Tom Allen Goes to Town

Anyone familiar with BBC Sounds Mark Steel's In Town will be well aware of how well this sort of programme could work. Where Mark Steel really gets into the heart of each town he visits and makes the local audience and the listening audience laugh out loud this is a poor and pale comparison. I am a fan of Tom Allen but his is an hour long programme that doesn't dig deep enough into the mind and ways of the locals. It trivialises many aspects and the daft quiz game on stage is pointless and slightly embarrassing. I didn't learn much about Wakefield and wasn't entertained much either so not sure exactly what the point of the show was.