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Mark Steel - Live

Description: UK Tour 2006.

Newest Review: ... the papers “realignment with Tony Blair” something that as a true socialist was going to stand at odds with his own views. By now though his reputation was such that he was able to get involved in projects that took him into other areas of interest, namely The Mark Steel Lectures, a series of radio presentations that were later transcribed onto BBC 4. But to experience Mark Steel in all his ... more

... glory you have to see his live shows and this review is based on his 2006 tour, which brought together all his facets in one place. If the word comedy might suggest the sort of belly laughs that we associate with Lee Evans and Harry Hill, this is certa...more

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Mark Steel - Live: If only history was taught like this in schools (899 words)
by - written on 28/05/06 (Very useful, 176 readings)
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Even if Mark Steel is not exactly a household name, many people have probably seen as in recent years he has been a guest on such shows as Q.I., Have I Got News For You and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Even if you have not been subjected to him visually his gruff estuary accent is often to be heard on radio four, adding his contribution to such stalwarts of the radio world as The News Quiz and Quote/Unquote. It is the sum total of these shows that says a lot about Mark Steels place in broadcasting and entertainment a combination of the old punk attitude, socialist satire, historical studies and modern political comment combine to make him someone that seems to sit in a ... Read the complete review