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.

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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? 

https://vimeo.com/130444535

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

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