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Old 08-02-2022, 06:25 PM #1
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Default Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87


With his Wife, Late 1960's

[ Former University Challenge presenter
and author Bamber Gascoigne has
died at the age of 87.

Gascoigne was the original presenter
of the TV quiz show from 1962 to 1987.
He also presented TV documentaries
and wrote several books.]


[In a statement, Christina Gascoigne
said: "Bamber and I had a fantastic 62 years
together full of friends and adventures.
We never had a quarrel, not even when
I turned the car over while
we were driving to India.

"He was an incredibly generous man
and everything he did was pointed
towards sharing the gifts of his own
life with others - he was even
instrumental in the creation of a
new Thames boat: the skerry
(a cross between the skiff and the wherry)
so that schoolchildren could enjoy the
river as much as he did.

"For 30 years, we swam in the
river every day possible
(only in the summer). He loved opera
and was thrilled that he could have an
opera house in the garden he inherited
from his aunt Mary Roxburghe.]


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May he rest in peace.
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Yes a Sad Loss

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nice to see you return, Sir.
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Thanks Arista. Nice to hear from an acquaintance from the past. Hope you're doing well.
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Whilst looking at a photograph of the old school football team

"I was a Midfield dynamo I used to play like Paul Gascoigne. The one next to me is Boycie, he used to play like Bamber Gascoigne"

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"is that true Bambi? Did you make a video nasty?"


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Ra! Ra! Ra! We're going to smash the oiks! Great sketch.
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Yes Alf
he, Griff Rhys Jones,
was on the end of NewsnightHD BBC2


Paying Tribute to Bamber
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