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Mark Steel's In Town

Mark Steel's In Town

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2009 - 2022
  • 67 episodes (12 series)

Mark Steel visits a town in Britain and investigates its society & history before performing a bespoke stand-up show for locals.

  • Due to return for Series 13

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Series 12, Episode 1 - Nottingham

Mark visits Nottingham, a contrarian city, full of heroes, rebels, caves and lovers of mushy peas. He learns about local legends, Robin Hood, Lord Byron, DH Lawrence, Brian Clough, and the most famous of all, Frank the xylophone player. He looks at the history of the Luddites, the cheese riots and visits three pubs that are all the oldest in the country.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 22nd August 2022
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 28th August 2022 12:00pm Radio 4
Monday 29th August 2022 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 29th August 2022 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 29th August 2022 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 30th August 2022 5:30am Radio 4 Extra

Catch-up

Cast & crew

Cast
Mark Steel Host / Presenter
Writing team
Mark Steel Writer
Pete Sinclair Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Carl Cooper Producer
Jerry Peal Sound Designer

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