GYLES Brandreth will be bringing his brand new show Word Power! to King's Hall, Ilkley on Monday as part of a 42-date UK tour.

Brandreth’s previous two shows were both five star sell-outs and Word Power! is just as engaging and boisterous as its predecessors. In addition, Gyles’s brand new book Word Play was released in August 2015 to coincide with the show.

There is no denying that Gyles is a word fanatic. As the Founder of the National Scrabble Championships and President of the Association of British Scrabble Players, Gyles has appeared on every word-based radio and TV game show and is a regular visitor to Countdown’s 'Dictionary Corner'.

Gyles is one of Britain’s busiest after-dinner speakers and award ceremony hosts. He has won and been nominated for awards as a public speaker, novelist, children’s writer, broadcaster (Sony and Royal Television Society), political diarist (Channel Four), journalist (British Press Awards), theatre producer (Olivier), and businessman (British Tourist Authority Come to Britain Trophy). He has featured on This Is Your Life and Desert Island Discs and is a former chairman and now vice-president of the National Playing Fields Association.

Gyles Brandreth Word Power! is at the King's Hall on Monday, May 16 at 7.30pm.

Tickets: £20.50 (recommended age 16+), are available from Bradford Theatres Box Office on 01274 432000 or visit bradford-theatres.co.uk for tickets and more information.