Mark Steel's in Town Folgen

Mark Steel visits Hull. He has a wonderful time exploring the 2017 City of Culture exhibits as well as all the other normal stuff like the world's smallest window and white phone boxes. Mark talks to a man who painted himself blue and walked naked through the town as part of the Sea of Hull installation, samples the delights of Chip Spice and patties and gets to the bottom of why they call their aquarium a submarium. Mark Steele's award-winning series travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness.After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents.Written and performed by Mark Steel.Additional material by Pete Sinclair.Producer: Carl CooperA BBC Studio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.

Mark visits Portishead in Somerset. Portishead is near Bristol, but it definitely isn't Bristol. You can get to Bristol from there if you like, but it isn't that easy. It has a lovely Marina, a boating lake, a lido and peculiar stationers shop with too many rooms. It also has a plethora of groups and societies including a marvellous bunch of people who save toads and frogs from getting run over. Oh, and newts. Eddie Large and Johnny Briggs (Coronation Street's Mike Baldwin) are famous residents. Mark Steele's award-winning series travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness.After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents.Written and performed by Mark Steel.Additional material by Pete Sinclair.Production co-ordinator: Hayley Sterling Sound Manager: David Thomas Picture Credit: Tom StanierProducer: Carl CooperFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.

Mark visits Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. Inverness is the 2nd happiest place in Britain, according to some polls, but Mark finds them to be a bit grumpy if the truth be known... some of them anyway... some of them are marvellous. He meets Sheena from the local taxi firm who tells a story about a fib she told to a tourist, and he meets Steve the Nessie Hunter, a man who has lived in a van on the shores of Loch Ness for 26 years. Mark Steele's award-winning series travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents. Written and performed by Mark Steel.Additional material by Pete Sinclair.Production co-ordinator: Hayley Sterling Sound Manager: Jerry Peal Picture Credit: Tom StanierProducer: Carl CooperFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.