BBC Open University: The Mark Steel Lectures - http://www.open2.net/marksteel/
Programme website for his television lectures, viewing key figures in the history of human thought from a somewhat quirky perspective. Includes presenter profile, study pages, related articles and forum. |
Chortle: Mark Steel - http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/m/281/mark_steel
Tour dates plus profile including stand-up, television, radio, books and online work. |
Guardian: Heard the one about Darwin's worms? - http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/comment/story/0,,1051879,00.html
According to Mark Steel, it's when the great characters of history are slotted into the ideas and society around them that they become fascinating - which is how he came to create The Mark Steel Lectures. |
IMDb - Mark Steel - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824440/
Includes his filmography as an actor and as himself plus notable TV guest appearances. |
Socialist Review: Behind Byron's Bear - http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=8609
Pat Stack's interview with socialist comedian Mark Steel about his new TV series The Mark Steel Lectures. |
Socialist Worker: The History We Deserve - http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=2498
Interview with comedian and author Mark Steel on his new TV series about great historical figures. |
The Do-Not Press: It's Not A Runner Bean - http://www.thedonotpress.com/titles/itsnotarun.html
Author profile, reviews and an extract from Mark Steel's autobiographical story of his career in comedy, subtitled The Trauma of the Slightly Successful Comedian. |
Wikipedia - Mark Steel - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Steel
Offers details about the British comedian's radio and television series and appearances plus books he's written. |