Look who ’s coming to town... it ’s Mark Steel

The British Parking Awards 2023 are live! The judges look forward to seeing your entries and to selecting the finalists who will compete for trophies to be presented at the Royal Lancaster London on 15 September. The awards lunch is the highlight of the sector’s social calendar, so it is with great pleasure we can reveal that the 2023 show will be presented by the legendary Mark Steel. The Sony and Writers’ Guild Awardwinning writer and comedian is best known for the critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town, a series in which local, and often peculiar, parking stories frequently turn up.

Mark Steel has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two. His satirical wit has been heard on BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4’s The News Quiz. Besides being one of the UK’s leading stand-ups, Mark is an accomplished author, who has written acclaimed books including: Reasons To Be Cheerful, Vive la Révolution and What’s Going On? He has also written an adaptation of his critically acclaimed stand-up show Who Do I Think I Am? for Audible and hosts the hit podcast What the F*** is Going On? Details of the 2023 categories, criteria and guidance on how to enter can be found on the official website: www.britishparkingawards.co.uk

Mark Moran Editor

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