The Mark Steel Lectures. Mark Steel
The Mark Steel Lectures
- TV factual / stand-up
- BBC Four
- 2002 - 2006
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Series telling the story of some of the world's greatest names, from Byron to Pankhurst, in an accessible, comic manner. Features Mark Steel and Martin Hyder.
The Mark Steel Lectures. Mark Steel
Key details
- Genres
- Factual, Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2002 - 2006
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 18 (3 series)
- Features
- Mark Steel and Martin Hyder
- Writers
- Mark Steel, Pete Sinclair and James Serafinowicz
- Directors
- Michael Cumming and Becky Martin
- Producers
- Jon Rolph, Phil Bowker, Emma De'Ath, Graham Smith, Jon Plowman, Mobashir Dar and Gayle Cope
- Companies
Left-wing stand-up comedian Mark Steel hosts this factual series, each episode a biography of a notable figure from history presented in an easily accessible and entertaining manner.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- The Mark Steel Lecture (Original special)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
- Official Website
The official website for the series from the Open University. - BBC Comedy Guide
An in-depth guide to the series from the BBC. - Mark Steel's Website
The official website for Mark Steel, featuring videos of some of the episodes. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 7th October 2003 at 10pm on BBC Four