{"title":"Books by Alan Partridge","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780007449187","title":"I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan","description":"\u003cp\u003eJournalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStar 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary tour de force, I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan charts the incredible journey of one of our greatest broadcasters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43400054014130,"sku":"9780007449187","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780007449187.jpg?v=1785658959"},{"product_id":"9781398719231","title":"Alan Partridge: Big Beacon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to  literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs  saying \"hilarious\" on them. This is infinitely funnier than any of  them' \u003c\/i\u003eDAVID BADDIEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe funniest series of books ever written in the English language' \u003c\/i\u003eRICHARD OSMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Hilarious' \u003c\/i\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Absolute f**king genius' \u003c\/i\u003eCAITLIN MORAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With a genuine belly laugh to be  found on almost every page, it only cements Partridge's status as the  world's greatest comedy character\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!\u003c\/i\u003e' THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This is a deeply silly book. It's also glorious...[with] proper belly laughs on pretty much every page'\u003c\/i\u003e i NEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every sentence screams pure Partridge...a spoof that comes close to comic genius' DAILY EXPRESS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Expect plenty of laughs' \u003c\/i\u003eHEAT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed\u003c\/i\u003e' JON RONSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBig Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, \u003ci\u003eBig Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career, rising like a phoenix from the desolate wasteland of local radio to climb to the summit of Mount Primetime and regain the nationwide prominence his talent merits. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then something quite unexpected and moving, because \u003ci\u003eBig Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e also tells the story of a selfless man, driven to restore an old lighthouse to its former glory, motivated by nothing more than respect for a quietly heroic old building that many take for granted, which some people think is a metaphor for Alan himself even though it's not really for them to say.* \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeaving his old life behind and relocating to a small coastal village in Kent, Alan battles through adversity, wins the hearts and minds of a suspicious community, and ultimately shows himself to be a quite wonderful man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The two strands will run in tandem, their narrative arcs mirroring each other to make the parallels between the two stories abundantly clear to the less able reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581245255858,"sku":"9781398719231","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398719231_0648c810-eff7-476c-92e9-e6c333c59d38.jpg?v=1786019324"},{"product_id":"9781409156710","title":"Alan Partridge: Nomad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e As seen on \u003ci\u003eThis Time with Alan Partridge\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC One.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNomad\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funniest book of the year' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Alan Partridge's Nomad is almost certainly the funniest book ever written' Caitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003e'Sensationally funny. What brilliant writing' Richard Osman\u003cbr\u003e'Sensational' Jenny Colgan\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious' Jon Ronson\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly funny' Marcus Brigstock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ALAN PARTRIDGE: NOMAD, Alan dons his boots, windcheater and scarf and   embarks on an odyssey through a place he once knew - it's called  Britain  - intent on completing a journey of immense personal  significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiarising his ramble in the form of a 'journey  journal', Alan details the people  and places he encounters, ruminates  on matters large and small and, on a  final leg fraught with danger,  becomes - not a man (because he was one  to start off with) - but a  better, more inspiring example of a man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  deeply personal  book is divided into chapters and has a colour  photograph on the front  cover. It is deeply personal. Through witty  vignettes, heavy essays and  nod-inducing pieces of wisdom, Alan shines a  light on the nooks of the  nation and the crannies of himself, making  this a biography that  biographs the biographer while also biographing  bits of Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298910548341,"sku":"9781409156710","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781409156710_23a80b76-31f6-4ad3-81cb-cdeb540dd188.jpg?v=1786019158"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-alan-partridge.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}