Mark Steel's In Town: Series 1 & 2

Mark Steel's In Town: Series 1 & 2

The BBC Radio 4 comedy series

Summary

In each episode of this BBC Radio 4 series Mark Steel visits a UK town and researches its history, heritage and culture, after which he performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents. Mark's destinations in Series 1 & 2 are Skipton; Boston; Lewes; Walsall; Merthyr Tydfil; Portland; Dartford; Wilmslow; Dumfries; Penzance; Gateshead and Kirkwall . Duration: 6 hours approx.

Reviews

  • Steel sees how far he can push the famed British ability to laugh at ourselves. The answer is quite a long way.
    The Guardian

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Mark Steel

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