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After Dinner 
Neil Hanson
Fee band from £ 2000 - 4000
To book Neil, please
call us on +44 (0)20 7247 1193
or e-mail to:
info@cityspeakersinternational.co.uk
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Background
Neil Hanson is a multiple of personalities; You could book a treasure diver, a kidnap negotiator, a polar explorer, a round-the-world walker, a submariner, an England football coach, an England rugby captain, a controversial historian, an undercover investigator, an IRA informer, three or four travellers and adventurers, two jet-pilots and half a dozen SAS men.
Or you could book Neil Hanson instead - as a ghostwriter, he’s “been” all of them and knows where the bodies are buried. Throw in his own past career - if that’s not too strong a word for it - ice-cream salesman, holiday camp redcoat, art critic, rugby commentator, editor of The Good Beer Guide, owner of the highest pub in Britain, round-the-world traveller, writer and broadcaster, and you have an award-winning after dinner speaker who’s wowed audiences in Britain, the US, Australia and New Zealand.
Areas of Expertise
He's been the editor of the drinker's bible, The Good Beer Guide, and the owner of the highest pub in Britain - within a week of taking it over his locals had re-christened him 'Basil' after a well-known Torquay hotelier - and has also found time to travel round the world twice, edit an assortment of obscure magazines, make a couple of television films, write two screenplays, be a radio broadcaster in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, and write for every British national newspaper and for media around the world.
His books have been acclaimed by everyone from critics on the Sunday Times and the New York Times to Andy McNab, and in addition to his popular histories, biographies and travel books, he's also written thrillers that have been described as making 'Donnie Brasco look like Noel's House Party' and 'reminiscent of Dick Francis at his very best', though rather more worryingly, he says, they've also been called 'as good as anything written by Jeffrey Archer'.
An award winning after-dinner speaker, he has spoken at every type of occasion - corporate events, conferences, festivals, dinners and banquets - throughout the UK and in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, Dubai and New York. He has also made regular appearances on television and radio in Britain, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Client Comments
‘We have had such positive feedback from those that attended and nearly all mentioned your speech and how much they enjoyed it. My husband was laughing so much he was nearly crying! Having picked your name almost "out of a hat" via the internet, I realise now what a good choice I made!’
Sandy Rysiok, Society of Municipal Treasurers
‘Just wanted to thank you for a great event here last month. I have lost count of the number of people who came up and said to me “I see you saved the best till last”. It was absolutely compelling and you really had the audience with you all the way.’
Rachel Feldberg, Director, Ilkley Festival
'Neil Hanson is an extraordinarily lucid, compelling and interesting speaker, mixing the personal and factual in a very beguiling way. I hugely enjoyed his talk and can't recommend him highly enough.'
Simon Winder, Publishing Director, Penguin Books
'I would like to thank you for being a wonderful after dinner speaker. Your humour, wit and entertaining ability all conspired to keep a very diverse audience entranced. You also managed to inform, be serious and left everyone wanting more from you, a rare gift.'
Janet Munro, Soroptimist International
‘We're gratified by the size of the audiences, their attentiveness and their positive response... Once again, thank you for making it an extraordinary experience!’
Peter Kuntz, Chicago Humanities Festival
