Personal Life
Ashman became interested in quizzes in his mid-twenties when, having graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree in history, he resolved to improve his knowledge of the sciences.
Before working in radio and TV he worked as a civil servant in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
A keen traveller, he lives in Winchester in Hampshire. It was revealed on Eggheads on 5 October 2009 that Ashman supports Tottenham Hotspur. He also has an interest in folk music and is a keen theatre goer. He was Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness's Phone-A-Friend on 12 January 2008 UK edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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