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.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2012 |
First published: |
April 2012 |
Authors: |
Alan Partridge
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Dimensions: |
197 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-744918-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
TV tie-in humour
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LSN: |
0-00-744918-6 |
Barcode: |
9780007449187 |
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