Mark Steel's In Town

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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.

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Mark Steel's in Town: Series 11: Whitby

Whitby

Series 11

BBC Radio 4 - Mark Steel's in Town, Series 11, Whitby

Mark travels to the North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby

Comedian Mark Steel heads off to Whitby with its Dracula origin story, chip shops and past predilection for hunting whales.

There’s one thing you definitely can’t miss in Whitby and that’s the ruined abbey up on a cliff looking down on the town. It’s also hard to miss the jawbone of a blue whale set atop the opposite hill and the fact that Dracula was researched and written here by Bram Stoker. You’ll not go wanting if you are in search of a chip, either. Mark Steel manages to dodge the seagulls and presents his findings to a local audience at The Brunswick Centre.

The full box set of all episodes (with well over 50 towns visited) is available now wherever you get your podcasts.

Written by and starring...Mark Steel
With additional material from Pete Sinclair
Production Coordinator...Beverly Tagg
Producer...Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios Production.

Mark Steel's in Town: Series 11

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