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WG Grace

The Mark Steel Lecture Series 1
Episode 2 of 4

The radical comedian profiles the 'first modern celebrity' in English cricketing and Victorian society. From September 1999.

Radical comic Mark Steel profiles the 'first modern celebrity' in English cricketing and Victorian society, WG Grace.

Series of humorous lectures covering historical figures who shaped their era.

With:

Melanie Hudson
Kim Wall

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in September 1999.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Feb 2026 23:30
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