BE warned! Mark Steel is on his way to turn Pocklington from a market town to a mock-it town.

If you have heard the Swanley socialist columnist, author, comedian and presenter's BBC Radio 4 series Mark Steel's In Town, then here is the live version as he takes to the road to take the michael in Mark Steel's Back In Town.

His 2014 autumn tour stops off at Pocklington Arts Centre on Tuesday, when the rapier Steel wit will be piercing all things Pock and Pock-marked at 8pm.

Let Mark explain himself: "The Mark Steel's In Town show, based on the Radio 4 series, in which I write a show centred around each town, has now been to at least five million places. It's a sparkling verdict on humanity that I've mocked them all and somehow am still alive.

"For the Back In Town show, I've found dozens more towns to humiliate, as well as pledging to discover what makes your own town ridiculous. There will be pictures, and ranting; some people will call things out, and you'll be a far better audience than the miserable arses from down the road."

Tickets can be booked on 01759 301547 or at pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk