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Mark Steel's in Town

BBC Radio 4

Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK, meets the locals, and creates a stand up show for them - and us - about the town.

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  • Avg 40 min
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  • Dec 9, 2025 · 38 min

    6. Unst (Shetland part 2)

    Mark makes his final stop this series on Unst, the most northerly island in Britain.

  • Nov 25, 2025 · 40 min

    4. Cambridge

    Mark Steel visits Cambridge and creates a show for the local audience.

  • Nov 18, 2025 · 39 min

    3. Lewisham

    Mark Steel visits Lewisham in south London and creates a show for the local audience.

  • Nov 11, 2025 · 38 min

    2. Wrexham

    Mark Steel visits Wrexham, in north Wales, and discovers how it became a Hollywood hotspot

  • Oct 7, 2025 · 40 min

    1. Oakham

    Find out how hanging horseshoes upside down helps the people of Oakham vanquish the devil.

  • Jul 29, 2024 · 37 min

    Coleraine

    Mark Steel visits Coleraine in Northern Ireland.

  • Jul 22, 2024 · 33 min

    Nether Edge

    Mark Steel visits Nether Edge, a leafy suburb of Sheffield.

  • Jul 15, 2024 · 40 min

    Stoke-on-Trent

    Mark Steel visits Stoke-on-Trent, home of the pottery industry.

  • Jul 8, 2024 · 35 min

    East Grinstead

    Mark Steel visits East Grinstead in West Sussex.

  • Jul 1, 2024 · 40 min

    Malvern

    Mark Steel visits the town of Malvern in Worcestershire.

  • Jun 24, 2024 · 41 min

    Margate

    Mark is off to the seaside in Kent.

  • Sep 30, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min

    Paris (English and French)

    Mark Steel visits Paris and performs for a local audience both in English and French.

  • Sep 27, 2022 · 36 min

    Paris

    Mark Steel crosses the Channel to visit the French capital.

  • Sep 21, 2022 · 43 min

    Newport

    Mark Steel visits the city of Newport in South Wales.

  • Sep 12, 2022 · 35 min

    Salisbury

    Mark Steel visits the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire.

  • Sep 9, 2022 · 41 min

    The Isles of Scilly

    Mark Steel visits the scenic archipelago off the Cornish coast.

  • Aug 30, 2022 · 42 min

    Tring

    Mark Steel visits the town of Tring in Hertfordshire.

  • Aug 22, 2022 · 44 min

    Nottingham

    Mark Steel heads to the East Midlands for a visit to the city of Nottingham.

  • Dec 16, 2021 · 28 min

    Whitby

    Mark travels to the North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby.

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