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Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Nottingham.

Mark Steel's In Town - Nottingham

"Ay up me duck"

Mark Steel is back with the 12th series of his award winning show that 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 a local audience.

In this first episode Mark visits Nottingham, a contrarian city, full of heroes, rebels, caves and lovers of mushy peas. He learns about local legends, Robin Hood, Lord Byron, DH Lawrence, Brian Clough, and the most famous of all, Frank the xylophone player. He looks at the history of the Luddites, the cheese riots and visits three pubs that are all the oldest in the country.

As well as Nottingham, In this series, Mark be popping to the Isles of Scilly, Tring, Salisbury, Newport and Paris. And for the first time, there will be extended versions of each episode available on 麻豆社 sounds.

Written and performed by Mark Steel

Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator Sarah Sharpe
Production co-ordinator Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper

A 麻豆社 Studios production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

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45 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Aug 2022 05:30

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  • Mon 22 Aug 2022 18:30
  • Sun 28 Aug 2022 12:04
  • Mon 29 Aug 2022 07:30
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  • Mon 29 Aug 2022 22:00
  • Tue 30 Aug 2022 05:30

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