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Mark Steel - Who Do I Think I Am?

Comedy: Standup

16/02/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Mark Steel - Who Do I Think I Am?

Radio version of Mark Steel's critically acclaimed live show.

4 Extra Debut. Mark Steel’s story of trying to track down his birth mother. A radio version of his critically acclaimed live show. From 2017.

"I've always known I was adopted, even before I knew where babies who weren't adopted came from."

The surprising, moving and incredibly funny story about what Mark Steel discovered in his half-hearted attempt to navigate the red tape required to track down his birth mother. 

A special performance of his critically acclaimed stand-up show recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre, London.

"It never really bothered me that I'd never met my mum. It never occurred to me I needed to meet her to 'find out who I was', as it didn't seem likely I'd discover I was someone different to who I thought I was. Could it turn out I was three stone lighter than I thought, or I spoke Italian or supported Arsenal or had a fear of Liquorice Allsorts? But after the birth of my own son, I realised it's quite an event to have a child, and she may well remember giving birth to me, and maybe even the adoption..."

Written and performed by Mark Steel.  

Producer: Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2017.


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