Charlie Ross - Auctioneer Auctioneer & Consultant Charlie Ross has run his own auction house for over twenty years as well as conducting a wide range of auctions ranging from antiques, commercial and residential property, arms and militaria, through to vintage cars.He is a regular on screen expert for BBC TV’s Flog It! and has more recently been on the Antiques Roadshow.

Christine Hamilton - Celebrity and After Dinner Speaker Christine Hamilton - Battleaxe or Pussycat? Decide for yourself! Christine Hamilton appears regularly on TV and radio, from entertainment to news and current affairs programmes. Her repertoire includes everything from ‘Have I Got News for You’, ‘Bo Selecta’ and ‘Harry Hill’ to ‘Any Questions’, ‘Loose Women’ and ‘Newsnight’.

Mal Rich - After Dinner Speaker,Compere and Master of Ceremonies Mal is available for many types of functions including:After Dinner Speaking Sportsman's Dinners Cabaret Compere/Master of Ceremonies for Corporate Functions. Mal is also an excellent presenter. Last year Mal hosted the Pub of the Year Awards at Pride Park, Derby for Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries. This year he recently compered the National Angling Awards for Emap Active (magazine publishers)

Russ Williams - Auctioneer Russ Williams is available for every type of After Dinner function, whether it be corporate, sporting or charitable. Russ Williams has worked with most of the top hotel groups all over the UK and hundreds of celebrites. His material is fresh, clean and funny and will have you laughing in seconds.

Sandi Toksvig - Entertaining Speaker Sandi’s father, Claus Toksvig, was a foreign correspondent for Danish television, and was sent on assignments to several countries around the world, and so Sandi Toksvig was brought up in Europe, Africa, and the United States. Sandi spent six years at Mamaroneck High School in New York State. She also went to a boarding school in Guildford, Britain.

Paul Boardman - Entertaining Speaker/Comedian At the age of 18, Paul was offered a soccer scholarship in the USA and spent 4 years at the University of Maryland studying for a degree in Sports Science. While in America, Paul began performing stand-up at local student hangouts and was booked for many of the top comedy clubs in and around Washington DC. He quickly earned a reputation as a young up-and-coming comic winning several comedy awards, including one of the East Coast student comedy competitions in Daytona, Florida.

Marc Goodwin - Entertaining Speaker - Poker Marc Goodwin is one of the UK's finest poker players Cool World If you see him at the table, there’s no excuse for annoying him...

Angus Deayton - Entertaining Speaker Angus took home his first TV comedy awards in 1992 when he won Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Series at the British Comedy Awards, Best Comedy Performer and Best Television Comedy at the British Press Guild, a BAFTA for the Best Light Entertainment Show. Three years later he scooped the BBC’s TV Personality of The Year. He had also picked up a few gongs for his radio work before. After co-writing and appearing in Radio Active he earned a Premier Ondas Award in 1983, a Sony Award For Best Radio Comedy in 1982 and a British Press Guild for Best Radio Comedy in 1981

Gary Newbon - Sports Speaker Gary Newbon has been a broadcaster for many years with ITV and since September 2004 a freelance presenter with Sky Sports. He is a regular host of Sky’s You’re On Sky Sports and hosts Sky’s live coverage of Greyhound racing across the UK

Gary Linekar - Sports Speaker During his playing career, Gary Lineker was one of the best known and widely admired soccer players in the world today. He is also an accomplished cricketer (MCC), golfer and snooker player. His goal total of 48 for his country places him second on the all-time list behind Sir Bobby Charlton.

Gyles Brandreth - Speaker After Dinner Speaker Gyles Brandreth’s varied career has ranged from playing Baron Hardup in Cinderella to being a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major’s government. Known for the colourful jumpers he wore on countless game shows and on TV-am in the 1970s and 1980s, he became the MP for the City of Chester in 1992.

Peter Brown - Speaker Peter Brown is a Crown Prosecutor and proud of it. He has prosecuted in every Magistrates Court in North Wales every offence known to man and some that are not! In 1997 he qualified as Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in the Crown Court.

Ian Irving - Speaker Ian Irving is a performer with a remarkable track record in the provision of first-rate entertainment in various settings and at some of the most prestigious venues. Ian is one of the most popular and sought after entertainers on the After Dinner Speaking circuit, some of his blue chip clients include, Nat West Bank, Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Abbey National, Barclays, Mercedes Benz, Ford UK, Vodafone, Sony (UK), The Belfry, Hilton Hotels Group, Wentworth, Woburn, St Mellion, British Airways, Hitachi, Lloyds TSB, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Dame Kelly Holmes - Sports Speaker Kelly Holmes victory in the Athens 800 and 1500 metres Olympic finals proved one thing that her fans always knew: she’s one of the most talented middle distance runners Great Britain has ever had

Blind Dave Heely - Sports Speaker An ordinary bloke from a little village called West Bromwich.”Dave was born 24th November 1957, but any one asking him, on his next birthday he will be 39 and 144 months. He is married to wife Debbie whom he whisked off to Gretna Green (a romantic at heart). They have a hattrick of girls whom he is very proud of, also an important member of the family is guide dog Wicksie.

Derren Brown - Speaker Derren was born in 1971 in Croydon. It was a difficult birth: his mother was in Devon at the time. A precocious and puzzling only child for some years, he liked to paint, foster obsessive habits, and once set fire to a neighbour's boat by accident. Later, after his brother was born, Derren went to study Law and German at Bristol University and fell in love with the city. This was still at the time when marriages between man and city were frowned upon, so rather than risk public derision, Derren decided to just live there after graduating and vowed never to leave. During this time he didn't have two pennies to rub together, which was a shame as it was his only way of keeping warm. He began to perform magic in bars and restaurants, and gave occasional hypnosis shows.

Brian Newbold - Speaker BUPA. "Thank you very much for booking Brian Newbold on our behalf. He is a great guy and was very, very funny. Our Anniversary Dinner went really well and Brian certainly helped to make it such a success. We've had nothing but positive comments back from our guests and management team who attended. I will certainly not hesitate to recommend Brian and your company to other BUPA colleagues."

Barry Cryer - Speaker Barry is a fine after dinner speaker, having delighted audiences up and down the country with stories of the many people he has worked and written for.

Rhona Cameron - Speaker/Host One of the best stand up comedians in the UK, Rhona Cameron made an impact on the comedy scene in 1992, winning Channel 4's 'So You Think You're Funny' award.

Alan Dedicote - Speaker Alan "Deadly" Dedicoat (born December 1954, in Hollywood, Worcestershire) is a senior British continuity announcer for BBC Radio who can also be heard on BBC Television. He leads a team of 15 announcers and is also a regular sidekick to Sir Terry Wogan on Radio 2's breakfast programme, "Wake Up to Wogan", where he is most commonly known as "Deadly".

Reuben Lynch - Toastmaster Reuben Lynch - believed to be Britain's only black Professional Toastmaster. The Toastmaster who will add value, and raise the profile of your function - allowing you, your family and your guests to sit back, relax and enjoy your special event to the full. Available for a range of events from traditional English and ethnic weddings to exhibitions, product launches, balls and charity events

John Richards - Toastmaster A professional Toastmaster encompasses a rare combination of tact, diplomacy and control over the proceedings. His scarlet coat radiates confidence adding dignity and style. He will ensure that your planned procedures are correctly and efficiently followed, providing that reassurance allowing the event organiser to totally relax and enjoy the occasion

Tim Parry - Toastmaster The role of a Professional Toastmaster at civic and corporate events, private functions such as weddings and other celebratory occasions is therefore to provide those essential first and lasting impressions and create that certain degree of formality.