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Bamber Gascoigne
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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 08 Feb 22 12.53pm |
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DEAD Retired from University Challenge quite a few years ago, but was also a writer and documentary presenter.
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BlueJay  UK 08 Feb 22 1.02pm |
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He had a good innings. RIP.
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Palace Old Geezer  Midhurst 08 Feb 22 1.26pm |
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For me, he'll always be THE voice of University Challenge. A humble and very modest man who apparently did a lot of research into both the questions and answers for the quiz he made his own for 25 years. RIP.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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Teddy Eagle  08 Feb 22 1.31pm |
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He had a much more gentle approach than Paxman, he would often commiserate with contestants over wrong answers and explain how they'd got them wring. Paxman looks as though he wants to call them idiots.
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| BlueJay UK 08 Feb 22 2.03pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
He had a much more gentle approach than Paxman, he would often commiserate with contestants over wrong answers and explain how they'd got them wring. Paxman looks as though he wants to call them idiots. Yes I much preferred him. Paxman always comes across as very confrontational. In interviews fair enough, but it seems a little ill fitting on University Challenge.
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| Stirlingsays 08 Feb 22 2.05pm |
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Sad to hear this.
'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen) |
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 08 Feb 22 2.38pm |
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He was good in Bambi. But I preferred him in ''Bambi Goes Crazy Ape Bonkers
COYP |
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| Fatherken 08 Feb 22 2.56pm |
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In the days of upper crust proper English spoken presenters alas those days are gone . RIP Mr Gascoigne
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 08 Feb 22 3.26pm |
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does Paxman have smart-@rse riposts written into his notes ? to be used when a contestant makes a predictable blunder... ''oh no, that's an ionic bond whereas the bond on hydrogen atoms in a water molecule is with a Dative bond'' ''oh no, Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle and not Peterborough Castle where she was buried''
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 08 Feb 22 4.25pm |
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RIP Bamber Always liked University Challenge and still get annoyed by students' lack of knowledge.
Red and Blue Army! |
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| YT Oxford 08 Feb 22 5.07pm |
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How many other Bambers are there in the world, I wonder? 5 points for each one you can name.
Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes) |
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| chris123 hove actually 08 Feb 22 5.15pm |
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Originally posted by YT
How many other Bambers are there in the world, I wonder? 5 points for each one you can name. Bamber Bridge.
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