I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan by Alan Partridge (Paperback, 2012)

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Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge. Star of action blockbuster Alpha Papa; a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future. Gregarious and popular, yet Alan's never happier than when relaxing in his own five-bedroom, south-built house with three acres of land and access to a private stream. But who is this mysterious enigma? Alan Gordon Partridge is the best - and best-loved - radio presenter in the region. Born into a changing world of rationing, Teddy Boys, apes in space and the launch of ITV, Alan's broadcasting career began as chief DJ of Radio Smile at St. Luke's Hospital in Norwich. After replacing Peter Flint as the presenter of Scout About, he entered the top 8 of BBC sports presenters. But Alan's big break came with his primetime BBC chat show Knowing Me, Knowing You. Sadly, the show battled against poor scheduling, having been put up against News at Ten, then in its heyday. Due to declining ratings, a single catastrophic hitch (the killing of a guest on air) and the dumbing down of network TV, Alan's show was cancelled. Not to be dissuaded, he embraced this opportunity to wind up his production company, leave London and fulfil a lifelong ambition to return to his roots in local radio. Now single, Alan is an intensely private man but he opens up, for the second time, in this candid, entertaining, often deeply emotional - and of course compelling - memoir, written entirely in his own words. (Alan quickly dispelled the idea of using a ghost writer. With a grade B English Language O-Level, he knew he was up to the task.) He speaks touchingly about his tragic Toblerone addiction, and the painful moment when unsold copies of his first autobiography, Bouncing Back, were pulped like 'word porridge'. He reveals all about his relationship with his ex-Ukrainian girlfriend, Sonja, with whom he had sex at least twice a day, and the truth about the thick people who make key decisions at the BBC. A literary tour de force, I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan charts the incredible journey of one of our greatest broadcasters.

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007449187
eBay Product ID (ePID)113206790

Product Key Features

Book TitleI, Partridge: We Need to Talk about Alan
AuthorAlan Partridge
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Humor
Number of Pages336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight260g

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Title_AuthorAlan Partridge
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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  • Classic Partridge - utterly hilarious

    I loved this book! Not only is it extremely witty, but Coogan shows rare insight into the vagaries of human nature. A thoroughly good read.

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  • Laugh Out Loud funny

    I've only read one chapter so far but I've laughed aloud on several occasions. Looks like a winner.

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    A good read

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    Brill

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  • hmm.

    Partridge doesn't work so well as a book. Without Coogan's manifestation it's just a bit juvenile.

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