Fred Housego (born 25 October 1944, Dundee, Scotland)[1] is a former London taxi driver and tour guide who became a television and radio personality and presenter after winning the BBC television quiz Mastermind in 1980.[2][3] He did not give up his taxi licence when he began his media career and was still driving a cab in 2007.[4]
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