Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

It's another interesting, and touching, episode of Gyles's diary, today from the second half of 1981. Gyles's life is still busy - with his debut appearance on Just a Minute, public-speaking events, and showbiz parties... but behind the scenes, serious and sad things are happening, as his darling Pa returns from America with a grave illness and quickly deteriorates.

We're in luck and so are you, Rosebud Family: because the brilliant Bill Bailey is our guest today. And this is a entertaining and enlightening episode which will surprise and delight you. Bill talks to Gyles about his childhood in Keynesham, where he grew up in a busy house which was also a doctor's surgery; he talks about being musically gifted and how annoying it can be to...

At this spooky time of year we are celebrating the new film "Ghosts: The Possession of Button House", and our guests are Jim Howick, who plays Pat Butcher, and Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who plays Mike. If you love the brilliant BBC series, Ghosts, then you'll enjoy this episode, and you'll enjoy the film, which is in cinemas now. In this fun conversation, Gyles talks to Jim and Kiel...

Gary Kemp is the lead guitarist of the legendary 80s band Spandau Ballet, and the author of all of their greatest hits, including True, Gold, Through The Barricades and To Cut a Long Story Short. He is also a successful movie star, in films as diverse as The Bodyguard and The Krays. In this brilliant and wide-ranging conversation with Gyles...

Another classic episode of Gyles's diaries for you today. Gyles has been keeping a daily diary since he was ten years old, and in these episodes (released on alternate Tuesdays), he reads selected extracts aloud to Harriet, the Rosebud producer, and they chat about them. We've now reached 1981. If you want to go back to the very beginning, the episodes are in chronological or...