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The Mark Steel Lecture

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.

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Series 3, Episode 6 - Napoleon Bonaparte

Mark presents the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, a lovelorn general who suffered a run of bad luck in his relationships. He was perhaps the ultimate megalomaniac.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 23rd October 2002
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 23rd May 2010 10:30pm Radio 7
Saturday 24th January 2015 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 19th December 2016 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 4th November 2018 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 9th September 2023 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Mark Steel Host / Presenter
Martin Hyder Ensemble Actor
Debbie Isitt Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Mark Steel Writer
Production team
Lucy Armitage Producer

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