BBC Open University: The Mark Steel Lectures - - Programme website for his television lectures, viewing key figures in the history of human thought from a somewhat quirky perspective. Includes presenter profile, study pages, related articles and forum.

Chortle: Mark Steel - - Tour dates plus profile including stand-up, television, radio, books and online work.

The Do-Not Press: It's Not A Runner Bean - - Author profile, reviews and an extract from Mark Steel's autobiographical story of his career in comedy, subtitled The Trauma of the Slightly Successful Comedian.

IMDb - Mark Steel - - Includes his filmography as an actor and as himself plus notable TV guest appearances.

Off the Kerb Productions: Mark Steel - - Includes the author and comedian's upcoming projects, biography, reviews, one of his columns for the Independent newspaper and audio clips from the BBC Mark Steel Lectures.

Wikipedia - Mark Steel - - Offers details about the British comedian's radio and television series and appearances plus books he's written.

Socialist Worker: The History We Deserve - - Interview with comedian and author Mark Steel on his new TV series about great historical figures. (October 4, 2003)

Socialist Review: Behind Byron's Bear - - Pat Stack's interview with socialist comedian Mark Steel about his new TV series The Mark Steel Lectures. (October 1, 2003)

Guardian: Heard the one about Darwin's worms? - - According to Mark Steel, it's when the great characters of history are slotted into the ideas and society around them that they become fascinating - which is how he came to create The Mark Steel Lectures. (September 29, 2003)