Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

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So many laugh out loud moments, you know why you are here, reading these aren't going to stop you enjoying Partridge's peerless production.

Penned with the help of Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Steve Coogan, the memoir will relate 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. Exclusive memorabilia: a lighthouse cutout bookmark, a Pear Tree Productions pen, and a Big Beacon cotton tote bag. I'd love to see him expand a bit - a behind the scenes docco on the filming of the pilot of Swallow, perhaps, or some sort of The Trip style travelogue paid for by the Radio Times. Create more room for him to be a character and react to things, rather than keep him tied to the past. They've sort of done that with the lighthouse stuff I guess? 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 listener.The Gibbons brothers have elevated Partridge to new heights. Mid morning matters and everything since has been gold. Using an innovative ‘dual narrative’ structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacontells 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. Yes, that very clearly is what it's about - the bit of his life he has yet to write about, half of which is new to us all so dunno what people are moaning about. It's true at the end of the vid he says it will also include anecdotes from throughout his life but that'll just be garnish, by the sounds. An inveterate chat-meister like Partridge will always have something new to say

In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE. I've watched and listened to the entire Alan Partridge catalogue and the earlier shows/books literally had me crying with laughter all the way through. Unfortunately, this book, and the most recent podcast barely triggered an occasional smile. In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE. Using an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon 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. Quote from: jamiefairlie on May 11, 2023, 07:48:27 PMI'm obsessed with how he says certain words, like 'career' in this

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Irrespective of his recent career boost, he remains uncomfortably C-list, and weekends are spent enduring garden barbecues at Esther McVey’s house, where he shares cooked meat and passive aggression with Andrew Castle and Gary Barlow. He also spends some time in Qatar with disgraced former Sky TV football pundit Richard “Hairy Hands” Keys.

Working with the Gibbons brothers has given Alan Partridge his most funny period and during this book, we see him at his best. Flipping between time periods during chapters keeps it fresh and his point of view recollections of his time at midmorning matters and this time are hilarious. Using an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon 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.Alan Partridge spends much of Big Beacon, the no-less-than third instalment of his memoirs, fretting over cancel culture. The ageing broadcaster is, after all, prime meat for “woke” reconsideration. But he has an ace up his sleeve – he’ll mitigate any awkward revelations with upfront mea culpas. They’re undiluted Alan, the perfect way to explore the full unreliable narrator comic potential of his complex psyche. Of all the recent Alan Partridge work, this was possibly the one I was least looking forward to. And this does come from the biggest Partridge fan. However, I would go as far to say that this is the best book of his.