Fun fact finders Helen and Bill discover something curiously interesting about the former University Challenge Question Master Bamber Gascoigne, and before you know it, they are stumbling across Paddington Bear, David Bowie, Diana Dors and the last woman to be hanged in the UK.
Related Links:
A classic incorrect answer on University Challenge answer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47SnI5GGqY8
The house that Bamber Gascoigne inherited:
https://www.westhorsleyplace.org/
Outtakes from BBC’s comedy series Ghosts (shot on location in Bamber Gascoigne’s inherited house):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m6DOPitdVU
Bamber Gascoigne penned Share My Lettuce listing
http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_s/sharelettuce.htm
Paddington 2 trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52x5HJ9H8DM
Paddington 2 was co-written and directed by Paul King, but not this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlXtrnh-Ejo
Clip from Lady Godiva Rides Again, the 1951 film featuring Diana Dors and uncredited appearances from Joan Collins and the last woman to be hanged in the UK, Ruth Ellis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waH0HyzKC7I
Channel Four Television’s Who Got Diana Dors’ Millions?
Adam and the Ants, Prince Charming video featuring Diana Dors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p__WmyAE3g
Rolf Harris performs War Canoe which Prince Charming is a clear rip off of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2SOEVbKsTE
Rolf Harris performs Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport with The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd14NxZuvGg
Connie Francis performs Lipstick on Your Collar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8x5cUFoDnU
Johnny Cash, Fuego D’Amor (Ring of Fire in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0u5d2vQ8fw
David Bowie performs Helden (Heroes in German)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb6Gbi1MpoE
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
