The Mark Steel Revolution
- Author Mark Steel
- Narrator Mark Steel
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 22 February 2024
- Run Time 2 hours and 48 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Comedy and stand-up, General and world history, History, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, The Arts.
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What to expect
Radical comedian Mark Steel takes a sideways look at some of the most tumultuous moments in history
Mark Steel turns his analytical mind to the theme of revolutions in these six entertaining lectures, examining some of the major historical forces at work and holding up a mirror to our own age.
In these entertaining lectures, he reinterprets the French Revolution, examining everything from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotine; looks at the politics of the sexual revolution (taking in the pill, the women’s movement and the Stonewall riots); and assesses the motivating factors and key players in the Russian Revolution – including the Romanovs, Rasputin and the Red Guard.
He also explores how the Industrial Revolution transformed our perception of time, work and money; argues that the American Civil War was not just a rebellion but a full-blown revolution; and shows how Darwin’s revolutionary theory of natural selection was so shocking, he kept it quiet for 20 years for fear of a backlash...
With readings by Martin Hyder and Carla Mendonça and witty comic sketches, this amusing, informative series is packed with fantastic stories, extraordinary characters and fascinating historical facts.
Written and presented by Mark Steel
With Martin Hyder and Carla Mendonça
Produced by Phil Clarke
Contents:
The French Revolution
The Sexual Revolution
The Russian Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The American Civil War
The Theory of Evolution
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 June – 4 August 1998
© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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