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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 6, Episode 6 - Saint Anne, Alderney

Mark performs from The Island Hall in Saint Anne, capital of Alderney in the Channel Islands, where he has difficulty buying an old pair of trousers, visits an old Nazi bunker which is now an Aussie BBQ hang out, and meets an organic farmer who is also a radiologist.

Further details

For the final episode Mark Steel visits Alderney in the Channel Islands. After a terrifying ride in a tiny yellow plane called Joey, Mark spends his first day on the island trying to buy new trousers (there is no causal connection between these two events). It's not the easiest place to buy trousers, he eventually gets a pair with zips on from a bicycle shop.

Mark meets an organic pig farmer who is also a radiologist, gets lost on a guided nature walk and visits an old Nazi bunker which is now an Aussie BBQ hang out. Blond Hedgehogs, seven species of dragonfly, beaches, bird life and tax bonuses. What a strange place. Lovely though, and worth the effort to get to.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 30th June 2015 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 30th June 2015 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 30th June 2015 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 1st July 2015 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 1st May 2017 11:30am Radio 4
Saturday 1st June 2019 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

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

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