Gyles Brandreth on Winnie the Pooh

Gyles Brandreth on Somewhere, A Boy and a Bear

***Please note this event is now taking place on Monday 13th October***

Gyles Brandreth joins us to tell the extraordinary story of A.A. Milne, Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh, just in time for the centenary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh in 2026.

Gyles Brandreth knew the real Christopher Robin and his new book is both an intimate and revealing biography of A.A. Milne (to whom there was so much more than Pooh) and a fascinating exploration of family dynamics and the nature of childhood itself.

Gyles is the author of a number of works, including number one Sunday Times bestseller Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait. The late Queen had a special interest in Winnie-the-Pooh, with whom she shares the upcoming centenary.

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former MP and Government Whip. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple. Gyles presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.