Mark Steel returns to Radio 4 for a fifth series of the award winning show that travels around the country, researching the history, heritage and culture of six towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness, and does a bespoke evening of comedy in each one.

As every high street slowly morphs into a replica of the next, Mark Steel's in Town celebrates the parochial, the local and the unusual. From Corby's rivalry with Kettering to the word you can't say in Portland, the show has taken in the idiosyncrasies of towns up and down the country, from Kirkwall to Penzance, from Holyhead to Bungay.

This first edition of the series comes from Glastonbury, Somerset, which lives up to every expectation of being the most new-agey, hippyish town Mark has ever visited. He talks about the Tor and King Arthur, visits the two chain shops on the High Street, is given an unusual reason for not being able to get into his dressing room, and makes a crucial mistake when it comes to cider. From January 2014.

Written and performed by ... Mark Steel

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Chipping Norton.

During his visit to the market town in Oxfordshire, he uncovers the relationship between the Camerons, the Clarksons, and a town full of rebels.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a bespoke stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

Additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Corby.

During his visit to Northamptonshire, he uncovers an unlikely town rivalry, the extraordinary story behind a baffling accent, and the truth behind the trouser press rumours...

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a bespoke stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

Additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Ottery St Mary.

During his visit to the town in Devon, he discusses Coleridge's embarrassing childhood, pixies, and what happens when you put five thousand people in a square with a lit tar barrel.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a bespoke stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

Additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Handsworth.

During his visit to the town in Birmingham, he explores reggae and riots, white supremacist gardening, and how takeaway food affects the time space continuum.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a bespoke stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

Additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Tobermory.

During his visit to the town on the Isle of Mull, he discusses kid's TV-rage, underwear odysseys, and supercilious sea eagles.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a bespoke stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

Additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Whitehaven.

He discusses surrealist pirates, the dubious origins of rum butter, and the un-reassuring link between rugby and nuclear power.

During his visit to the Cumbrian coastal town, he investigates the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people - everything from rivalries, slang and traditions to the eccentricities which makes them unique.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a bespoke stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

Additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Wigan.

He's talking about entering pie-eating competitions, living under floorboards, and the radicalism of George Formby.

During his visit to the Greater Manchester town, he investigates the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel with additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Bungay.

He's talking about non-existent castles, haunted pubs and chicken roundabouts.

During his visit to the Suffolk town, he investigates the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel with additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

Mark Steel continues his tour of six more UK towns as he performs for the residents of Douglas on the Isle of Man.

His bespoke stand-up show covers space travel, fairy bridges and the mystery - or otherwise - of Gef the Talking Mongoose.

As well as shedding light on less visited areas, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people who have shaped where we live.

Written by Mark Steel with additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011