Bamber Gascoigne

English television presenter (University Challenge) and author (The Great Moghuls).
Died on Tuesday February 8th 2022

Tweets related to Bamber Gascoigne:

@WHorsleyPlace: Share your memories of, and tributes to, the irreplaceable Bamber with us- #westhorsleyplace #bambergascoigne - 4 years ago

@HindleyLancs: @Hepworthclare In honour of Bamber Gascoigne "Starter for ten, no conferring" - 4 years ago

@sdnpb_norman: RT @normanhadleyta1: @LloydHardy Perhaps they're paying tribute to the late Bamber Gascoigne. #JohnsonOut_23 - 4 years ago

@normanhadleyta1: @LloydHardy Perhaps they're paying tribute to the late Bamber Gascoigne. #JohnsonOut_23 - 4 years ago

@PamAlexanderAoU: @SPAB1877 There’s a splendid crinkle-crankle wall at West Horsley Place, home of Grange Park Opera and of the late… - 4 years ago

@mirabarhillel: RT @zelo_street: @dansabbagh @mirabarhillel Very University Challenge from the Bamber Gascoigne era ... "Have to hurry you, no conferring" - 4 years ago

@RichardMonnick: @breeallegretti 😉 ironically, a week after Bamber Gascoigne's death. - 4 years ago

@DazzlerRobert: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@zelo_street: @dansabbagh @mirabarhillel Very University Challenge from the Bamber Gascoigne era ... "Have to hurry you, no conferring" - 4 years ago

@MessierMessiah: @guardian In the same week Bamber Gascoigne dies they're saying "no conferring!". #UniversityChallenge #starter4ten - 4 years ago

@davidbo61210816: RT @mariellaf1: Today the Life and Times original University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne, famous for phrases ‘fingers on the buzze… - 4 years ago

@DPO_GDPR_CCPA: RT @mariellaf1: Today the Life and Times original University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne, famous for phrases ‘fingers on the buzze… - 4 years ago

@mariellaf1: Today the Life and Times original University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne, famous for phrases ‘fingers on t… - 4 years ago

@NahidAlaei: How Bamber Gascoigne created an opera lover's Eden - 4 years ago

@NahidAlaei: 'His learning was worn lightly and smilingly': Mark Lawson pays tribute to Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@VintageBarbara: @Wimpressp @MrJamesMay It wasn't a cryptic clue. There was an earlier question on in the style of university challe… - 4 years ago

@Wimpressp: @VintageBarbara @MrJamesMay I thought the clue was in the question so went for Bamber Gascoigne. - 4 years ago

@PrintHistory: RT @TypeTweets: A patron if print. Bamber Gascoigne obituary - 4 years ago

@DennisPeartree: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@JAWaterhouse01: RT @agnes_guano: The comedy series Ghosts was shot in Bamber Gascoigne's house. There you go, obscure TV trivia fact of the day. - 4 years ago

@SorayaM: RT @Mikeh60882356: #UniversityChallenge Remember watching this with Bamber Gascoigne all them years ago RIP Bamber Top man x - 4 years ago

@rosalindanne: RT @Bobby_Seagull: "Organise BBC game" apt anagram for legendary host of #UniversityChallenge Bamber Gascoigne This is 1st episode of UC s… - 4 years ago

@nowackirobin: RT @nowackirobin: #BamberGascoigne #UniversityChallenge #Richmond #WhiteCrossPub #RiverCrane #RobinNowacki Bamber Gascoigne, presenter Univ… - 4 years ago

@rosalindanne: RT @Mikeh60882356: #UniversityChallenge Remember watching this with Bamber Gascoigne all them years ago RIP Bamber Top man x - 4 years ago

@AntiProfessor: RT @TypeTweets: A patron if print. Bamber Gascoigne obituary - 4 years ago

@Inclinepress: RT @TypeTweets: A patron if print. Bamber Gascoigne obituary - 4 years ago

@MikeHarlingSW: RT @MissLionHeart: This episode of #UniversityChallenge is dedicated to Bamber Gascoigne, who sadly passed away last week Rest in peace, B… - 4 years ago

@mimsy78: RT @Mikeh60882356: #UniversityChallenge Remember watching this with Bamber Gascoigne all them years ago RIP Bamber Top man x - 4 years ago

@Hugorelly: RT @MissLionHeart: This episode of #UniversityChallenge is dedicated to Bamber Gascoigne, who sadly passed away last week Rest in peace, B… - 4 years ago

@CliveSC: RT @TypeTweets: A patron if print. Bamber Gascoigne obituary - 4 years ago

@LlareggubHall: 'My husband Bamber Gascoigne had a brilliant mind – but I wouldn't call him an intellectual' - 4 years ago

@adabagcompany: Bamber Gascoigne: Cultural polymath and original University Challenge quiz master - 4 years ago

@lungsatwork: RT @DannyDutch: My Bamber Gascoigne fact, the house in which they filmed #BBCGhosts (@WHorsleyPlace) was unknowingly inherited by Gascoigne… - 4 years ago

@snathe: (and, your reminder that BAMBER GASCOIGNE is an anagram of ORGANISE BBC GAME) #NotVinylRevival - 4 years ago

@snathe: Evening all. Apparently the first 3 tracks are RIPs this week; Bamber Gascoigne I'm aware of, the others no idea. #NotVinylRevival - 4 years ago

@HoddersUK: Evening all, may have done a Jim Pope impression on hearing College Boy. (RIP Bamber Gascoigne) #NotVInylRevival - 4 years ago

@Passionflower99: RT @Telegraph: After the death of the former University Challenge presenter, Bamber Gascoigne's widow Christina remembers the man and his m… - 4 years ago

@KateLizMcLaren: RT @Telegraph: After the death of the former University Challenge presenter, Bamber Gascoigne's widow Christina remembers the man and his m… - 4 years ago

@2019Ifaw: @Portaspeciosa Works for me. I once lived in Richmond. My boyfriend used to get back from the supermarket saying 'O… - 4 years ago

@SenseiChanning: RT @FXMC1957: 8 February 2022. Bamber Gascoigne died (aged 87). He was the original quizmaster on University Challenge, which was first scr… - 4 years ago

@TheRealMrGlyde: Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@DZANET6666: RT @Telegraph: After the death of the former University Challenge presenter, Bamber Gascoigne's widow Christina remembers the man and his m… - 4 years ago

@Telegraph: After the death of the former University Challenge presenter, Bamber Gascoigne's widow Christina remembers the man… - 4 years ago

@truealerts: 'My husband Bamber Gascoigne had a brilliant mind – but I wouldn't call him an intellectual' - 4 years ago

@creditplumber: Christina Gascoigne poignantly and simply describes what she’ll miss about her husband of 57yrs; “It’s the general… - 4 years ago

@SHNHSocNatHist: RT @ArchivistJune: Very sad to hear that Bamber Gascoigne, Historian and Founder Member of the Bewick Society died this week. A Bewick ad… - 4 years ago

@nowackirobin: RT @nowackirobin: #BamberGascoigne #UniversityChallenge #Richmond #WhiteCrossPub #RiverCrane #RobinNowacki Bamber Gascoigne, presenter Univ… - 4 years ago

@gallimaufrey777: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@JohnBrynt: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@stillsquirrels: RT @Markgatiss: Very sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. An ever-cheerful icon of our collective TV upbringing who made knowledge… - 4 years ago

@ArchivistJune: Very sad to hear that Bamber Gascoigne, Historian and Founder Member of the Bewick Society died this week. A Bewi… - 4 years ago

@nowackirobin: RT @nowackirobin: #BamberGascoigne #UniversityChallenge #Richmond #WhiteCrossPub #RiverCrane #RobinNowacki Bamber Gascoigne, presenter Univ… - 4 years ago

@mariali94316534: RT @guardianobits: Bamber Gascoigne obituary. Writer, documentary-maker and broadcaster who was the popular quizmaster of TV’s University C… - 4 years ago

@PhilipJTaylor1: RT @WHorsleyPlace: Share your memories of, and tributes to, the irreplaceable Bamber with us- #westhorsleyplace #b… - 4 years ago

@WeedenColin: @JohnJCrace @susan_bagheri The questionnaire will be Johnson’s ‘starter for 10’ (years if there be any justice), an… - 4 years ago

@WHorsleyPlace: Share your memories of, and tributes to, the irreplaceable Bamber with us- #westhorsleyplace #bambergascoigne - 4 years ago

@parthaachakra: @babubasu Ooh no only recently we saw the great Mughal series . RIP Bamber Gascoigne, Jeremy is his rightful succes… - 4 years ago

@mopeygooner: RT @babubasu: He hosted University Challenge for 25 years. His crisp conduct of the quiz, matched with donnish but gentle omniscience & the… - 4 years ago

@peeleraja: RT @babubasu: He hosted University Challenge for 25 years. His crisp conduct of the quiz, matched with donnish but gentle omniscience & the… - 4 years ago

@babubasu: He hosted University Challenge for 25 years. His crisp conduct of the quiz, matched with donnish but gentle omnisci… - 4 years ago

@HennessyArch: RT @IrishTimesLife: Arthur Bamber Gascoigne obituary: Popular polymath TV quizmaster - 4 years ago

@pgjackson1: @LightningPsych @marcusbella @YouTube @kennylanglea @wayneahill1 @slimshaney42 @BenJBurford @charlatan109… - 4 years ago

@IrishTimes: RT @IrishTimesLife: Arthur Bamber Gascoigne obituary: Popular polymath TV quizmaster - 4 years ago

@IrishTimesLife: Arthur Bamber Gascoigne obituary: Popular polymath TV quizmaster - 4 years ago

@Deborah67525669: RT @DannyDutch: My Bamber Gascoigne fact, the house in which they filmed #BBCGhosts (@WHorsleyPlace) was unknowingly inherited by Gascoigne… - 4 years ago

@ChuckDBall: RT @RhonddaBryant: Sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. A very long time ago I challenged one of his answers - and he gave me the… - 4 years ago

@Flaubertcarrot: Bamber Gascoigne, former University Challenge quizmaster, dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@Flaubertcarrot: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@RealKimPlaton: RT @unknown_templar: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. Even today, a copy of his 1976 Castles of Britain book still occupies pride of place on my desk.… - 4 years ago

@Urbanskylark: @mocent0 John Major John Key Bamber Gascoigne Michael Palin Jacinda Ardern - 4 years ago

@DLidington: RT @Jderbyshire: What is it about the British and quizzes, asks Philip Coggan (complete with tribute to the late Bamber Gascoigne) - 4 years ago

@PhilipJTaylor1: RT @WHorsleyPlace: A lovely article in @SurreyLife about Bamber's legacy at westhorsleyplace. #bambergascoigne - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @p_charlotta: RIP Bamber Gascoigne - absolutely devastated. The original quizmaster “fingers on buzzers” - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @DA__writes: Bamber Gascoigne. The kind of presenter you never see today. Literate, understated, good-natured, well-spoken. All the char… - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @History_Chap: “Your starter for ten…” RIP Arthur Bamber Gascoigne CBE FRSL (24th January 1935 – 8th February 2022) - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @1888_Celticbhoy: Sad hear the news that Bamber Gascoigne who used host #UniversityChallenge died aged 87 at home after short illness #… - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @UKPRES1: Sad news today regarding the passing of University Challenge legend Bamber Gascoigne. See him in his element here in 1982. Who… - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @tvark: RIP Bamber Gascoigne The original host of University Challenge for over 25 years. Arthur Bamber Gascoigne CBE, FRSL 24th Janua… - 4 years ago

@cristo_monte: RT @CameronYardeJnr: THE host of University Challenge. RIP Bamber Gascoigne. - 4 years ago

@nowackirobin: RT @nowackirobin: #BamberGascoigne #UniversityChallenge #Richmond #WhiteCrossPub #RiverCrane #RobinNowacki Bamber Gascoigne, presenter Univ… - 4 years ago

@Gileslondon: RT @surreylive: Bamber Gascoigne's legacy to Surrey is West Horsley Place's preservation after 'incredible shock' of inheritance - 4 years ago

@BlueGlassBoy: @mobeenakhan Now here’s a thing. The location where they shoot Ghosts is actually the home of the late Bamber Gascoigne. - 4 years ago

@peeleraja: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. The Indian Version of University Challenge, hosted by @babubasu, was a unique experience for… - 4 years ago

@Gileslondon: RT @WHorsleyPlace: A lovely article in @SurreyLife about Bamber's legacy at westhorsleyplace. #bambergascoigne - 4 years ago

@RichardPopperw1: Original University Challenge host and Magdalene graduate Bamber Gascoigne has died at the age of 87. The show pres… - 4 years ago

@S_Hemingway_: Bamber Gascoigne has died. HM Queen Elizabeth has announced a week of mourning and decreed that all flags on public… - 4 years ago

@dv_martinez: RT @Jderbyshire: What is it about the British and quizzes, asks Philip Coggan (complete with tribute to the late Bamber Gascoigne) - 4 years ago

@BennyBoygr: @johopkins27 Did you see this? Inside Bamber Gascoigne's 14th century estate where series Ghosts is filmed… - 4 years ago

@StarrOutlook: @BorderAdventure i thought he was dead as well. When Bamber Gascoigne died last week i was shocked cos i'd thought he'd gone years ago - 4 years ago

@SurreyLife: Tributes have been shared for former University Challenge presenter, author and philanthropist Bamber Gascoigne, wh… - 4 years ago

@Somedigits: @Maffewgregg just watched last week's @Cultaholic podcast. You made a joking reference to Bamber Gascoigne during t… - 4 years ago

@realarsenalism: @youngonesfan @LeoMoynihan I remember when Bamber was the only famous Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@littlemore20: RT @RKW1899: @DailyPicTheme2 Today’s Daily Picture Theme is #Question "and here's a starter for ten" RIP Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@AirBudMaulsCop: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@WiciCymru: RT @Wicipedia: Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@RKW1899: @DailyPicTheme2 Today’s Daily Picture Theme is #Question "and here's a starter for ten" RIP Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@NorthCrayMal: RT @KenHunt01: Norma Waterson is one of Matthew Banister’s subjects on @BBCRadio4’s Last Word at 16:00 today, 11 February 2022. PS A… - 4 years ago

@audinarymusic: RT @KenHunt01: Norma Waterson is one of Matthew Banister’s subjects on @BBCRadio4’s Last Word at 16:00 today, 11 February 2022. PS A… - 4 years ago

@pixelsonapage: RT @KenHunt01: Norma Waterson is one of Matthew Banister’s subjects on @BBCRadio4’s Last Word at 16:00 today, 11 February 2022. PS A… - 4 years ago

@NelsonEngland: RT @surreylive: Bamber Gascoigne's legacy to Surrey is West Horsley Place's preservation after 'incredible shock' of inheritance - 4 years ago

@KenHunt01: Norma Waterson is one of Matthew Banister’s subjects on @BBCRadio4’s Last Word at 16:00 today, 11 February 2… - 4 years ago

@irenejuliawise: RT @BBCSteveR: “Fingers on buzzers…” Bamber Gascoigne, who has died at the age of 87, was the original host of TV quiz #UniversityChallenge… - 4 years ago

@JAJafri: RT @PeteDotAscian: Bamber Gascoigne's history site: - 4 years ago

@PeteDotAscian: Bamber Gascoigne's history site: - 4 years ago

@LouiseLacy: I was really saddened to hear Bamber Gascoigne passed away this week.. For local people his family history extends… - 4 years ago

@balice49: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@PowercutMusic: RT @ABQSatellite: Bamber Gascoigne Dies: Much-Loved ‘University Challenge’ Debut Host Was 87 - - 4 years ago

@ABQSatellite: Bamber Gascoigne Dies: Much-Loved ‘University Challenge’ Debut Host Was 87 - - 4 years ago

@quentinnield: RT @surreylive: Bamber Gascoigne's legacy to Surrey is West Horsley Place's preservation after 'incredible shock' of inheritance - 4 years ago

@surreylive: Bamber Gascoigne's legacy to Surrey is West Horsley Place's preservation after 'incredible shock' of inheritance - 4 years ago

@JohnSmi91244570: RT @guardiannews: Bamber Gascoigne, former University Challenge quizmaster, dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@humanbn: Be a Bamber. "Bamber Gascoigne: a real gentleman, a r… - 4 years ago

@jakimccarrick: RT @LlareggubHall: Bamber Gascoigne, don of University Challenge, dies at 87 | - 4 years ago

@Nusoulwarrior: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@DenisHinds2: RT @guardianobits: Bamber Gascoigne obituary. Writer, documentary-maker and broadcaster who was the popular quizmaster of TV’s University C… - 4 years ago

@dick_turpin: No more starter for 10 😞 - 4 years ago

@AndyBoyt: ☹☹ - 4 years ago

@DrGerryBrierley: BBC News at One - Bamber Gascoigne | Grange Park Opera - 4 years ago

@nowackirobin: RT @nowackirobin: #BamberGascoigne #UniversityChallenge #Richmond #WhiteCrossPub #RiverCrane #RobinNowacki Bamber Gascoigne, presenter Univ… - 4 years ago

@dfwilkin: @RobbieRaygun Couldn't have taken that, so soon after Bamber Gascoigne! - 4 years ago

@jhetttyh: @VictoriaCoren So glad your back , sorry to hear about Bamber Gascoigne my mum use to say ‘he’s a nice boy ‘ - 4 years ago

@JamesON31662535: @OliverKamm Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. And my offering: 1. President Mobutu Sese Seko; 2. Archbishop Makarios; 3. T… - 4 years ago

@carrolla491: RT @Bobby_Seagull: Farewell Bamber Gascoigne. The OG host of #UniversityChallenge. He was host 1962-87 and set the tone for one of the best… - 4 years ago

@ScribesLike: Farewell Bamber Gascoigne! #BamberGascoigne #BorisMustGo #BorisLies #dariusguppy - 4 years ago

@martylyricfm: Bamber Gascoigne has died at 87. He inherited a 16th century stately home and turned it into a community arts centr… - 4 years ago

@krunch23: @VictoriaCoren Even now, I still hear the announcer say "And asking the questions, Bamber Gascoigne".... RIP - 4 years ago

@mpfoxtrot: RT @paulsinha: It seems that Bamber Gascoigne has passed away. His effortless erudition, making whole swathes of impenetrable knowledge se… - 4 years ago

@neiljeffares: The @thetimes obituary fails to mention the very useful book on print techniques which came out in 1986 and from wh… - 4 years ago

@valvebender: @barcodemark1 @RhonddaBryant ‘Asking the questions……Bamber Gascoigne’ - 4 years ago

@TsjechovTolstoj: RT @alexlarman: I wrote about the great Bamber Gascoigne and the more unlikely diversions in his life (plays about bestiality, being mocked… - 4 years ago

@TheCriticMag: RT @alexlarman: I wrote about the great Bamber Gascoigne and the more unlikely diversions in his life (plays about bestiality, being mocked… - 4 years ago

@derekniven1418: #BamberGascoigne RIP reminds me of the old Billy Connolly joke from the 70s, "What kind of name is Bamber Gascoigne… - 4 years ago

@MarkJon44696407: RT @RedDwarfHQ: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. A brilliant quizmaster who was the perfect host for #RedDwarf Night’s Universe Challenge. - 4 years ago

@davido176: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@Kevin84619709: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@GRHerd2: RT @Classicbritcom: Bamber Gascoigne CBE, FRSL (24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022) R.I.P - 4 years ago

@Sigma_mr341981: RT @RedDwarfHQ: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. A brilliant quizmaster who was the perfect host for #RedDwarf Night’s Universe Challenge. - 4 years ago

@bart1eby: The fascinating thing about all the footage of Bamber Gascoigne doing the rounds the morning is how intelligent, kn… - 4 years ago

@GRHerd2: RT @RedDwarfHQ: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. A brilliant quizmaster who was the perfect host for #RedDwarf Night’s Universe Challenge. - 4 years ago

@AndyPay5: RT @IrnBrutime: Happy Birthday today to Bamber Gascoigne !! 👏👏🎉🎈 ... his very best starter for 10 ... Ready? #universitychallenge - 4 years ago

@alexlarman: I wrote about the great Bamber Gascoigne and the more unlikely diversions in his life (plays about bestiality, bein… - 4 years ago

@DjAmbalee: Bamber Gascoigne dead and obituary, Original University Challenge presenter – cause of death - 4 years ago

@Radlein: RT @RedDwarfHQ: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. A brilliant quizmaster who was the perfect host for #RedDwarf Night’s Universe Challenge. - 4 years ago

@rubble75: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@CBarrieFans: RT @PhilYourBake: @stephenfry Bizarre. I watched the Red Dwarf "Universe Challenge" special only last night! ...The show started with Chris… - 4 years ago

@GaryMills101: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@whippetpixie: RT @David__Osland: Sorry, but RUC collusion in the murder of 11 nationalists as recently as the 1990s should be a far bigger news story tha… - 4 years ago

@andygal69: RT @Classicbritcom: Bamber Gascoigne CBE, FRSL (24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022) R.I.P - 4 years ago

@AndyMurton1: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@SamDaviesSBP: RT @exitthelemming: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. My parents were in a 1984 play of his at the Old Vic, BIG IN BRAZIL, directed by Mel Smith. The c… - 4 years ago

@jim_dickinson: "Bamber Gascoigne, original University Challenge presenter, dies at 87" - 4 years ago

@stuarthoward735: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@NewsfeedsMedia: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: There was so much more to Bamber Gascoigne, who's died at age 87 - 4 years ago

@RichardMonnick: RT @BBCSteveR: “Fingers on buzzers…” Bamber Gascoigne, who has died at the age of 87, was the original host of TV quiz #UniversityChallenge… - 4 years ago

@rogersurfacings: RT @David__Osland: Sorry, but RUC collusion in the murder of 11 nationalists as recently as the 1990s should be a far bigger news story tha… - 4 years ago

@BBMBMC: RT @KevinBrennanMP: RIP Bamber Gascoigne - a genial gentlemanly genius when young Brennan met him back in the day #UniversityChallenge http… - 4 years ago

@newsclickngr: British television host Bamber Gascoigne dies at 87 - - 4 years ago

@barcodemark1: @RhonddaBryant I still always say in my head - and your host, Bamber Gascoigne. - 4 years ago

@Friendlytaxidr1: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@gavmelling: RT @IrnBrutime: Happy Birthday today to Bamber Gascoigne !! 👏👏🎉🎈 ... his very best starter for 10 ... Ready? #universitychallenge - 4 years ago

@gavmelling: RT @Variety: Bamber Gascoigne, Beloved Original ‘University Challenge’ Presenter, Dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@MarcSNavarro: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@WeaverRacing: Mr University Challenge, Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@sandiegardener: RT @unionlib: I like to think Humphrey Lyttleton, Barry Cryer and Bamber Gascoigne are all having a crazy mash-up of University Challenge a… - 4 years ago

@carlosgramuglia: RT @colinphoenix: Bamber Gascoigne 🖤 - 4 years ago

@yangerstockton: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@EdFriel: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@EdinburghWatch: RT @Billybop: The original and best host in my opinion @Freddycoleo I’m sure you learnt of him on your journey on… - 4 years ago

@Billybop: The original and best host in my opinion @Freddycoleo I’m sure you learnt of him on your journey on UC - 4 years ago

@CatrionaRitchie: RT @BruvverEccles: So, farewell then, Bamber Gascoigne. "Your starter for ten" - That was your catchphrase. And now you're starting someth… - 4 years ago

@Jules_Cath: RT @RhonddaBryant: Sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. A very long time ago I challenged one of his answers - and he gave me the… - 4 years ago

@mirabarhillel: RT @mirabarhillel: I wish @JeremyPaxman would try to be remotely as good a quizmaster on UniChallenge as was Bamber Gascoigne, who died tod… - 4 years ago

@Jon_FF: ‘Until ill health overtook him, one of his favourite pastimes was to go a mile or two upriver on the Thames in a ro… - 4 years ago

@pdl2203: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@pelargonium2: RT @RhonddaBryant: Sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. A very long time ago I challenged one of his answers - and he gave me the… - 4 years ago

@fear_eile: RT @CrossgateCentre: Bamber Gascoigne 24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022. Used to like him as one of the more urbane of English academic ico… - 4 years ago

@aimasters: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@DrewDavies68: RT @RhonddaBryant: Sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. A very long time ago I challenged one of his answers - and he gave me the… - 4 years ago

@acollectordies: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@CRMann78: RT @Markgatiss: Very sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. An ever-cheerful icon of our collective TV upbringing who made knowledge… - 4 years ago

@hoto3333: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@mirabarhillel: I wish @JeremyPaxman would try to be remotely as good a quizmaster on UniChallenge as was Bamber Gascoigne, who die… - 4 years ago

@obelloz: No more starters for 10. Vale Bamber. - 4 years ago

@diroome: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@__stal__: Sleep well Bamber Gascoigne…RSL genius…and let’s not forget the greatest University Challenge host ever, Mr Smoooth… - 4 years ago

@AndrewSB49: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@Whetstonesdp: RT @Classicbritcom: Bamber Gascoigne CBE, FRSL (24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022) R.I.P - 4 years ago

@Meyawos: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@cats_cucumbers: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. Quiz legend and inspired the great Bamber Boozler from Teletext quiz which, in its day, was a… - 4 years ago

@BunnyBrexit: RT @David__Osland: Sorry, but RUC collusion in the murder of 11 nationalists as recently as the 1990s should be a far bigger news story tha… - 4 years ago

@najibbouayad: RT @WHorsleyPlace: Celebrating the life of Bamber Gascoigne CBE, a champion of heritage, history, arts and learning, and the founder of Wes… - 4 years ago

@LouiseForever31: University Challenge's original host Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87 A true Gent a rare breed these days possibly the… - 4 years ago

@Daily_Express: #UniversityChallenge host Bamber Gascoigne dead aged 87 after battling short illness - 4 years ago

@WoodLovelylisat: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@johnthejack: RT @SamiraAhmedUK: Bamber Gascoigne was an amazing generous human being. Amazing. Real passion for supporting young people & giving back to… - 4 years ago

@poobypoo: 'He suddenly just keeled over': Wife says University Challenge's original host Bamber Gascoigne died from heart fai… - 4 years ago

@EdCider: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@maggs912: RT @History_Chap: “Your starter for ten…” RIP Arthur Bamber Gascoigne CBE FRSL (24th January 1935 – 8th February 2022) - 4 years ago

@thinkiamsad: RT @SAMOYEDWAVE: white people love to be named "bamber gascoigne" - 4 years ago

@DaithiOCiarmhic: RT @David__Osland: Sorry, but RUC collusion in the murder of 11 nationalists as recently as the 1990s should be a far bigger news story tha… - 4 years ago

@MariaDowell2: RT @David__Osland: Sorry, but RUC collusion in the murder of 11 nationalists as recently as the 1990s should be a far bigger news story tha… - 4 years ago

@RachelEllen83: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@MartinHarper62: RT @exitthelemming: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. My parents were in a 1984 play of his at the Old Vic, BIG IN BRAZIL, directed by Mel Smith. The c… - 4 years ago

@james_goggin: RT @SamiraAhmedUK: Bamber Gascoigne was an amazing generous human being. Amazing. Real passion for supporting young people & giving back to… - 4 years ago

@Sulsters_inc: RT @FXMC1957: 8 February 2022. Bamber Gascoigne died (aged 87). He was the original quizmaster on University Challenge, which was first scr… - 4 years ago

@JDCornwall: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@DebbieK13112420: #MoodOfTheDay a symphony of sepia in honour of the 70s colour scheme of University Challenge, on the sad occasion o… - 4 years ago

@SteveYouStole: Sad to hear of Bamber Gascoigne passing. Always an enjoyable compare to #UniversityChallenge - 4 years ago

@AndrewSB49: RT @IrnBrutime: Happy Birthday today to Bamber Gascoigne !! 👏👏🎉🎈 ... his very best starter for 10 ... Ready? #universitychallenge - 4 years ago

@mancunianmedic: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@Winston14137253: Bamber Gascoigne, he started, now he has finished. R. I. P. - 4 years ago

@PorcoRosso_1878: RT @BBCSteveR: “Fingers on buzzers…” Bamber Gascoigne, who has died at the age of 87, was the original host of TV quiz #UniversityChallenge… - 4 years ago

@CaptKarnstein: RT @agnes_guano: The comedy series Ghosts was shot in Bamber Gascoigne's house. There you go, obscure TV trivia fact of the day. - 4 years ago

@Craig66Devlin: RT @colinphoenix: Bamber Gascoigne 🖤 - 4 years ago

@Suzywoo70: RT @Classicbritcom: Bamber Gascoigne CBE, FRSL (24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022) R.I.P - 4 years ago

@Jacqueline00014: Well I think I saw Bamber Gascoigne one day at a ferry crossing. Or it looked like him. - 4 years ago

@Johng1704: R.I.P. Bamber Gascoigne. #UniversityChallenge - 4 years ago

@LeesRowland: RT @BBCSteveR: “Fingers on buzzers…” Bamber Gascoigne, who has died at the age of 87, was the original host of TV quiz #UniversityChallenge… - 4 years ago

@scottwilks: RT @agnes_guano: The comedy series Ghosts was shot in Bamber Gascoigne's house. There you go, obscure TV trivia fact of the day. - 4 years ago

@gotoutb4gove: RT @unionlib: I like to think Humphrey Lyttleton, Barry Cryer and Bamber Gascoigne are all having a crazy mash-up of University Challenge a… - 4 years ago

@markbrowne62: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@TechnicalWaqar2: RT @TechnicalWaqar2: The Story Behind Television Presenter Bamber Gascoigne Death How Did He Die #Di… - 4 years ago

@rubygates71: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@TechnicalWaqar2: The Story Behind Television Presenter Bamber Gascoigne Death How Did He Die - 4 years ago

@afranknicholson: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@royh1956: RT @DLidington: Bamber Gascoigne was a TV & cultural legend. Doing University Challenge in 1979 it was clear he'd personally checked all th… - 4 years ago

@Daily_Express: Monty Don shares heartbreak over Bamber Gascoigne's death as he details their connection - 4 years ago

@steve87540247: RT @Classicbritcom: Bamber Gascoigne CBE, FRSL (24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022) R.I.P - 4 years ago

@szilviade_: RT @BBCArchive: Bamber Gascoigne, the original presenter of University Challenge, has died at the age of 87. Back in 1993, he joined Alan… - 4 years ago

@MarkGriffiths42: RT @joncanter3: Sad to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. He was to University Challenge what Connery was to Bond. - 4 years ago

@TheNorthernEcho: BBC University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87 - 4 years ago

@Richard97195468: RT @kercle: RIP Bamber Gascoigne 🙏 - 4 years ago

@BrianBirmingha4: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@Dean24148909: (Your starter for ten) Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87... RIP - 4 years ago

@Lee99675922: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@Hunt18Ann: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@rider45: RT @agnes_guano: The comedy series Ghosts was shot in Bamber Gascoigne's house. There you go, obscure TV trivia fact of the day. - 4 years ago

@barneyrubbleuk: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@Bittersweetley: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@theopenbook2: We are terribly sad at the death of Bamber Gascoigne. He was the first person who the boss ever met when she opene… - 4 years ago

@stanyanfan49: RT @richmondsociety: We are very sad to hear that our Patron Bamber Gascoigne has died at home in Richmond after a short illness. Bamber ha… - 4 years ago

@adabagcompany: Bamber Gascoigne, former University Challenge quizmaster, dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@NeilKBrand: RT @Markgatiss: Very sorry to hear that Bamber Gascoigne has died. An ever-cheerful icon of our collective TV upbringing who made knowledge… - 4 years ago

@PeterHDonohoe: Sad news that Bamber Gascoigne has died. Univ Challenge was a hugely formative element in my teens; my father & I u… - 4 years ago

@GillJames54: RT @Daily_Express: #UniversityChallenge host Bamber Gascoigne dead aged 87 after battling short illness - 4 years ago

@ACPhotoCorse: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@YT40: RIP Bamber Gascoigne, always came across as a really nice, intelligent man. #BamberGascoigne - 4 years ago

@DomEdgar2: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@DamoMcP: RT @youngonesfan: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. I gather he was very taken about this portrayal of him in #TheYoungOnes - 4 years ago

@farishnufc: @TweedsideMags Bamber Gascoigne min long lost uncle - 4 years ago

@IMADevon: ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ Bamber Gascoigne, former University Challenge quizmaster, dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@hartshill18hay1: RT @TomCadwallender: Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@alanbullion2: RT @MGGoode: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. Met him once, when I was living in Richmond. I seem to recall he had a riverside house there. - 4 years ago

@JoelTaylorhack: Quite a line in the comments from Bamber Gascoigne's widow, Christina, following his death 'He loved opera and was… - 4 years ago

@thejournal_ie: TV presenter and author Bamber Gascoigne has died at the age of 87 following a short illness - 4 years ago

@STAGEDOC: Bamber Gascoigne. A favourite TV personality in my youth and benefactor of my nearest opera house in more recent ye… - 4 years ago

@EUtopean: RT @Bertrom: Oh how sad. RIP Bamber Gascoigne. Such a gentle presence in broadcasting. - 4 years ago

@radiodandy75: RT @kercle: RIP Bamber Gascoigne 🙏 - 4 years ago

@MikeHaskins11: Bamber Gascoigne wrote and put on the show that became Share My Lettuce while he was still a student at Cambridge i… - 4 years ago

@CurnowBronwyn: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@TheRealJRBPatel: RT @SamiraAhmedUK: Bamber Gascoigne was an amazing generous human being. Amazing. Real passion for supporting young people & giving back to… - 4 years ago

@toniearlybird: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@SamiraAhmedUK: Bamber Gascoigne was an amazing generous human being. Amazing. Real passion for supporting young people & giving ba… - 4 years ago

@Jam_Management_: Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87 God my youth was spent watching this guy. RI… - 4 years ago

@dollidancer: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@RebeccaHindle_C: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@MattHos22447743: R.I.P Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@getupradio: Bamber Gascoigne – the original host of BBC's University Challenge – has died after a short illness at the age of 87 - 4 years ago

@HuppiesNetwork: Bamber Gascoigne: Former University Challenge host dies aged 87 - 4 years ago

@CrouchPaola: RT @VictoriaCoren: I am so sorry to hear of the death of Bamber Gascoigne. I always hoped to meet him but never did. No quiz host has ever… - 4 years ago

@FensecLtd: RT @Frances_Coppola: RIP Bamber Gascoigne. - 4 years ago

@calneeagle: RIP Bamber. Another part of my youth goes. Went to a recording of UC once in Manchester (as a supporter, not as par… - 4 years ago

@ShahAhmed543211: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@JanCherryJovi: As a keen University Challenge watcher, this is very sad news. Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge pre… - 4 years ago

@emmareedwrites: Ah, Bamber Gascoigne. Memories of watching him on UC when I believed the teams were stacked on top of each other an… - 4 years ago

@mafara: #RIPBamber Gascoigne, former University Challenge quizmaster, dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@WellSpokenBloke: Bamber Gascoigne the OG Host of University Challenge has passed away following a short illness fine we should all c… - 4 years ago

@BenFree38981313: Here's your starter for 10: Who was the original host of the game show University Challenge? Well, it's Bamber Gasc… - 4 years ago

@GeoffMaher5: Just heard Bamber Gascoigne has died, very sad, thoughts with his family, a unique presenter and great intellect. RIP. - 4 years ago

@taylornk: RT @Scranlife: RIP Bamber Gascoigne, who presented University Challenge from 1962 to 1987 📸Sharing his quizmaster skills at the Round the… - 4 years ago

@BrendanMullakee: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@London_darkside: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@WivFunnyFarm: RT @miss_s_b: Farewell Bambi :( BBC News - Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87 - 4 years ago

@birdydogtalk: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

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@Rob_Newport: RT @leese_william: Bamber Gascoigne, former University Challenge quizmaster, dies at 87 Presenter who hosted BBC quiz show for 25 years die… - 4 years ago

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@news_rdg: Former University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87 - 4 years ago

@GargoylePhan: RT @BBCBreaking: Bamber Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge, has died, aged 87 - 4 years ago

@MKDarlo: RT @SkyNewsBreak: Bamber Gascoigne – the original host of BBC's University Challenge – has died after a short illness at the age of 87 For… - 4 years ago

@mattcross2: RIP Bamber Gascoigne - 4 years ago

@Freewheeler12: RT @peedeef: Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87. Such sad news. A quiz show icon. Started watching UC in… - 4 years ago

@NewsfeedsMedia: University Challenge's original host Bamber Gascoigne dies at home after short illness aged 87 - 4 years ago