Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and best known as a regular on ITV's This Morning and Radio 4's Just A Minute. On stage he has appeared as Malvolio, Lady Bracknell and in his own musical revue in London's West End. On TV he has featured in Have I Got News For You, QI, Would I Lie to You?, Pointless, Countdown and Celebrity Gogglebox . His novels include seven Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as his detective and he has published two acclaimed volumes of diaries, an autobiography, Odd Boy Out, and two best-selling royal biographies. His podcasts include Something Rhymes With Purple , all about words and language, which he presents with Susie Dent, and Rosebud , in which he talks to famous people about their early memories. He is married to writer and publisher Michele Brown and has three children, six grandchildren and a cat called Nala. Finola Burrell is a physiotherapist with over 14 years' experience. Since graduating from King's College London, she's completed postgraduate training in areas such as pain psychology (CBT, mindfulness, ACT), women's health (incontinence and pelvic floor), and Pilates (ante and postnatal), among others.
Her career has spanned private practice and sports, including working with rugby clubs, providing physiotherapy at the London 2012 Paralympics, and treating a wide range of athletes- from runners to judo practitioners. She's worked with clients of all ages, from 7 to 97 years old, providing them with exercise programmes and self-care strategies to relieve symptoms, prevent recurrence and to improve their health and fitness. As well as co-writing a series of ebooks called Strength Through Yoga with Hannah Barrett, Finola has contributed advice to several media outlets such as The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, Women's Health, and various yoga magazines and online health websites. Finola currently lives in Lausanne, Switzerland with her partner and son. https://refinephysio.co.uk https://www.instagram.
com/finolaphysio.