Original version

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Mark Steel's in Town

Comedy: Standup

Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for the locals.

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

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 LW

Mark Steel

Pete Sinclair

Carl Cooper

Mark Steel's in Town: Series 6: Episode 1: Fleetwood

Episode 1

Episode 1: Fleetwood

Series 6

Fleetwood

BBC Radio 4 - Mark Steel's in Town, Series 6, Fleetwood

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

The comedian visits the Lancashire town of Fleetwood and performs a bespoke stand-up show for the local residents. From 2015.

"Welcome to Fleetwood - Where Breastfeeding Is Always Welcome"

Mark Steel returns with a sixth 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. 

In the first programme, Mark visits the Lancashire Seaside Town of Fleetwood, the first planned town of the Victorian era. Home of Fisherman's Friend lozenges, the first female professional boxer Jane Couch, and trams. Originally built as a port to be the main stop off point between London and Scotland before railway engineers spoilt all that by building a line through the lake district. Mark discovers a proud town full of optimistic people, that is, until you mention Blackpool. 

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

A BBC Radio Comedy Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2015.

Mark Steel's in Town: Series 6

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK and creates a show for a local audience

Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for a local audience based on what he finds out about the area

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Mark Steel's in Town

Series 6

Episode 1: Fleetwood

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 Extra

About BBC Radio 4 Extra