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Who was the real star of this year's NTAs? Corrie's Craig Gazey? John or Edward? Stephen Fry perhaps? If you answered yes to any of the above, you are wrong. The real TV highlight of Wednesday night came from a distinguished and poised 74-year-old gentleman with a superb fluffy barnet. That's right, it was super-boffin and quizmaster extraordinaire Bamber flippin' Gascoigne.
For readers with short memories or those too young to remember a time before text messaging, Bamber Gascoigne was the original and best host of University Challenge. When he was in charge of the series, he was so dedicated to the task that he would rewrite all the show's questions. BG was far more soft-spoken and gentle than his successor Jeremy Paxman, with Gascoigne's polite catchphrase of 'I'll have to hurry you' now sounding quite quaint and lovely. If for nothing else, Bamber deserves a spot in our Icon gallery for his influence on cheeky-but-sadly-deceased Teletext block man Bamber Boozler.
Click along our gallery below to see some great snaps of Bamber:
For readers with short memories or those too young to remember a time before text messaging, Bamber Gascoigne was the original and best host of University Challenge. When he was in charge of the series, he was so dedicated to the task that he would rewrite all the show's questions. BG was far more soft-spoken and gentle than his successor Jeremy Paxman, with Gascoigne's polite catchphrase of 'I'll have to hurry you' now sounding quite quaint and lovely. If for nothing else, Bamber deserves a spot in our Icon gallery for his influence on cheeky-but-sadly-deceased Teletext block man Bamber Boozler.
Click along our gallery below to see some great snaps of Bamber:
Copyright: Rex Features David Fisher
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