British television host Bamber Gascoigne dies at 87

Funmilayo Ayanwusi
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Agency Report

British TV presenter and author Bamber Gascoigne has died at the age of 87 following a short illness.

A statement by the opera said Gascoigne, best known as the original host of BBC’s University Challenge, died at his home in Richmond, the Grange Park Opera.

The 87-year-old famous host had been married to his wife Christina, a potter, for five years.

Gascoigne became a household name, presenting the show for 25 years as part of the everyday British lexicon.

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