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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 4 - Salisbury

Mark visits Salisbury in Wiltshire, home of Stonehenge, despite being eight miles away. He learns that very building seems to have something on it in Latin, the Waitrose appears to be bigger than Salisbury Cathedral, the strangeness of Porton Down, how in medieval times the entire city moved, visits a pub containing a mummified hand, and talks to the reincarnation of King Arthur.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 12th September 2022
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 18th September 2022 12:00pm Radio 4
Monday 19th September 2022 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 19th September 2022 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 20th September 2022 5:30am Radio 4 Extra

Catch-up

Cast & crew

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

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