Gyles's Diary, Episode 32
It's time for the very last Rosebud of 2025, and we're leaving you with another warm, wonderful and witty edition of Gyles's diaries.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 31
It's time for another entertaining chapter of Gyles's diaries, this time from the end of 1971 and beginning of 1972, with Gyles's wife Michele as our special guest.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 30
In this episode, we join Gyles on a research trip to the sex shops and shows of Copenhagen with Lord Longford, other members of the Pornography Commission, and assorted members of the press.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 29
It's diary time, diary fans - yippee! In this episode, Gyles gets invited onto Lord Longford's famous committee to investigate pornography, and sex on film and television. Gyles is there to represent the voice of youth, along with Cliff Richard.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 28
Another great episode of diaries for you, featuring another special appearance from Michèle, Gyles's wife. In this episode we discuss whether you can have too much of a good thing, we find out what one word we'd each use to describe one another, and we read a listener email from Claire Gammon in Sydney.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 27
A momentous time for the young GDB in this week's diaries, as he prepares to take his finals and to leave Oxford.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 26
We've got a very special guest joining Gyles and Harriet in this episode of the diaries - and this is a really fun edition of the podcast as a result. Stay tuned to find out who it is...
Gyles's Diary, Episode 25
Join us for the further adventures of the young Gyles Brandreth, as he continues his impressive career at Oxford - in this episode Gyles finally has the success he's been hoping for in the Union elections - but finds it strangely unsatisfying.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 24
Yes, we know it's secretly your favourite part of Rosebud... it's Gyles's diary! And we know we say this every time, but it's another corker. Gyles does something unspeakable on Edward Heath's shoes.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 23
Gyles is back at Oxford after the summer... with a bang, of course. His long-awaited pantomime, Cinderella, opens at the Playhouse, with Sir Michael Redgrave reading the Prologue (and getting stage fright in the wings before the show).
Gyles's Diary, Episode 22
Well, Gyles's diary continues to wow Harriet - and all our lovely listeners - and this week is no exception... Because at the height of the Cold War (it's 1968 and the USSR have just invaded Czechoslovakia), the young Mr Brandreth goes off on a research trip to Moscow.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 21
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.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 20
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.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 19
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.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 18
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!
Gyles's Diary, Episode 17
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.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 16
This is a fun episode of diaries, as we hear about the gap year travels not only of Gyles, but also of Harriet too.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 15
The second half of 1966 - Marlene Dietrich, university interviews, and the final goodbyes.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 14
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.
Gyles's Diary, Episode 13
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.