Born #OTD in 1935, Bamber Gascoigne, d. 2022. Polymath. Most famous for hosting University Challenge for 30 years. Author of a wide range of books, fact &amp; fiction, adults &amp; children. And Murgatreud’s Empire, a satire 1972. First p/back Quartert 1972, illustration by Dave Pether.
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