Audiobooks by Paul Sinha

One Sinha Lifetime: A Bengali boy’s search for the meaning of life

Brought to you by Penguin. 'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact. Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble. ...But what a gamble.' Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily-married husband. But it hasn't always been this way. As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn't quite fit. Who was he? A smart young man with the world's knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he didn't want? A gay man who couldn't quite come out? A man on a self-destruct mission? Amid life's chaos, it was general knowledge - the security of clear questions with correct, if not always simple, answers - that kept Paul sane, even as he struggled into a new life as a stand-up comedian. And it was an unexpected introduction to a pub quiz team that took things even further, introducing him to a new life, a new identity, and, eventually, new love... A hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir of one man's search for meaning, One Sinha Lifetime is an unforgettable story of love, family, and the joy of general knowledge. ©2024 Paul Sinha (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Paul Sinha (Author), Paul Sinha, TBD (Narrator)

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Paul Sinha’s Perfect Pub Quiz: The Collected Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy

Paul Sinha and his audience join together to compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz 'If you love armchair quizzing, chances are you'll love this' The Times Stand-up star, quizzer and Rose d'Or winner Paul Sinha is banned from taking part in pub quizzes - so he's decided to create his own. In his bid to put together the ultimate syllabus for this great social tradition, he offers up a wealth of surprising and original questions - as well as the fascinating stories behind the answers. He then goes on to open it up to the audience, who attempt to stump him with their own favourite puzzlers. Series 1 comprises four rounds - Literature, The World, Four-Letter Words and Everything - while Series 2 ranges across a variety of topics including New Cities, Themes, Monkeys and Apes, Truth, Chat GPT and 2023. Each show is packed with jokes, puns, fascinating facts and scintillating trivia. Which author's bestselling work was inspired by his filing cabinet? How many countries sit along the Equator? Where was the first British woman to win Miss World born? And which anagram of 'A TWISTED COLON' connects gorillas in 2001 and orangutans in 1978 and 1980? Find out in this quirky, question-packed quiz show! Production credits Written and presented by Paul Sinha Additional material: Oliver Levy Additional questions: The Audience Original music: Tim Sutton Sound engineer: Jerry Peal Photographer: Andy Hollingworth Produced by Ed Morrish A Lead Mojo production for BBC Radio 4 First broadcast BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: Series 1 Round one: Literature 21 April 2022 Round Two: The World 28 April 2022 Round three: Four-Letter Words 5 May 2022 Round Four: Everything 12 May 2022 Series 2 Episode 1: New Cities 4 September 2023 Episode 2: Manchester 11 September 2023 Episode 3: Hampshire 18 September 2023 Episode 4: Suffolk 25 September 2023 Episode 5: Somerset 2 October 2023 Episode 6: Themes 9 October 2023 Episode 7: Monkeys and Apes 16 October 2023 Episode 8: Truth 23 October 2023 Episode 9: Chat GPT 30 October 2023 Episode 10: 2023 6 November 2023 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Paul Sinha (Author), Paul Sinha (Narrator)

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Paul Sinha: A BBC Radio 4 Collection: Quiz Culture, Citizenship Test and more

Five fantastic shows from The Chase's 'Sinnerman', award-winning comic and broadcaster Paul Sinha 'One of our most thoughtful and enjoyable comedians' The Times Paul 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 Round Britain Quiz and a resident Chaser on ITV's The Chase. 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. Paul Sinha's Quiz Culture 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 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test, 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. The Sinha Carta 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 The Sinha Test, 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 The Sinha Games, 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. Production credits Written and performed by Paul Sinha Paul Sinha's Quiz Culture Produced by Monise Durrani First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 March 2011 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test Produced by Ed Morrish First broadcast BBC Radio 4 Extra on the following dates: 1 History Syllabus 5 August 2013 2 Health of the Nation 12 August 2013 3 British Culture 19 August 2013 4 British Greatness 26 August 2013 The Sinha Carta Produced by Ed Morrish First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 February 2015 The Sinha Test Produced by Ed Morrish First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 July 2011 The Sinha Games Produced by Ed Morrish First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 July 2012 ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Paul Sinha (Author), Paul Sinha (Narrator)

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Paul Sinha's History Revision: The Complete Series 1-3: The Complete Series 1, 2 and 3

In his fascinating and hilarious BBC Radio 4 stand up show, comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha shines a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explains why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns. He explains how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 led directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago from winning an Oscar; and the story of 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. "Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen" - The Telegraph 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, and he is a resident 'chaser' on the ITV quiz show The Chase. He wrote and starred in 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's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or Award for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

Paul Sinha (Author), Paul Sinha (Narrator)

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