The Mark Steel Lecture
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 1999 - 2002
- 16 episodes (3 series)
Mark Steel presents a series of lectures about people who changed the course of history. Also features Melanie Hudson, Martin Hyder, Carla Mendonca and Debbie Isitt.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - Leonardo Da Vinci
Mark presents the life of Leonardo Da Vinci, arguing that he was a genius because he grew in a time and a place that looked forward, not to mention that he possessed that most genius of qualities: never completing anything.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 27th February 2001
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mark Steel | Host / Presenter |
| Melanie Hudson (as Mel Hudson) | Ensemble Actor |
| Martin Hyder | Ensemble Actor |
| Mark Steel | Writer |
| Lucy Armitage | Producer |