By Laura Cox PUBLISHED: 19:11 EST, 27 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:15 EST, 28 May 2013 David Dimbleby, pictured as an undergraduate at Oxford University where he was editor the student magazine, said he was proud to be elected to the Bullingdon Club It is the Oxford drinking society with some very important alumni – and a rather poor reputation. But the Bullingdon Club was once a perfectly gentlemanly outfit, according to broadcaster David Dimbleby. The Question Time host has revealed his pride at belonging to the controversial group that counts David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson among its former members.
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BBC broadcaster said he 'loved being elected' to the Bullingdon Club
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Question Time host joined as Oxford University undergraduate in late 60s
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The controversial group counts David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson among its former members
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Dimbleby added that taking older women off air was 'demeaning'
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He said it was a 'waste' of talent and experience
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