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The Mark Steel Lectures

The Mark Steel Lectures

Description: Mark Steel presents a series of humorous lectures about historical figures who shaped their era.
Genre: Drama, Documentary, Biography, Comedy, History
Year Released: 2003
Number of seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 18
First episode air date: October 7, 2003
Network: BBC Four
Genre: Comedy
Writers: Mark Steel
Executive Producer: Jon Rolph
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