Gyles Brandreth

I admire his energy and his to-do mind set. At 80 or so, his varied life and self-challenging approach to it is fascinating.

I don’t particularly like his “luvvie” type world or his darling approach to his various interviewees, but the fact that he has done so many things, met so many interesting people, to what depth who knows, but his self promotion is never so obvious or nauseous.

He wanted to be a parliamentarian, so he did, a pantomime dame and he did, the go-to person who knows everybody and he does those interviews, have his own Edinburgh fringe show, and he has. And he earns his living.