Mark Steel's in Town

This week, Mark performs the local Town Hall in Walsall, West Midlands: a town which has nothing to do with Birmingham. Mark discusses their statue of a concrete hippo, smaller than he expected and the fact that people keep moving it. Mark also jokes about the statue of Princess Diana that turned black. Mark then talks about the leather trade and the local leather museum. Then there's the Walsall...

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Lewes. During his visit, he also celebrates the East Sussex town's fires, pub fights and stroppiness. Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for the locals. Producer: Julia McKenzie First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Boston. During his visit to the Lincolnshire town, he takes a look at the Stump and sprouts and sees for himself why the inhabitants have no need of a handbrake. Mark tries to work out what makes the town so distinctive. With a guest appearance from a Boston rapper. Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for the...

Comedian Mark Steel visits the attractive market town of Skipton in Yorkshire and presents a show from a livestock auction hall to discover what makes the town and its inhabitants distinctive. Producer: Julia McKenzie. A BBC Radio Comedy Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2009.

Welcome to Mark Steel’s In Town, Radio 4’s comedy road trip across the UK. Join Mark as he visits a new town, meets the locals, finds out what makes the town unique and then performs a show to the people who live there. He makes fun of them, they make fun of him - and sometimes it gets pretty lively. Mark Steel’s In Town is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.