The Mark Steel Lectures
- TV factual / stand-up
- BBC Four
- 2002 - 2006
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Series telling the story of some of the world's greatest names, from Byron to Pankhurst, in an accessible, comic manner. Features Mark Steel and Martin Hyder.
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Series 2, Episode 6 - Albert Einstein
The fundamental nature of the universe and a dislike of socks are tackled as comedian Mark Steel visits Switzerland to profile Albert Einstein.
Further details
A great physicist but a lousy father, Einstein played with the nature of space and time as easily as he did his beloved violin. Mark Steel grapples with the fundamental nature of the Universe and Einstein's dislike of socks to provide a comic guide to the essence of the most famous scientist in history.
Surely the only television programme in history to explain special relativity with reference to both minicabs and Blake's 7, this is Einstein in a nutshell, at nearly the speed of light.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 10th December 2004
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mark Steel | Host / Presenter |
| Martin Hyder | Ensemble Actor |
| Jo Brand | Self |
| Mark Steel | Writer |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Serafinowicz (as James Sezchuan) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Michael Cumming | Director |
| Jon Rolph | Producer |
| Emma De'Ath | Executive Producer |
| Graham Smith | Executive Producer |
| Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
| Jon Blow | Editor |
| Matt Roberts | Editor |
| Geoff Slack | Costume Designer |
| Sarah Burrows | Make-up Designer |