The Sinha Test
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 2011
- 1 episode
Comedian Paul Sinha, a very English Indian, examines cricket and national identity. Stars Paul Sinha.
Key details
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2011
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Star
- Paul Sinha
- Producer
- Ed Morrish
- Company
Ahead of India's tour of England, Paul Sinha, the proudly English son of Indian immigrants, takes a comedic look at cricket and nationalism.
Born in England to Indian parents, he grew up supporting India. But in 1990, the politician Norman Tebbit suggested that immigrants who did not support England were somehow unpatriotic, which ignored the many reasons someone might not support the English cricket team, including the fact that they were rubbish.
In 2011, with a young, vibrant and exciting England team having won the World Twenty20 and three of the last four Ashes series, is it time Paul started supporting the country of his birth?
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 14th July 2011 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 7th July 2013 at 5:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Saturday 6th July 2013 at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Friday 5th July 2013 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra