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Radio 4,29 Aug 2022,42 mins

SeriesSeries 12

Tring

Mark Steel's in Town

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Mark Steel returns with his award winning show that travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience. Mark travels to Tring in Hertfordshire and discovers the home of the Natural History Museum, and the former private museum of Walter Rothschild, where he goes to see the exhibit of fleas dressed as Mexicans. Written and performed by Mark Steel. Additional material by Pete Sinclair. Producer: Carl Cooper A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2022.

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