The Mark Steel Lectures

3 Seasons 2003 - 2006 NR 30m 8.6

Stand-up comedian Mark Steel gives satirical and educational lectures on some of history's greatest thinkers.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Lord Byron

1. Lord Byron

Aired: Oct 7, 2003

Mark Steel follows the glorious life of Lord Byron from his birth just off Ox...

Episode 2 Isaac Newton

2. Isaac Newton

Aired: Oct 14, 2003

He was a scientist who thought he could turn lead into gold. He was an obsess...

Episode 3 Sigmund Freud

3. Sigmund Freud

Aired: Oct 21, 2003

With a life measured out in cigar-cutters and cocaine wraps, Sigmund Freud wa...

Episode 4 Aristotle

4. Aristotle

Aired: Oct 28, 2003

Mark Steel traces the history of Greek Philosophy from Pythagoras (“never ate...

Episode 5 Charles Darwin

5. Charles Darwin

Aired: Nov 4, 2003

Delving further, and more imaginatively, into the evolution of Charles Darwin...

Episode 6 Karl Marx

6. Karl Marx

Aired: Nov 11, 2003

As he moved from Paris to London, Marx managed to leave a trail of uncleaned ...

Info about The Mark Steel Lectures

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Four

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, History, Biography