Artistes of the Month
Also featured: 
Gyles
Brandreth, Stephen Sackur
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
One
of the brightest talents to ascend through such respected programmes as
'Newsround' and 'Newsnight', Krishnan brings great flair to his reports
and presentation - flair borne of intelligence, knowledge and sound programming
instinct.
Now, after spearheading the BBC Digital 24 Hour News service, he has moved to the prestigious hot seat of Channel 4 News.
His impressive portfolio began in the year between school and university presenting topical youth discussions on BBC2's 'Open To Question' researching for BBC Scotlands' 'Testimony' and reporting for BBC2's 'Reportage'- as well as for the major Asian arts magazine 'Network East'.
Krishnan is available to host conferences, and chairing events.
Gyles
Brandreth
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Founder and artistic director of PMT (the Pocket Musical Theatre Co),
Gyles Brandreth is the author of Zipp! (One hundred musicals for less
than the price of one), the musical comedy revue which won the "Most
Popular Show" Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival, recently completed
its first West End season, and now has productions scheduled in Germany,
Scandinavia, South Africa and Japan.
Gyles Brandreth's varied career has ranged from playing Baron Hardup in Cinderella (with Bonnie Langford, Barbara Windsor and Brian Conley) to being a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major's Government.
He has been a Member of Parliament, editor-at-large of the Sunday Telegraph Review, and a London correspondent for CBS News. In the US (where his great-great-grandfather was a New York senator) he is a regular presenter with the Home Shopping Network. In the UK (where his forebears include the last person to be beheaded in England for treason), his recent TV credits range from Countdown to Have I Got News for You. On BBC Radio Four his recent credits include Broadcasting House, The Motion Show and Just A Minute. On BBC TV he has been the subject of This Is Your Life.
A former Oxford scholar, President of the Oxford Union and artistic director of the Oxford Theatre Festival, he has co-produced three plays in the West End, written a show about A A Milne with Julian Slade (the creator of Salad Days), and scripted the TV series Dear Ladies with Hinge & Bracket. His many books about the theatre include a history of pantomime and an acclaimed biography of Sir John Gielgud, now out in paperback (published by Sutton).
His best-selling political diaries, Breaking the Code ("Far more perceptive and revealing than Alan Clark's" The Times) are published by Phoenix, and his novels, set in the world of theatre, Who Is Nick Saint? and Venice Midnight, are both published by Warner. His many children's books include Max: The Boy Who Made a Million and The Ghost at No 13.
Brief Encounters: Meetings with Remarkable People, a collection of his interviews with princes, prime ministers and stars of stage and screen, is published by Politico's, while Charles and Camilla: Portrait of an Affair is published by Century and Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage is published by Arrow.
His most recent book is a study of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.
Gyles Brandreth, a former Chairman and now Vice-President of the National
Playing Fields association, is married to writer and publisher Michele
Brown. They have three children and are the co-curators of the National
Portrait Gallery's celebration of children's writers now touring the UK
and co-founders of the award-winning Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon.
"thank you for acting as host for our awards...your professionalism
and wit made the evening a great success…we have had nothing but
positive comment from all who attended."
Informa - Gyles hosted 4 awards ceremonies during 2007
"The lunch went very well! The overwhelming opinion was that
Gyles is definitely one of the best speakers we have ever had! I have
received so many wonderful comments regarding his performance."
Gyles spoke at the BPMA's Annual lunch in December 2005
Such an international audience can be a challenge and I am in awe
that you could entertain them so brilliantly, which made the evening such
a sucess.
Pamela Kirby Johnson - GAFTA
Click
here to see Gyles's online video showreel
Stephen
Sackur
Stephen
Sackur is the new presenter of BBC Hardtalk which is broadcast on BBC
News 24 and BBC World, the BBC's international news channel, and has already
started to receive widespread praise: Following an interview with the
Prime Minister of Ethiopia he received over 200 emails from Ethiopians
delighted to hear an interviewer willing to challenge their leader on
his record on Corruption and Human Rights.
Prior to his appointment, Stephen was the BBC's Chief Europe correspondent between 2002 and 2005, following a 4 year stint in Washington.
Stephen offers a world of experience in US and foreign affairs news coverage. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the war ravaged sands of Kuwait, Sackur has covered major breaking stories for over a decade. His insight into the people and places that keep our world spinning is unparalleled. Some of his areas of expertise include:
- U.S. Politics and Culture
Stephen was the BBC's chief Washington correspondent from '97 thru to 2002 and during a momentous five years covered the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the closest election in US political history, the September 11th attacks and America's response - the global war on terrorism.
His reporting from Washington was honoured by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2002. Durin his time there he interviewed Presidents Clinton and Bush and all of their closest advisors.
- The Middle East
Sackur served as BBC Middle East Correspondent in both Cairo and Jerusalem, covering all aspects of this volatile, fascinating region including: the ups and downs of the peace process, the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yizhak Rabin and the emergence of the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Araf.In 1991 he wrote a book about the first Gulf War called 'On the Basra Road' in 1991 - it was a 'Spectator' book of the year.
- Eastern Europe
As witness to Communism's last days in Eastern Europe, Sackur offers a
unique perspective on the rocky road to democracy and stability for this
important post-Cold War area.
Stephen's warm yet no nonsense style is highly valued in the corporate market and is available for hosting conferences as well as making keynote speeches, with his wide internation experience making him a natural choice for multinational audiences.
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here for Stephen's showreel which can be found on the video page
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