Mark Steel's in Town
Image from the downloadable version of the first series of Mark Steel's in Town.
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| Genre | Stand-up comedy |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Mark Steel |
| Written by | Mark Steel Pete Sinclair |
| Produced by | Julia McKenzie (Series 1-2) Sam Bryant (Series 3-4) Ed Morrish (Series 5) Carl Cooper (Series 6-Present) |
| Original release | 18 March 2009 – 23 June 2015 |
| No. of series | 7 + 1 special |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Opening theme | "Eat My Goal" by Collapsed Lung (Series 1-3) "Rock This Town" by Stray Cats (Series 4-6) |
Mark Steel's in Town is a stand-up comedy show on BBC Radio 4, co-written and performed by Mark Steel. The series, which was first broadcast on 18 March 2009, is recorded in various towns and cities in the United Kingdom and occasionally elsewhere. Each episode is tailored to the town in which it is recorded, and the show is performed in front of a local audience.
The first series of six episodes was recorded in five locations in England (Skipton, Boston, Lewes, Walsall and the Isle of Portland) and one in Wales (Merthyr Tydfil). The second series, also of six episodes and first broadcast on 7 April 2010, was performed in four towns in England (Dartford, Wilmslow, Penzance and Gateshead) and two in Scotland (Dumfries and Kirkwall). The third series of six episodes, broadcast between December 2011 and January 2012, visited four towns in England (Berwick-upon-Tweed, Basingstoke, Wigan and Bungay), one in Wales (Holyhead) and one on the Isle of Man (Douglas). A special episode recording during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering Leith was broadcast on 21 August 2012. A fourth series was broadcast between November 2012 and January 2013. In this series, Steel performed in five towns in England (Whitehaven, Handsworth, Ottery St Mary, Corby and Chipping Norton) and one in Scotland (Tobermory). A fifth series was broadcast between January and February 2014 and was performed in four towns in England (Glastonbury, Southall, Birkenhead and Huddersfield), one city in Wales (St. Davids) and one city in Northern Ireland (Derry). A sixth series was recorded between March and May 2015 in four towns in England (Fleetwood, Melton Mowbray, Shrewsbury and Barnard Castle), one in Scotland (Paisley) and one in the Channel Islands (Saint Anne, Alderney). A Seventh series aired in September 2016, in which Steel performed in five towns in England (, Hebden Bridge, Colchester, Kingston Upon Thames & Lynton) and one in Gibraltar.
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