BBC Open University: The Mark Steel Lectures
Programme website for his television lectures, viewing key figures in the history of human thought from a somewhat quirky perspective. Includes presenter profile, study pages, related articles and forum.
BBC Radio 4: The Mark Steel Lectures
Programme site for his radio lectures delivered by Mark Steel includes quiz and related links.
Chortle: Mark Steel
Tour dates plus profile including stand-up, television, radio, books and online work.
Guardian: Heard the one about Darwin's worms?
According to Mark Steel, it's when the great characters of history are slotted into the ideas and society around them that they become fascinating - which is how he came to create The Mark Steel Lectures.
IMDb - Mark Steel
Includes his filmography as an actor and as himself plus notable TV guest appearances.
Independent: Mark Steel
Archives of his weekly Thursday humour column in the Independent newspaper.
New Statesman: Things Didn't Get Better
Mick Hume's review of Mark Steel's book Reasons to be Cheerful: From Punk to New Labour through the Eyes of a Dedicated Troublemaker.
Off the Kerb Productions: Mark Steel
Includes the author and comedian's upcoming projects, biography, reviews, one of his columns for the Independent newspaper and audio clips from the BBC Mark Steel Lectures.
Socialist Review: Behind Byron's Bear
Pat Stack's interview with socialist comedian Mark Steel about his new TV series The Mark Steel Lectures.
Socialist Worker: The History We Deserve
Interview with comedian and author Mark Steel on his new TV series about great historical figures.
The Do-Not Press: It's Not A Runner Bean
Author profile, reviews and an extract from Mark Steel's autobiographical story of his career in comedy, subtitled The Trauma of the Slightly Successful Comedian.
Wikipedia - Mark Steel
Offers details about the British comedian's radio and television series and appearances plus books he's written.