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Radio 4,07 Oct 2025,40 mins

Series Series 14

1. Oakham

Mark Steel's in Town

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First stop of the new series is Oakham, nestled in the UK鈥檚 smallest county 鈥 Rutland. Rutland has a village that's proudly twinned with Paris (even if the Parisians don鈥檛 know), has Europe鈥檚 largest man-made lake (which required flooding a local village) and hangs its horseshoes the other way round (so the devil falls out, obviously). Joining Mark is Clare Balding, who鈥檚 also in town to take him on a ramble around Rutland, which you can hear in Ramblings, this Thursday on Radio 4. This is the 14th series of Mark's award winning show where he 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. As well as Oakham, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Wrexham, Cambridge, Lewisham and, Lerwick and Unst in Shetland. There will also be extended versions of each episode available on 蜜芽传媒 sounds. Written and performed by Mark Steel Additional material by Pete Sinclair Production co-ordinator Caroline Barlow and Katie Baum Sound Manager Jerry Peal Producer Carl Cooper A 蜜芽传媒 Studios production for Radio 4

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