ONE of the best known broadcasters of the last 10 years across the BBC and ITV is coming to Weston Rhyn next month to talk about his drinking past.

Adrian Chiles, who lists The One Show, Match of the Day 2 and ITV's England internationals coverage among his credits, will be coming to the Holroyd Theatre in Weston Rhyn on Monday, December 5.

Chiles, who presents an afternoon show on BBC Radio 5Live, will be there to promote his new book The Good Drinker in conjunction with Oswestry-based Booka Bookshop.

A spokesman said Chiles, known for his love of football team West Bromwich Albion, will talk about how he is trying to find the balance of being a 'good drinker'.

They said: "Join popular broadcaster and columnist as he talks about his new book The Good Drinker, a humorous and heartfelt exploration of the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation.

"The recommended alcohol limit is 14 units a week; Adrian used to put away almost 100.

"Ever since he was a teenager, drinking was his idea of a good time – and not just his, but seemingly the whole nation’s.

"Still, it wasn’t very good for him: the doctor made that clear. If you lined them up, Adrian must have knocked back three miles of drinks.

"How many of them had he genuinely wanted? A mile?

"There’s an awful lot of advice out there on how to quit booze completely. If you just want to drink a bit less, the pickings are slim.

"Yet while the alcohol industry depends on a minority of problem drinkers, the majority really do enjoy in moderation. What’s their secret?

"Join the inimitable Adrian as he sets out around Britain and plumbs his only slightly fuzzy memories of a lifetime in pubs in a quest to find the good drinker within.

"Adrian Chiles hosts a twice-weekly radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live and writes a regular column in both the Guardian.

"His previous book, We Don’t Know What We’re Doing, was about obsessive West Bromwich Albion fans.

"He has hosted an array of documentaries for the BBC, including Drinkers Like Me (2018) and Panorama –Britain’s Drinking Problem (2020)."

Doors open at 6.45pm for the 7.30pm show and tickets are £8 per person for admittance without a book and £15 for entry with a signed copy of the book.

For more, head to https://www.bookabookshop.co.uk/