Parts of this are very funny if you read while channeling Tucker's voice. If you're a fan of the series, you will enjoy some, if not all of this (parts of it, go on far too long). If you are not a fan or haven't seen the series, you shouldn't touch. Tucker will bollock you if you do.
When I joined the BBC in the heady days of the early 2000s, Alan Partridge was still a legendary figure – pacing the corridors of Television Centre in immaculate flannel slacks, and spoken of in the same breath as the other master-interviewers of the modern era: Parkinson, Ross, Christian, Madeley. ...
Originally posted at Paperback Wonderland. There were a few parts in this that could only work if they were being read by the actors, but most of it was the usual brilliance you see in the show, like: • Malcolm's interview, where he claims he could win a fight against Muhammad Ali (because he ha...
Iannucci could take a shit on my lap and I'd still think it was the most brilliant thing created and pay whatever he asked for it.
Well this was brilliant. I'm not sure when was the last time I laughed as much...possible while watching an episode of TTOI so I guess this book did what it was supposed to ;)It's not one of those tie-in books where they just stuck some behind the scenes-photos and quotes together, clearly lots of w...
AcknowledgementsForewordIntroducing What Follows--I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About AlanTracklistingIndex
AcknowledgementsForewordIntroducing What Follows--I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About AlanTracklistingIndex
Note to self: never read this book in public, may look slightly mad chuckling to myself continuously. I flipping love The Thick of It. Favourite tv show of all time.