The Mark Steel Lecture

Lectures and sketches delivered by the socialist comedian, arguing the significance of historical figures

Radio 4 Extra,4 episodes

Episodes

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Series 2
Leonardo da Vinci
A profile of the Italian artist and scholar - genius or hopeless absent-minded buffoon?
27 Mar 2001,30 mins
Series 2
Che Guevara
Profiling the revolutionary leader who became a left-wing hero, despite chronic asthma.
03 Apr 2001,30 mins
Series 2
Billie Holiday
Initially a hater of jazz music, the radical comedian profiles the singer and songwriter.
10 Apr 2001,30 mins
Series 2
Karl Marx
The comedian gives his assessment of the influential revolutionary thinker and philosopher
17 Apr 2001,30 mins