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Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge with fascinating facts and true stories

Award-winning comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge through fascinating facts and hilarious true stories.

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Paul Sinha returns with more fascinating facts and stories.

The comedian and professional quizzer focuses on writers, taking in Portsmouth FC and Robson and Jerome en route. From 2020.

Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, the reigning British Quiz Champion and also, according to the Radio Times, the UK's "funniest fund of forgotten facts". 

This is the second series of General Knowledge, recounting the amazing true stories that lie behind fascinating nuggets of information.

This episode is focused on writers, from the famous writer who also played for Portsmouth FC, to the writer who refused to referee a racist boxing match, and the playwright who made Robson and Jerome stars.

It was recorded virtually, with an audience of 200 people watching him from the comfort of their own home.

Written and performed by Paul Sinha

Produced by Ed Morrish

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2020.

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge: Series 2

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Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge through fascinating facts and true stories.

Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge through fascinating facts and hilarious true stories.

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