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He then performs a tailor-made show about the town in front of a local audience. In Merthyr Tydfil he spent three days in the town, where he carried out research and met locals. For example, Steel carried out almost no research for his episode in Walsall until ten days before the recording. The majority of the research sometimes took place close to the actual recording date. His research interests include local notable people, landmarks, customs and humorous anecdotes. Steel in Kirkwall, Orkney, standing under a warning sign telling road users to look out for otters.īefore each episode, Steel researches the history of the place in which he is going to perform.

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The series was voted 'Best Radio Entertainment Show' in the .uk Awards held by the British Comedy Guide in 20. Also in 2010, the show won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for 'Best Radio Comedy / Light Entertainment'.

In 2010, Mark Steel's in Town won a Silver Award for 'Best Comedy' in the Sony Radio Academy Awards, and two years later won the Gold Award in the same category. The programme received positive reviews from critics because of Steel's observations of the locals, and that the series took place in multiple locations, compared to the majority of stand-up shows on radio and television, which are normally recorded in a single location. Each episode is tailored to the town in which it is recorded, and the show is performed in front of a local audience. The series, which was first broadcast on 18 March 2009, is recorded in various towns and cities in the United Kingdom and occasionally elsewhere. Mark Steel's in Town is a stand-up comedy show on BBC Radio 4, co-written and performed by Mark Steel. 'Rock This Town' by Stray Cats (Series 4–) 'Eat My Goal' by Collapsed Lung (Series 1–3) Image from the downloadable version of the first series of Mark Steel's in Town.

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