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…
Gascoigne became a household name, presenting the show for 25 years and making phrases such as “Your starter for ten” and “I’ll have to hurry you” part of the everyday British lexicon.
He was famously parodied by Griff Rhys-Jones in alternative BBC Two comedywhich has been hosted by Jeremy Paxman on the BBC since 1994, Gascoigne wrote several successful books, produced documentaries and established an online history encyclopaedia called. In 2014, he inherited an estate in Surrey that is now used as the filming location for hit BBC One comedy
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