“I wanted to have a house near his grave, and that's exactly what I did get. When I woke up in the morning, I would open my window and look out upon Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare's grave is. Not once did it fail to move me.”

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.