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Hebden Bridge

Mark Steel's in TownSeries 7
Episode 3 of 6

Mark Steel visits the Yorkshire and former mill town of Hebden Bridge, putting on a show for the local residents. From 2016.

"That was So Hebden Bridge"

Mark visits the beautiful Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge, where he discovers how this former mill town and one time home of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath become the new age, multi cafe, hippie friendly, lesbian capital of Britain that it is today.

Mark Steel's 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.

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

A BBC Radio Comedy production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

6 months left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Apr 202105:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

PerformerMark Steel
WriterMark Steel
WriterPete Sinclair
ProducerCarl Cooper

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  • Wed 21 Sep 201618:30
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  • Wed 28 Sep 201607:30
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  • Wed 28 Sep 201617:30
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  • Wed 28 Sep 201622:00
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  • Thu 29 Sep 201605:30
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  • Sat 22 Jun 201922:00
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  • Sat 16 Jan 202123:00
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  • Sun 11 Apr 202119:15
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  • Fri 16 Apr 202107:30
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  • Fri 16 Apr 202122:00
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  • Sat 17 Apr 202105:30
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