His broadcast credits range from such shows as 'Celebrity Masterchef' and 'The One Show' to 'Question Time', 'This Week' and 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

He occasionally presents 'Newsnight Review' and 'Saturday Live' on BBC Radio 4, as well as guest presenting 'Loose Ends'.

The son of immigrants who arrive in the United Kingdom from India in the 1960s – his mother was a social worker, his father a teacher, he was initially schooled at Hillhead Primary School in the West End of Glasgow.

He writes a column entitled Hardeep Is Your Love for Scotland on Sunday, and has since March 2007, covering topics as diverse as suspicions that he is a terrorist and being ashamed of enjoying Harry Potter. He also occasionally writes for The Guardian and The Independent.