandreth - 876 Likes - I’m more of a traditionalist …

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Caption : I’m more of a traditionalist …
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Gyles Brandreth - 858 Likes - This is a happy snap of my producer Harriet with this week’s @therosebudpodcast guest @bjornulvaeus_ … I took the pic in Bridlington at the beautiful @bridspa - the podcast we recorded makes for a fun (& revelatory) weekend listen. Enjoy.

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Caption : This is a happy snap of my producer Harriet with this week’s @therosebudpodcast guest @bjornulvaeus_ … I took the pic in Bridlington at the beautiful @bridspa – the podcast we recorded makes for a fun (& revelatory) weekend listen. Enjoy.
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Gyles Brandreth - 849 Likes - Edinburgh Castle today for the 21 gun salute to mark Queen Camilla’s birthday…

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Caption : Edinburgh Castle today for the 21 gun salute to mark Queen Camilla’s birthday…
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Gyles Brandreth - 844 Likes - This is me trying to deliver my birthday bouquet to @harrietjaine - the brilliant & beautiful producer of @therosebudpodcast … trouble is she’s in London & I’m in Bridlington, so it’s a virtual bouquet, but the birthday best wishes are real enough. Happy birthday!

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Caption : This is me trying to deliver my birthday bouquet to @harrietjaine – the brilliant & beautiful producer of @therosebudpodcast … trouble is she’s in London & I’m in Bridlington, so it’s a virtual bouquet, but the birthday best wishes are real enough. Happy birthday!
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Gyles Brandreth - 844 Likes - Right here, right now: sharing a book signing session with fellow royal biographer Robert Hardman at @Arundells in Salisbury Close. A piece of cake.

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Caption : Right here, right now: sharing a book signing session with fellow royal biographer Robert Hardman at @Arundells in Salisbury Close. A piece of cake.
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Gyles Brandreth - 844 Likes - Good morning!

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Caption : Good morning!
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Gyles Brandreth - 825 Likes - A late lunch …

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Caption : A late lunch …
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Gyles Brandreth - 819 Likes - I’ll be getting my tips from the top today … #EpsomDerby here we come!

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Caption : I’ll be getting my tips from the top today … #EpsomDerby here we come!
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Gyles Brandreth - 793 Likes - Not quite sure what it was, but it was tasty.

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Caption : Not quite sure what it was, but it was tasty.
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Gyles Brandreth - 784 Likes - Monday morning dancing with #gyla on @thismorning . Today we were questioning whether schools are doing enough to prepare children for the workplaceand life including budgeting and cooking and are more young people choosing a ā€œbrickā€ over a smartphone? Lovely chatting to the delightful @catdeeley and @benshephardofficial  Outfit: Blouse and trousers @collectifclothing boots (old and from America) make up and hair by the gorgeous @gemmafieldmakeup

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Caption : Monday morning dancing with #gyla on @thismorning . Today we were questioning whether schools are doing enough to prepare children for the workplaceand life including budgeting and cooking and are more young people choosing a ā€œbrickā€ over a smartphone? Lovely chatting to the delightful @catdeeley and @benshephardofficial Outfit: Blouse and trousers @collectifclothing boots (old and from America) make up and hair by the gorgeous @gemmafieldmakeup
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Gyles Brandreth - 741 Likes - If you fancy a mild sugar rush before midnight, here goes …

Sleep tight. Tomorrow is another day.

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Caption : If you fancy a mild sugar rush before midnight, here goes … Sleep tight. Tomorrow is another day.
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Gyles Brandreth - 739 Likes - My kind of tea shop - a little ice cream with every cup … we’re at Roberto’s in  Driffield

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Caption : My kind of tea shop – a little ice cream with every cup … we’re at Roberto’s in Driffield
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Gyles Brandreth - 729 Likes - Lifting your spirits on a Friday morning …

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Caption : Lifting your spirits on a Friday morning …
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