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2. Health of the Nation

Paul tackles the nation’s health by rewriting the UK Citizenship Test to reflect his ideas about Britishness. From August 2013.

Paul Sinha is proudly British. He also loves a quiz.

So you would have thought that the UK Citizenship Test, which newcomers to this country must pass to become citizens, would have been right up his street.

But the questions in the 2012 and 2013 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Office guides seem either bizarrely easy - "Where is Welsh most widely spoken?" - or infuriatingly vague - "What happened in the First World War?"

So Paul has created his own test, to better reflect the things that aspiring migrants should understand before they can call themselves British.

In this episode, he deals with the health of the nation - our diet, our drinking habits and our athletic prowess. And he tests the studio audience on their knowledge, with those that answer incorrectly being deported.

Written and performed by Paul Sinha.

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2013.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 6 Sep 2024 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Paul Sinha
Producer Ed Morrish
Writer Paul Sinha

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Aug 2013 09:00
  • Mon 12 Aug 2013 22:30
  • Tue 13 Aug 2013 02:00
  • Sun 8 Sep 2013 19:15
  • Wed 1 Mar 2017 23:30
  • Tue 31 Jul 2018 22:30
  • Sat 4 Apr 2020 22:30
  • Sun 28 Nov 2021 22:30
  • Thu 5 Sep 2024 08:00
  • Thu 5 Sep 2024 13:00
  • Thu 5 Sep 2024 19:00
  • Fri 6 Sep 2024 03:00