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

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    BedfordSeries 8

    Tue 5 Dec 2017

    1/6 Mark Steel's in Town returns for an 8th series. First stop, Bedford.

  • GibraltarSeries 7

    Wed 12 Oct 2016

    6/6 Mark Steel visits the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and performs for the locals.

  • Lynton and LynmouthSeries 7

    Wed 5 Oct 2016

    5/6 Mark Steel visits Lynton in North Devon and performs for the local residents.

  • Kingston-upon-ThamesSeries 7

    Wed 28 Sep 2016

    4/6 Mark Steel visits the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and performs for the locals.

  • Hebden BridgeSeries 7

    Wed 21 Sep 2016

    3/6 Mark Steel visits the Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge and performs for the locals.

  • ColchesterSeries 7

    Wed 14 Sep 2016

    2/6 Mark Steel visits the Essex town of Colchester and performs for the locals.

  • StockportSeries 7

    Wed 7 Sep 2016

    1/6 Mark Steel's in Town arrives in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

  • Saint Anne, Alderney, the Channel IslandsSeries 6

    Tue 23 Jun 2015

    6/6 Mark Steel performs for the locals of Saint Anne, Alderney, in the Channel Islands.

  • PaisleySeries 6

    Tue 16 Jun 2015

    5/6 Mark Steel visits the Renfrewshire town of Paisley and performs for the locals.

  • Barnard CastleSeries 6

    Tue 9 Jun 2015

    4/6 Mark Steel visits the County Durham town of Barnard Castle and performs for the locals.

  • ShrewsburySeries 6

    Tue 2 Jun 2015

    3/6 Mark Steel visits the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury and performs for the local residents.

  • Melton MowbraySeries 6

    Tue 26 May 2015

    2/6 Mark Steel visits the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray and performs for the locals.

  • FleetwoodSeries 6

    Tue 19 May 2015

    1/6 Mark Steel visits the Lancashire seaside town of Fleetwood and performs for the locals.

  • HuddersfieldSeries 5

    Wed 12 Feb 2014

    6/6 Mark Steel visits Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, the home of Last of the Summer Wine.

  • BirkenheadSeries 5

    Wed 5 Feb 2014

    5/6 Mark visits Birkenhead, Wirral, where the local life has included monks and a Bantam Army.

  • SouthallSeries 5

    Wed 29 Jan 2014

    4/6 Mark Steel visits Southall in Middlesex for another programme of travelling stand-up.

  • St DavidsSeries 5

    Wed 22 Jan 2014

    3/6 Mark's travelling stand-up town show arrives in coastal Pembrokeshire.

  • Derry/LondonderrySeries 5

    Wed 15 Jan 2014

    2/6 The history, local dialect and the new bridge.

  • GlastonburySeries 5

    Wed 8 Jan 2014

    1/6 Mark Steel visits Glastonbury in Somerset for another programme of travelling stand-up.

  • Chipping NortonSeries 4

    Wed 2 Jan 2013

    6/6 Comedian Mark Steel visits Chipping Norton to perform a stand-up show all about the town.

  • CorbySeries 4

    Boxing Day 2012

    5/6 Mark uncovers an unlikely town rivalry and the story behind a baffling accent.

  • Ottery St MarySeries 4

    Wed 19 Dec 2012

    4/6 Comedian Mark Steel visits Ottery St Mary in Devon to discuss Coleridge's childhood.

  • HandsworthSeries 4

    Wed 12 Dec 2012

    3/6 Comedian Mark Steel explores reggae, riots and white supremacist gardening in Handsworth.

  • TobermorySeries 4

    Wed 5 Dec 2012

    2/6 Comedian Mark Steel visits the Isle of Mull to take a look under the surface of Tobermory.

  • WhitehavenSeries 4

    Wed 28 Nov 2012

    1/6 Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?

  • WiganSeries 3

    Tue 10 Jan 2012

    6/6 Mark performs in Wigan, talking about pie-eating and the radicalism of George Formby.

  • BungaySeries 3

    Tue 3 Jan 2012

    5/6 Comedian Mark Steel visits Bungay in Suffolk to find out what makes this town distinctive.

  • DouglasSeries 3

    Tue 27 Dec 2011

    4/6 Mark Steel visits Douglas on the Isle of Man to talk space travel and fairy bridges.

  • BasingstokeSeries 3

    Tue 20 Dec 2011

    3/6 Mark Steel visits Basingstoke to talk roundabouts and a shopping centre record.

  • HolyheadSeries 3

    Tue 13 Dec 2011

    2/6 Mark visits Holyhead in Anglesey to talk ferries, foot nibbling, and Kate and Wills.

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