- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 1999 - 2002
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 16 (3 series)
- Starring
- Mark Steel, Melanie Hudson, Martin Hyder, Carla Mendonca and Debbie Isitt
- Writer
- Mark Steel
- Producers
- Phil Clarke and Lucy Armitage
Left wing satirist and stand-up comedian Mark Steel looks at some of the most important people in our history, from the ancients to those still with us today.
His lectures cover the likes of W. G. Grace, who Steel considers to be the first modern celebrity; Che Guevara, possibly the only revolutionary in history to also suffer from asthma; and Lord Byron, who once kept a pet bear at college.
- Tagline
- A series of lectures on Englishmen who changed the course of history (Series 1); A series of lectures on people with a passion (Series 2-3)
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 9th August 1999 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Wednesday 23rd October 2002 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Last repeat
- Sunday 8th August 2021 at 3:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Website links
- Official Mark Steel Website
This is the website covering everything concerning Mark Steel, including audio files of all the episodes. - BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to both versions of the series by the BBC. - Wikipedia