Mark Steel's in Town

Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK, meets the locals, and creates a stand up show for them - and us - about the town.

Radio 4,76 episodes

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Series 14
1. Oakham
Find out how hanging horseshoes upside down helps the people of Oakham vanquish the devil.
07 Oct 2025,40 mins
Series 14
2. Wrexham
Mark Steel visits Wrexham, in north Wales, and discovers how it became a Hollywood hotspot
14 Oct 2025,38 mins,
Series 13
Margate
Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Margate.
24 Jun 2024,41 mins
Series 13
Malvern
Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in Malvern in Worcestershire.
01 Jul 2024,40 mins
Series 13
East Grinstead
Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in East Grinstead in West Sussex. 3/6
08 Jul 2024,35 mins
Series 13
Stoke-on-Trent
Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. 4/6
15 Jul 2024,40 mins
Series 13
Nether Edge
Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in Nether Edge in Sheffield. 5/6.
22 Jul 2024,33 mins
Series 13
Coleraine
Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in Coleraine in Northern Ireland.
29 Jul 2024,37 mins
Series 12
Nottingham
Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Nottingham.
22 Aug 2022,44 mins
Series 12
Tring
Mark Steel visits Tring in Hertfordshire and performs for a local audience.
29 Aug 2022,42 mins
Series 12
The Isles of Scilly
Mark Steel visits The Isles of Scilly and performs for a local audience.
05 Sep 2022,41 mins
Series 12
Salisbury
Mark Steel visits Salisbury in Wiltshire and performs for a local audience.
12 Sep 2022,35 mins
Series 12
Newport
Mark Steel visits Newport in Wales and performs for a local audience.
19 Sep 2022,43 mins
Series 12
Paris
Mark Steel visits Paris in France and performs for a local audience.
26 Sep 2022,36 mins
Series 12
Paris (English and French)
Mark Steel visits Paris and performs for a local audience both in English and French.
26 Sep 2022,63 mins
Series 11
Blyth, Northumberland
Mark travels to former coal town Blyth in Northumberland to uncover stories and characters
01 Dec 2021,28 mins
Series 11
Walthamstow, London
Mark travels to East London town Walthamstow to discover its character.
08 Dec 2021,28 mins
Series 11
Whitby
Mark travels to the North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby.
15 Dec 2021,28 mins
Series 4
Whitehaven
Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?
28 Nov 2012,30 mins
Series 4
Tobermory
Comedian Mark Steel visits the Isle of Mull to take a look under the surface of Tobermory.
05 Dec 2012,30 mins
Series 4
Handsworth
Comedian Mark Steel explores reggae, riots and white supremacist gardening in Handsworth.
12 Dec 2012,30 mins
Series 4
Ottery St Mary
Comedian Mark Steel visits Ottery St Mary in Devon to discuss Coleridge's childhood.
19 Dec 2012,30 mins
Series 4
Corby
Mark uncovers an unlikely town rivalry and the story behind a baffling accent.
26 Dec 2012,25 mins
Series 4
Chipping Norton
Comedian Mark Steel visits Chipping Norton to perform a stand-up show all about the town.
02 Jan 2013,25 mins
Series 10
Brighton
Comedian Mark Steel visits Brighton, with a special, Covid-friendly show on the beach.
12 Nov 2020,28 mins
Series 10
Stratford-upon-Avon
Comedian Mark Steel visits Stratford-upon-Avon, with a Covid-friendly show in a field.
19 Nov 2020,28 mins
Series 10
Mark Steel's Online
Mark Steel is back for a remotely recorded virtual episode.
26 Nov 2020,28 mins
Series 2
Dartford
Mark Steel performs a show for the residents of Dartford in Kent.
07 Apr 2010,30 mins
Series 2
Wilmslow
Mark Steel performs a show for the residents of Wilmslow in Cheshire.
14 Apr 2010,25 mins
Series 2
Dumfries
Mark travels to the Scottish border town of Dumfries.
21 Apr 2010,30 mins