Paul Sinha's History Revision

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Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha presents lesser-known stories from human history.

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha tells the fascinating stories from human history that we have forgotten in our onward march of progress.

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Paul Sinha's History Revision: Series 1: Episode 2: Food

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Paul finds out how his high street became dominated by Chinese and Indian restaurants.

Paul Sinha looks at his London high street and how it ended up being dominated by Chinese and Indian restaurants. From 2014.

Paul Sinha looks through all of human history and examines how we came to be where we are. 

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.

Written and performed by Paul Sinha.

Producer:  Ed Morrish.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.

Paul Sinha's History Revision: Series 1

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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Paul Sinha tells the history behind things taken for granted

Stand-up comedian and top quizzer Paul Sinha tells the fascinating stories from human history that lie behind things we take for granted

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