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- Birth nameArthur Bamber Gascoigne
- Bamber Gascoigne was born on January 24, 1935 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Dig This Rhubarb (1963), Jonathan Creek (1997) and Connoisseur (1988). He was married to Christina Ditchburn. He died on February 8, 2022 in Richmond, London, England, UK.
- SpouseChristina Ditchburn(1965 - February 8, 2022) (his death)
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Arts. He is a broadcaster and writer in Surrey, England.
- He inherited West Horsley Place, a 15th century mansion in Surrey that had once belonged to King Henry VIII, from his aunt the Duchess of Roxburgh. He and his wife renovated it and built an opera house in the grounds which stages the annual Grange Park Opera summer festival.
- Both he and his wife were Cambridge University Graduates and were gathering material to write a book on the history of the theatre.
- I'll have to hurry you! [University Challenge catchphrase]
- Fingers on buzzers! [University Challenge catchphrase]
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