TrantionOn Mark Steel's in town today from #Wrexham, someone was complaining about a proposal to restrict cars because "there's been a place of worship there for 800 years!" I'm guessing that people didn't arrive by car for most of those 800 years though.
quangobaudMark Steel's in Town
Blyth, Northumberland
Mark Steel's in Town
Series 11 Episode 1 of 3
The famous Blyth Staithes (created for off-loading coal into ships) were the backdrop for one of the grimmest scenes in the Michael Caine classic Get Carter - the smoggy industrial view at the time described by the director as an "absolute vision of hell". Undaunted, comedian Mark Steel travels to this part of Northumberland and finds a fascinating industrial legacy, a posh pub, a very nice beach and prominent indications of its role in the first and second World Wars. Does a town blighted by so many closures show any evidence of green shoots? Mark presents his findings to a local audience at The Phoenix Theatre and as ever gets away with just the right amount of affection rudeness and we learn more about a very distinctive coastal town in the UK.
The full box set of all episodes (with well over 50 towns visited) is available now wherever you get your podcasts. [edit: that means the episodes are downloadable mp3's]
Written by and starring...Mark Steel
With additional material from Pete Sinclair
Production Coordinator...Beverly Tagg
Producer...Julia McKenzie [edit: the other one]
A BBC Studios Production.
Steve MitchellI started this a while back but couldn’t really get into it. I’m a huge fan of the BBC radio show of the same name, but the routines don’t hold up as well in print as they do on air. However, as I need a better reason than that to leave a book unfinished I shall have another stab at it #CurrentlyReading #Bibliophile #Bookworm #RadioComedy #MarkSteelsInTown #MarkSteel
