Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-

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Name (Hebrew)
ברנדרת, גילז, 1948-
Name (Latin)
Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-
Other forms of name
Brandreth, Gyles, 1948-
ברנדרת, גילס
ברנדרת, ג'ילס
ברנדרת, ג'יילס
Date of birth
1948
Place of birth
Wuppertal (Germany)
Associated country
Great Britain
England
Field of activity
Television--Production and direction
Radio
Politics, Practical
Associate group
England. Parliament
England. Parliament (1992-04-09 - 1992-04-09)
Occupation
Authors
Broadcasters
Legislators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 110260502
Wikidata: Q2524132
Library of congress: n 79071171
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, May 29, 2013(Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, born Mar. 8, 1948, in Wuppertal, Germany, to English parents and raised in England; English writer, radio and television broadcaster, and former Conservative Member of Parliament for the City of Chichester from Apr. 9, 1992-May 1, 1997; attended Oxford University)
  • John Haden Badley, 1865-1967, 1967.
  • His Total nonsense Z to A, c1981:t.p. (Gyles Brandreth)
  • BL auth. file, 17th Sept. 2003(Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, born 8th Mar. 1948)
  • ספר: אוסקר ויילד והרציחות לאור הנר, 2010.
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Wikipedia description:

Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is a British broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher. Brandreth was a presenter for TV-am's Good Morning Britain in the 1980s, and has regularly featured on Channel 4's game show Countdown and the BBC's The One Show. On radio, he has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute. In 1992, Brandreth was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester constituency. Representing Chester in the House of Commons until his defeat at the 1997 general election, Brandreth then resumed his career in the media. He has written fiction and non-fiction books.

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