“'An Audience With Kenneth Williams.' My wife and I went with him to the recording. He was paid £10,000, the largest fee he had ever received and was so nervous he was shaking. But his performance was matchless. He knew it was the best thing he'd ever done.”

British broadcaster and writer, former politician

Gyles Brandreth is a British broadcaster and writer, and a former politician. He has also worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author, and publisher. His career has ranged across media, books, and public life, with work in broadcasting and publishing alongside time in politics. He is known for a wide professional span rather than for a single field.