The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC
The Mark Steel Lecture
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 1999 - 2002
- 16 episodes (3 series)
Mark Steel presents a series of lectures about people who changed the course of history. Also features Melanie Hudson, Martin Hyder, Carla Mendonca and Debbie Isitt.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Oliver Cromwell
Mark presents the life of Oliver Cromwell, claiming that he was a man who seemed to have the sense of humour of a six-year-old, and whose greatest achievement was to make a civil war appealing to the English.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 9th August 1999
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 14th February 2010 | 10:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 3rd November 2011 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 20th August 2013 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th October 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 22nd March 2017 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 2nd August 2020 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th September 2023 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Mark Steel | Host / Presenter |
| Melanie Hudson (as Mel Hudson) | Ensemble Actor |
| Martin Hyder | Ensemble Actor |
| Mark Steel | Writer |
| Phil Clarke | Producer |