Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes CBE has, since the early 1970s, divided his energies between cinema, television, theatre and writing a number of successful novels. His novels include the Alec Hillsden series, A Spy at Twilight, International Velvet and The Memory of All That . He has also published two volumes of autobiography, Notes for a Life and A Divided Life.

 In 2004, he was awarded a CBE for his services to the arts and he currently serves as president of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He is now a regular contributor to The Spectator magazine.