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FRED HOUSEGO |
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SHOT TO FAME IN 1980. |
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WHAT
DID BRITAIN'S MOST FAMOUS TAXI DRIVER DO AFTER WINNING MASTERMIND? |
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LEFT SCHOOL AGED 16 WITH
ONE 'O' LEVEL. |
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AFTER WORKING BRIEFLY AS
A POSTMAN, BECAME A TAXI DRIVER, TAKING THE TIME TO READ AT
ANY AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY. |
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IN 1980, FRED SURPRISED
EVERYONE BY WINNING THE BBC QUIZ SHOW "MASTERMIND". |
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INSTANTLY BECAME A CELEBRITY
AND APPEARED REGULARLY ON CHAT SHOWS. |
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FOR A FEW YEARS, FRED HAD SEVERAL JOBS PRESENTING ON RADIO AND
ON LOCAL TELEVISION. |
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NOW BACK WORKING AS A TAXI
DRIVER, ALTHOUGH ALSO BROADCASTS ON A LOCAL RADIO STATION. |
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STILL ENJOYS PUB QUIZZES. |
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MAGNUS
MAGNUSSON SAYING "THEY WILL BE REJOICING IN THE RANKS
TONIGHT". |
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FRED
ALMOST HAD TO PULL OUT OF MASTERMIND AFTER HE COLLAPSED WITH
A SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK. |
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FRED'S
SPECIALIST SUBJECT FOR THE FINAL WAS "THE TOWER OF LONDON". |
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