Paul Sinha's History Revision

In PAUL SINHA's History Revision the acclaimed stand-up and eleventh best UK quizzer PAUL SINHA looks through all of human history and examines how we came to be where we are. He starts with something everyday, something we all know to be true; he then reveals the quirks of history and the fascinating stories that led up to this point.

In this first edition, Paul takes as his starting point the World Cup Final in June 2014, the biggest sporting event on the planet, a billion people watching twenty-five or so Germans and Argentinians play football in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. How did we end up here? it's a story that takes in fifteenth-century explorers, the slave trade, mass immigration, industrialisation, and British Army medical tests. Because no-one and nothing exists in a vacuum.

PAUL SINHA is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha? He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, PAUL SINHA's Citizenship Test.

Paul Sinha regales us with stories that lie behind our football fascination.

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha?. He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test.

He starts with something every day, something we all know to be true; he then reveals the quirks of history and the fascinating stories that led up to this point.

Paul kicks off with Football, taking as his starting point the World Cup Final in June 2014.

It was the biggest sporting event on the planet, a billion people watching 25 or so Germans and Argentinians play football in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

How did we end up here? it's a story that takes in 15th-century explorers, the slave trade, mass immigration, industrialisation, and British Army medical tests. Because no-one and nothing exists in a vacuum.

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha?. He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase with several of his own series on BBC Radio 4.

Paul is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha? He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase with several of his own series on BBC Radio 4.

In Paul Sinha's History Revision the acclaimed stand-up and eleventh best UK quizzer Paul Sinha looks through all of human history and examines how we came to be where we are. He starts with something everyday, something we all know to be true; he then reveals the quirks of history and the fascinating stories that led up to this point.

In this first edition, Paul takes as his starting point his own high street in south London. Firstly, what historical evens gave his hometown its name? But more than that - how did it end up being culinarily dominated by Chinese and Indian restaurants? The story starts in 1600 and takes in trade, invasion, opium, a bloody civil war that left thirty million people dead, giant greenhouses and the cultivation of saffron.

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha? He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test.

He starts with something every day, something we all know to be true; he then reveals the quirks of history and the fascinating stories that led up to this point.

This time it's food. Paul's starting point is his own high street in south London. What historical events gave his hometown its name? But more than that - how did it end up being culinarily dominated by Chinese and Indian restaurants?

The story starts in 1600 and takes in trade, invasion, opium, a bloody civil war that left 30,000,000 people dead, giant greenhouses and the cultivation of saffron.

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha? He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase with several of his own series on BBC Radio 4.

This time it's food. Paul?s starting point is his own high street in south London. What historical events gave his hometown its name? But more than that - how did it end up being culinarily dominated by Chinese and Indian restaurants?

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha?. He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test.

In Paul Sinha's History Revision the acclaimed stand-up and eleventh best UK quizzer Paul Sinha looks through all of human history and examines how we came to be where we are. He starts with something everyday, something we all know to be true; he then reveals the quirks of history and the fascinating stories that led up to this point.

In this first edition, Paul takes as his starting point Dolly Parton's standout performance at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival. How did 120,000 people in a Somerset field, plus many millions more at home, come to be watching a 68-year-old woman from Tennessee on a Sunday afternoon? The story inevitable takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting, Scottish whisky, Italian electronics and the American son of a Russian farmer who didn't like music. Because nothing and no-one exist in a vacuum.

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha? He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test.

Paul Sinha looks at how music came to be where it is.

Paul Sinha is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha?. He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test.

In this edition, he takes as his starting point Dolly Parton's standout performance at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival.

The story inevitably takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting, Scottish whisky, Italian electronics and the American son of a Russian farmer who didn't like music. Because nothing and no-one exists in a vacuum.

In PAUL SINHA's History Revision the acclaimed stand-up and eleventh best UK quizzer PAUL SINHA looks through all of human history and examines how we came to be where we are. He starts with something everyday, something we all know to be true; he then reveals the quirks of history and the fascinating stories that led up to this point.

In this first edition, Paul looks at the modern's youth's obsession with a device that can be used to email, text, surf the web, play games and, very occasionally, make telephone calls - the telephone. The story of how it came, legally, into being obviously involves electro-shock therapy and an exploding boat. Paul also looks at a more positive aspect of young people, and tells a story of how the introduction of gin to the United Kingdom inspired the seventeenth century equivalent of the Ice Bucket Challenge.

PAUL SINHA is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha? He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, PAUL SINHA's Citizenship Test.

In this edition, he looks at the modern's youth's obsession with a device that can be used to email, text, surf the web, play games and, very occasionally, make telephone calls - the telephone.

Paul also looks at a more positive aspect of young people, and tells a story of how the introduction of gin to the United Kingdom inspired the 17th-century equivalent of the Ice Bucket Challenge.

PAUL SINHA is an acclaimed stand-up who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy award for his show Saint or Sinha?. He frequently appears on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk. He is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in one-offs The Sinha Test (2011) and The Sinha Games (2012) on Radio 4 and in 2013 had his own four-part series, PAUL SINHA's Citizenship Test.

1/4: Women.

This week, Paul looks at the forgotten women of history. From warriors to inventors to civil rights activists, Paul unearths some stories, that for reasons of sexism and patriarchy, we never got told about at school. You're welcome, ladies.

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

A BBC Radio Comedy Production.

Paul Sinha looks at the forgotten women of history, whose stories were not told at school.

Paul Sinha returns for a second series of the show that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress. In the last series we learned how Alexander Graham Bell did NOT invent the telephone, and that the World Cup final of 2014 could only have happened because of the 1415 invasion of Morocco.

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

A BBC Radio Comedy Production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen' - The Telegraph

Paul Sinha returns with the series that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2016.

2/4: Exploration & Death.

This week, Paul looks at the some of the heroic pioneers in the field in exploration, and recounts how they met implausibly stupid deaths. From the mighty warrior who was killed by a dead man, to the botanist killed by cattle, to the man who is famous for something he didn't do (having been dismembered before he could do it) this is a show best listened to as you sit safely in a comfy chair, not travelling anywhere.

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

A BBC Radio Comedy Production.

2/4: Exploration and Death.

Paul Sinha looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.

From the mighty warrior who was killed by a dead man, to the botanist killed by cattle and the man famous for something he didn't do (having been dismembered before he could do it) - this is a show best listened to as you sit safely in a comfy chair, not on the move.

Paul Sinha's second series of the show that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

A BBC Radio Comedy Production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

Paul Sinha looks at the some of the heroic pioneers in the field in exploration, and recounts how they met implausibly stupid deaths.

This is the series that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

3/4: Sex & Sexuality.

This week, Paul looks at the role lust has played in driving history. Stories range from the loving marriage that prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar, to the most depraved Roman Emperor of them all (it's not who you think), to the British monarch whose gay affairs changed the world. Phwoar, eh?

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

A BBC Radio Comedy Production.

3/4: Sex and Sexuality.

Paul Sinha looks at the role lust has played in driving history.

Paul's second series of his History Revision, the show that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

A BBC Radio Comedy Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

This is the series that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

4/4: Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

This week, Paul asks How did we get here?, quite literally, getting the studio audience to tell him how they got to the BBC Radio Theatre, and then regaling them with stories from the history of transport. From the area of London that became a Russian train station, to the man who revolutionised both the motor industry and the music charts, to the names of airports around the world, this programme about the world of planes, trains and automobiles will provide fascinating facts and surprising stories (unless you listen on a weekend, when a bus replacement service is in operation).

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

A BBC Radio Comedy Production.

4/4: Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Paul looks at the history of transport, asking 'How did we get here?'.

This week, Paul asks How did we get here?, quite literally, getting the studio audience to tell him how they got to the BBC Radio Theatre, and then regaling them with stories from the history of transport. From the area of London that became a Russian train station, to the man who revolutionised both the motor industry and the music charts, to the names of airports around the world, this programme about the world of planes, trains and automobiles will provide fascinating facts and surprising stories (unless you listen on a weekend, when a bus replacement service is in operation).

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen - The Telegraph

In this episode, Paul asks How did we get here?, quite literally, getting the studio audience to tell him how they got to the BBC Radio Theatre, and then regaling them with stories from the history of transport. From the area of London that became a Russian train station, to the man who revolutionised both the motor industry and the music charts, to the names of airports around the world, this programme about the world of planes, trains and automobiles will provide fascinating facts and surprising stories (unless you listen on a weekend, when a bus replacement service is in operation).

In this episode, Paul asks 'How did we get here?', quite literally, getting the studio audience to tell him how they got to the BBC Radio Theatre, and then regaling them with stories from the history of transport. From the area of London that became a Russian train station, to the man who revolutionised both the motor industry and the music charts, to the names of airports around the world, this programme about the world of planes, trains and automobiles will provide fascinating facts and surprising stories (unless you listen on a weekend, when a bus replacement service is in operation).

Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen' - The Telegraph

From the area of London that became a Russian train station, to the man who revolutionised both the motor industry and the music charts, to the names of airports around the world.

Paul is telling all about the world of planes, trains and automobiles revealing fascinating facts and surprising stories (unless you listen on a weekend, when a bus replacement service is in operation).

This is the series that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

This series will once again see Paul shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explain why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns.

In this first episode of the series, Paul looks at the sheer volume of history that has been created since series two, including Brexit, every celebrity in the world seeming to pass away, and the election of DONALD TRUMP. He also looks at the contributions to American culture of immigrants, including iconic clothing, iconic entertainment, and iconic icons.

~Paul Sinha's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.

PAUL SINHA looks at the contribution of immigrants to American history.



Comedian and quizzer PAUL SINHA returns to Radio 4 for a third series of his award-winning History Revision. Previous series have seen Paul tell you how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 lead directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar; and the story the black woman who refused to give up a seat on an Alabama bus and ended up changing the law - no, it wasn't Rosa Parks.

Written and performed by... PAUL SINHA

Producer....ED MORRISH

Production co-ordinator....Tamara Shilham

Written and performed by ... PAUL SINHA

Producer .............................. ED MORRISH

Production co-ordinator - Tamara Shilham

Producer.... ED MORRISH

Production co-ordinator.... Tamara Shilham

A BBC Studios production.

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha returns to shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school.

He also explains why so much of what you did learn is wrong.

He begins with a look at the sheer volume of history created since series two, including Brexit, every celebrity in the world seeming to pass away, and the election of Donald Trump.

He also assesses the contributions to American culture of immigrants, including iconic clothing, iconic entertainment, and iconic icons.

In previous series, Paul revealed how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 lead directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar; and the story of the black woman who refused to give up a seat on an Alabama bus ended up changing the law - no, it wasn't Rosa Parks.

~Paul Sinha's History Revision won the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.



Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha returns to Radio 4 for a third series of his award-winning History Revision. In previous series, Paul has told you how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 lead directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar; and the story the black woman who refused to give up a seat on an Alabama bus and ended up changing the law - no, it wasn't Rosa Parks.

This series will once again see Paul shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explain why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns.

In this second episode of the series, Paul decries the amount of misinformation in our general knowledge. He also tells the story of significant gay figures from history that you may not have heard of, from the earliest known gay couple, to the rebels whose death brought about the first democracy, to the man who saved a President but whose outing possibly killed him.

~Paul Sinha's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

Written and performed by ... Paul Sinha

Producer ... Ed Morrish

Production co-ordinator ... Tamara Shilham

Written and performed by... Paul Sinha

Producer... Ed Morrish

Production co-ordinator... Tamara Shilham

A BBC Studios production.

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha shines a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school.

This time, he decries the amount of misinformation in our general knowledge.

He also tells the story of significant gay figures from history that you may not have heard of - from the earliest known gay couple to the rebels whose death brought about the first democracy - to the man who saved a President but whose outing possibly killed him.

~Paul Sinha's History Revision won the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.



Comedian and quizzer PAUL SINHA returns to Radio 4 for a third series of his award-winning History Revision. In previous series, Paul has told you how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 lead directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar; and the story the black woman who refused to give up a seat on an Alabama bus and ended up changing the law - no, it wasn't Rosa Parks.

This series will once again see Paul shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explain why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns.

In this third episode of the series, Paul explores the idea of 'greatness'. From an English king who we know less about than we think, to the Pope that accidentally killed millions of people, some leaders seem to get away with their dirty laundry being left unaired. But there are also some leaders who truly deserve the title 'The Great', including another Pope, and a brutal tyrant who changed his ways. Paul also looks at other countries' versions of the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons: who do the foreign general public think are Great? The answers may surprise you.

~Paul Sinha's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

Written and performed by... PAUL SINHA

Producer... Ed Morrish

Production co-ordinator... Tamara Shilham

Written and performed by...PAUL SINHA

A BBC Studios production.

In this third episode of the series, Paul explores the idea of 'greatness'. From an English king who we know less about than we think, to the Pope that accidentally killed millions of people, some leaders seem to get away with their dirty laundry being left unaired. But there are also some leaders who truly deserve the title 'The Great', including another Pope, and a brutal tyrant who changed his ways. Paul also looks at other countries' versions of the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons: who do the foreign general public think are 'Great'? The answers may surprise you.

A BBC Studios production from BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha shines a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school.

This time, he explores the idea of 'greatness'. From an English king who we know less about than we think, to the Pope that accidentally killed millions of people, some leaders seem to get away with their dirty laundry being left unaired.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.



Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha returns to Radio 4 for a third series of his award-winning History Revision. In previous series, Paul has told you how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 lead directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar; and the story the black woman who refused to give up a seat on an Alabama bus and ended up changing the law - no, it wasn't Rosa Parks.

This series will once again see Paul shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explain why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns.

In this final episode, Paul looks at some political blunders which have not yet been turned into films, and also the history of historical films - from the first ever film, to the least accurate film, to the film that killed off the greatest percentage of its cast and crew, he celebrates cinema's documentation of the otherwise undocumented.

~Paul Sinha's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

Written and performed by ... Paul Sinha

Producer ... Ed Morrish

Production co-ordinator ... Tamara Shilham

Written and performed by... Paul Sinha

Producer... Ed Morrish

Production co-ordinator... Tamara Shilham

A BBC Studios production.

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha's third series of his award-winning History Revision, which sees Paul shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explain why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2017.

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha shines a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school.

This time, he looks at some political blunders which have not yet been turned into films.

He also reviews the history of historical films - from the first ever film, to the least accurate film, to the film that killed off the greatest percentage of its cast and crew, he celebrates cinema's documentation of the otherwise undocumented.