Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is a British actor, broadcaster, writer and former politician. He was educated at the University of Oxford and subsequently worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher. He was a presenter for TV-am's Good Morning Britain in the 1980s, and has been regularly featured on Channel 4's game show Countdown and the BBC's The One Show. On radio, he makes frequent appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute.