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Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz

Paul Sinha invites his live audience to tell him their favourite quiz questions, offering up different and surprising questions and the fascinating stories behind the answers.

Radio 4,20 episodes

Episodes

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Series 3
Bradford - Why West Yorkshire Is the Best Yorkshire
Paul tests the people of Bradford on their knowledge of home-grown chart-toppers.
28 Oct 2024,28 mins
Series 3
Merthyr
Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of all things Welsh.
04 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 3
South London - home to Stanleys and Georges and two of the Magnificent Seven
Paul tests an audience in South Norwood on their knowledge of places with SE postcodes.
11 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 3
Bradford - a load of bulls
Paul tests a Bradford audience with a series of bull-themed quiz questions.
18 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 3
South Norwood - Paul brings up his half-century for Radio 4
Paul celebrates his 50th stand-up show for Radio 4 with questions about anniversaries.
25 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 3
Merthyr - home of Welsh heroes
Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of Welsh heroes.
02 Dec 2024,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 1
Paul Sinha tests a Brighton audience on new British cities and former prime ministers.
04 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 2
Paul Sinha tests a Manchester audience on their home town's culture and history.
11 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 3 - Andover
Paul Sinha tests an Andover audience on Hampshire trivia from bridges to flavourless fish.
18 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 4 - Ipswich
Paul Sinha tests an Ipswich audience on their hometown literary heroes. Contains anagrams.
25 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 5 - Bridgwater
Paul Sinha tests a Somerset audience on their local knowledge, Only Connect-style.
02 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 6 - Brighton
Quizzer and comedian Paul Sinha tests Brighton on some themed rounds.
09 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 7 - Manchester
Paul Sinha returns to Manchester for a simian-themed round of his Perfect Pub Quiz.
16 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 8 - Andover
Paul Sinha gives his Hampshire audience a quiz fit for a post-truth era. Or does he?
23 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 9 - Ipswich
Can a machine set a better quiz than a human? Paul Sinha finds out.
30 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 2
Episode 10 - Bridgwater
Paul Sinha tests a Bridgwater audience on the theme of 2023.
06 Nov 2023,28 mins
Series 1
Round one: Literature
Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
21 Apr 2022,28 mins
Series 1
Round two: The World
Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
28 Apr 2022,28 mins
Series 1
Round three: Four-Letter Words
Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
05 May 2022,28 mins
Series 1
Round four: Everything
Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
12 May 2022,28 mins