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Kingston-upon-Thames

Mark Steel visits the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, performing a bespoke stand-up show for the residents. From 2016.

Mark visits The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.

He takes a trip on a river boat, rides the longest single truss escalator in the world and spends an evening in and the suburb of New Malden, home to the largest population of South Koreans outside Korea where he samples the delights of Kimchi and sings in a Noraebang.

Mark Steel's seventh series of the 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Comedy production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016..

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 May 2021 11:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Mark Steel
Writer Mark Steel
Writer Pete Sinclair
Producer Carl Cooper

Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 Sep 2016 18:30
  • Wed 5 Oct 2016 07:30
  • Wed 5 Oct 2016 17:30
  • Wed 5 Oct 2016 22:00
  • Thu 6 Oct 2016 05:30
  • Sat 29 Jun 2019 22:00
  • Sat 23 Jan 2021 23:00
  • Wed 5 May 2021 11:30

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