It's hard to believe how much Gyles packs into his summer term at Oxford: he's filming with the BBC, he's casting his first Oxford University Dramatic Society production, he's looking for a girlfriend, he's going to numerous balls and parties, he's in the newspapers... so this is a long and action-packed episode of the diaries.

It's another cracking episode of Gyles's Oxford diaries... Gyles continues his illicit flirtation with his friend's wife, has a sad meeting with Sal, and goes to a party at Robert Maxwell's mansion.

It's Gyles's first term at New College, Oxford, and in this episode we hear about what happens when the busiest man at Bedales takes on university life.

A treat for fans of Gyles's diaries, as this week we've got another edition of the gap year diaries... so that's two in a row!

Another bumper episode of Gyles's diaries, featuring lots of chat, more diaries, and a gorgeous listener email and poem from Alex and Isabella Porter.

This is a fun episode of diaries, as we hear about the gap year travels not only of Gyles, but also of Harriet too.

The second half of 1966 - Marlene Dietrich, university interviews, and the final goodbyes.

This edition of Gyles's diary takes us up to the end of Gyles's final year at Bedales in the summer of 1966; so this really is the end of an era.

We begin this episode of Gyles's diary in Switzerland, where he's spending the summer as an au pair to the family of the Head of the Swiss Army.

After a three-week wait, we're back with another episode of the young Gyles Brandreth's diary. In these extracts, which take us up to the start of the summer holidays, 1965, Gyles turns 17, is given a three-foot long bar of chocolate, and continues with his impressively busy school life.

We're back, diary fans, with another instalment from Gyles's diary. This one starts in the 1964 summer holidays, Gyles is 16, and he's off on a road trip with his Canadian cousin Johnnie. Gyles is not impressed.

We've another action-packed episode of Gyles's teenage diary for you, diary fans. The young Brandreth continues to busy himself on multiple fronts - with drama, journalism and politics.

The second half of 1963 - Twelfth Night, Kennedy's assassination, and…

The first half of 1963 - sexual politics at Bedales and beyond

The second half of 1962 - summer holidays in Paris and a part in the

The first half of 1962 - more Bedales adventures

The second half of 1961 - Gyles's first term at Bedales.

The first half of 1961 - Gyles's last two terms at prep school.

The second half of 1960 - Gyles goes on summer holidays to Germany

The first half of 1960 - further adventures at prep school