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    I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan
    I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan
    I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan
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    I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan

    Written by Alan Partridge

    Narrated by Alan Partridge

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    Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder – Alan Partridge – 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 29, 2011
    ISBN9780007451111
    Author

    Alan Partridge

    Alan Partridge presents Mid Morning Matters on North Norfolk Digital. Broadcaster, writer, motivational speaker, sports fan, thought-leader, businessman and consummate professional, Alan enjoys bitter shandy, high-end knitwear, The Daily Mail newspaper and personal success. He is currently doing very well.

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    • 5/5
      Absolute genious of Steve Coogan. Hilarious and incredible loyal to Alan Partridge style. One of the best comedy books ever made.
    • 5/5
      As somewhat of a Partridge fan I was looking forward to this and, I must say, it far exceeded my expectations. The writing is brilliant and it is perfectly delivered by the man himself. I had genuine regular laugh out loud moments and I cannot recommend this enough!
    • 5/5
      Classic read. No doubt the best self-help book on the market today
    • 5/5
      If you love Partridge you will love this run down of all things Alan from schooling to False retirement scares! Brilliant! Would recommend highly! A*
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly entertaining, a good mix of several years of AP. Read by the man himself, which can only make it even better.