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Colchester

Mark Steel visits the Essex town of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town, and performs for the local residents. From 2016.

Colchester - The oldest recorded town in Britain

Mark Steel returns for a seventh series of the award-winning show that travels around the country, researching the history, heritage and culture of six towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness, and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents.

"The oldest hot cross bun in the world was baked in Colchester"

Mark visits the Essex town of Colchester and walks through the streets where 'Emperor Claudius once rode triumphantly on the first elephant in Britain', before Boudicca burnt the place to the ground, that was. He visits 'Jumbo', the town's iconic, Victorian water tower and he delves into the history of Colchester Zoo. Mark also discovers how several nursery rhymes have their origins in Colchester and he investigates the town's rivalry with Chelmsford.

In this series Mark visits Stockport in Greater Manchester, Colchester in Essex, Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire, The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, Lynton in North Devon and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

Written and performed by ... Mark Steel
Additional material by ... Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator ... Hayley Stirling
Producer ... Carl Cooper

A 大象传媒 Radio Comedy production for 大象传媒 Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016. .

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30 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Apr 2021 07:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Mark Steel
Writer Mark Steel
Writer Pete Sinclair
Producer Carl Cooper

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 Sep 2016 18:30
  • Wed 21 Sep 2016 07:30
  • Wed 21 Sep 2016 17:30
  • Wed 21 Sep 2016 22:00
  • Thu 22 Sep 2016 05:30
  • Sat 15 Jun 2019 22:00
  • Sat 9 Jan 2021 23:00
  • Sun 4 Apr 2021 19:15
  • Fri 9 Apr 2021 07:30

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