I’m so tempted to answer serial killer.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
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Mark Steel
b. 1961
Born in Kent, Mark Steel, 64, began his radio career in 1992 with the satirical show The Mark Steel Solution. From 1999 to 2002, he presented The Mark Steel Lectures on Radio 4, which was nominated for a Bafta when it transferred to television. He has made 13 series of Mark Steel’s in Town for Radio 4, and his podcast is What the F*** Is Going On?. On 12 February, he begins a tour of The Leopard in My House and publishes an accompanying book. He lives in London and has two children. His partner is the comedian Shaparak Khorsandi.
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When I was 16, my dad got drunk at the Oval cricket ground and harangued Sir Garry Sobers, possibly the greatest cricketer of all time, because he didn’t agree with who he’d given as man of the match.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
Should talk less.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
Younger people being amazed that I know what song they’re listening to.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
My kids. I think if you don’t want to say sorry to your kids you’ve been an appalling parent.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
Right now, like I have no intention of going anywhere else.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
At 16, I thought I’d be part of transforming the world into a socialist egalitarian arena of peace and justice. I’m not sure we’ve quite managed it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
When I had cancer. I was having a shave and thought: “Are you meant to have a big hard lump on one side of your neck?”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
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