Remoteness, pilchards, Cornish pasties and a raging civil war. Mark discovers what makes Penzance distinctive. From April 2010. Show more

Viking skull-splitting and a violent ball game. Mark discovers what makes Kirkwall in Orkney so distinctive. From May 2010. Show more

Mick Jagger, gypsy tart and revolting peasants. Mark Steel is in Kent to see what makes Dartford distinctive. From April 2010. Show more

Footballers' mansions, 3D eyelashes and a rhyming wizard. Mark discovers what makes Wilmslow distinctive. From April 2010. Show more

Seagull-hating inhabitants obsessed with poet Robert Burns. Mark discovers what makes Dumfries distinctive. From April 2010. Show more

Home of the Angel of the North, Blaydon races and top innovations. Mark discovers what makes Gateshead distinctive. From May 2010. Show more