Awards Hosts

Up and coming stand up comedian and writer. Holly is a regular on Mock the Week, The Now Show and The Unbelievable Truth, as well as chairing her own comedy panel show based around manners on Radio 4. Co-creator of the hit BBC sitcom, Motherland.

Holly Walsh

A regular Radio 4 broadcaster on You've Got To Be Joking, Adrian is a great after dinner speaker and stand up comedian.

Adrian Walsh

David Walsh is chief sports writer at The Sunday Times, who helped to expose Lance Armstrong as a Drugs Cheat. The story of his exposing Armstrong is one for the ages!

David Walsh

Charming and charismatic, a natural motor-mouth, Brighton's Seann Walsh is the most frighteningly precocious talent to emerge from the UK comedy circuit in ages.

Seann Walsh

Malaysian born, Cambridge educated. Now a regular on TV and at International comedy festivals and has even been on Live At The Apollo.

Phil Wang

Sharon Wanjohi is an up and coming stand up comedian with a varied act ranging from hilariously relatable to absurd comedy

Sharon Wanjohi

Sam Warburton is best known for captaining Wales at two Rugby World Cups and the youngest player to Captain the Lions, leading them to two unbeaten Test series in 2013 and 2017. Sam Warburton OBE has had a rugby career like no other, setting records and achievements that will likely never be broken or matched.

Sam Warburton

Observational comedian, writer and presenter Danny Ward's humour is up-beat and well honed, and his manic style of delivery is both endearing and very funny.

Danny Ward

Comedian, writer, filmmaker and voice-over artist who has made a name for himself in comedy. Winner of Chortle Best Newcomer Award 2017 and official support for Joe Lycett, 2018.

Tom Ward

One of Britain's most highly regarded and versatile journalists and presenters, best known for Newsnight from which she recently stood down from. On a lighter note, she was a finalist on Celebrity Masterchef and also hosted BBC cookery quiz A Question of Taste. In an after dinner setting she is remarkably lighthearted and amusing, drawing on broadcast anecdotes and experiences of the people she has interviewed over the years.

Kirsty Wark

Richard Watson successfully predicted the '08/09 crash in his book What's Next and the Global Pandemic in 2019 to the Sunday Times. Richard focuses particularly on scenario planning and the impact of trends on long-term strategy. His book, Digital vs Human looks at how the internet, and data driven world we live in, has changed the way we think and work. His latest talks tackle the growing epidemic of debilitating busyness. Richard can also do a light hearted after dinner on some of the less plausible, and frankly risible predictions of the future.

Richard Watson

Mark is one of the UK’s most successful comedians with numerous TV credits and awards to his name.

Mark Watson

John is an excellent host and moderator - as a presenter and journalist his strengths lie in his ability to put people at ease and he is engaging and warm, both in front of and away from the camera.

John Watson

Former sports reporter, Derek Watts has become a legend and a household name over the last ten years as co-anchor on award winning South African investigative television program Carte Blanche, reporting on local/international news and stories alike.

Derek Watts

Ruby has had a successful 25 year career in television. In addition, she has studied Psychotherapy and gained her Master’s degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from Oxford University. She is also a TedTalk Global speaker and awarded an OBE for her services to mental health.

Ruby Wax