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Feb 8, 2022 · The former host of University Challenge Bamber Gascoigne has died aged 87, his representative has said. The presenter, who was the original quizmaster on the BBC show from 1962 to 1987, died at ...
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Feb 8, 2022 · Bamber Gascoigne, the first University Challenge host, who became one of the UK’s most beloved TV quiz presenters, has died aged 87, his representatives confirmed to the BBC. Gascoigne died at ...
Bamber Gascoigne. Script and Continuity Department: Dig This Rhubarb. Bamber Gascoigne was born on 24 January 1935 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Dig This Rhubarb (1963), Jonathan Creek (1997) and Alas Smith & Jones (1984).
Feb 8, 2022 · TV presenter and author Bamber Gascoigne has died at the age of 87 following a short illness. Gascoigne, best known as the original host of BBC’s University Challenge, died at his home in ...
Feb 8, 2022 · Bamber Gascoigne has died at the age of 87. The University Challenge host died at his home in Richmond, London after suffering a short illness. He was married to his wife Christina, a potter, for ...
Feb 12, 2022 · Bamber had nursed hopes of becoming an actor ever since a schoolmaster had praised one of his performances, but after the show, Gascoigne politely suggested that perhaps he ought to stick to ...
Jan 1, 1973 · Bamber Gascoigne is an Eton and Cambridge educated television presenter and author. He was for several years a drama critic for the "Spectator" and the "Observer", and has written a number of books on theatre, art and cultural history. He came to fame as the presenter of the popular television quiz show, University Challenge (1962 - 1987) and ...
