{"product_id":"book-gq5n","title":"Paul Sinha: A BBC Radio 4 Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive fantastic shows from \u003ci\u003eThe Chase\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Sinnerman', award-winning comic and broadcaster Paul Sinha\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'One of our most thoughtful and enjoyable comedians' \u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Sinha loves a quiz. Not only is he the sixth-ranked quizzer in the UK, he's also a regular on Radio 4's long-running \u003ci\u003eRound Britain Quiz\u003c\/i\u003e and a resident Chaser on ITV's \u003ci\u003eThe Chase\u003c\/i\u003e. In these collected BBC shows, Paul offers us his unique perspective as a quizmaster, stand-up star, ex-GP and second-generation migrant, as he takes a comedic look at British culture, history, nationalism and sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Sinha's Quiz Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e sees him travelling to the European Quizzing Championships in Derby, to meet the Continent's superstars, pit his skills against them, and find out why trivia has become such a serious business. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Sinha's Citizenship Test\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, he examines the test that newcomers to Britain must pass to become citizens, and finds the questions deeply disappointing. Deciding he can do better, he rewrites it to reflect his own ideas of Britishness, focussing on the history syllabus, the arts, health and social cohesion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sinha Carta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e finds Paul scrutinising England's most important legal document, Magna Carta, explaining what's in it, why it's brilliant, and how it came to be. He also suggests some new, up-to-date additions, for a Magna Carta fit for a modern Britain. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sinha Test\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Paul draws on his experience as a proudly English son of Indian immigrants to conduct a comic analysis of cricket, national identity and divided loyalties. Finally, in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sinha Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, he weighs up the pros and cons of hosting the Olympics. Using archive material, interviews, jokes and heavy sarcasm, he examines the past, present and future of the Games, as well as talking to the gold medallist who most influenced him as a young man - his former teacher, Olympic pentathlete Andy Archibald.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and performed by Paul Sinha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Sinha's Quiz Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Monise Durrani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 March 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Sinha's Citizenship Test\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ed Morrish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4 Extra on the following dates:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 History Syllabus 5 August 2013\u003cbr\u003e2 Health of the Nation 12 August 2013\u003cbr\u003e3 British Culture 19 August 2013\u003cbr\u003e4 British Greatness 26 August 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sinha Carta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ed Morrish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 February 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sinha Test\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ed Morrish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 July 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sinha Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ed Morrish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 July 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49358384628016,"sku":"BDgq5n","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/75520-gq5n-Square.jpg?v=1734446490","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gq5n","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}