From Green Wing to Buffy: why classic TV shows are returning – as podcasts
Audio reboots aren’t just fun and fast to make – they’re also a way to create the easiest naked scenes stars will ever record. For the stars of retro television hits, the future is audio
February 2024
Steve Coogan to return as Alan Partridge in BBC mockumentary
Six-episode series will follow the fictional presenter as he reintegrates into UK life after a year in Saudi Arabia
November 2023
The reader interview
Alan Partridge on cars, Canadians and Sunday roasts: ‘I’m already about 70% vegan’
Audiobook of the week
Big Beacon by Alan Partridge audiobook review – pomposity takes flight
October 2023
Jurassic Park! It’s Steve Coogan’s TV roles ranked … from worst to best
Paul Calf, Tommy Saxondale and a little known Norfolk radio presenter: as the actor’s controversial turn as Jimmy Savile comes to a close, we rate all his roles
Jurassic Park! It’s Steve Coogan’s TV roles ranked … from worst to best
Paul Calf, Tommy Saxondale and a little known Norfolk radio presenter: as the actor returns to the screen in Channel 4’s Chivalry, we ask which of his roles is the best
‘Too Partridge’? No such thing! How I came to embrace my inner Alan
Luke Turner
As a queer lefty, I should have little in common with Steve Coogan’s comic creation. And yet over the years, we have become one, says author and journalist Luke Turner
September 2023
The reader interview
Post your questions for Alan Partridge
From local radio to TV and cinema stardom, and back again, there are many mysteries to this entertainment giant. Here’s your chance to solve them
October 2022
100 years of the BBC: decade by decade
Diana makes explosive revelations and Partridge devours the hand that feeds him: 100 years of the BBC, part eight
Steve Coogan’s alter-ego appears, as does Ricky Gervais’s in The Office, while Panorama rocks the royals
September 2022
Steve Coogan sets his sights on the life of a fugitive king
Inspired by a book by Princess Diana’s brother, the actor is researching flight of Charles II from Oliver Cromwell’s troops
May 2022
‘What an unpleasant man’: Alan Partridge interviews Steve Coogan
Actor and comedian Steve Coogan claims there are next to no skeletons left in his closet. So we sent the only man we knew could unearth them
April 2022
Alan Partridge: Stratagem review – two hours of tremendous silliness
In a joyful return to the stage, Steve Coogan’s deathless alter ego delivers a motivational lecture he keeps on derailing
February 2022
The reader interview
Post your questions for Armando Iannucci
Alan Partridge to Malcolm Tucker, The Death of Stalin to David Copperfield – the writer-director’s CV lists the great comedy characters and satires of our time. Ask him anything in the comments
December 2021
2022 culture preview
Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams
Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour
May 2021
TV tonight
TV tonight: celebrate a decade of Robert Popper’s sitcom Friday Night Dinner
No, Alan, no! Why Partridge on The One Show would be a national disaster
Alan Partridge takes the stage with a Stratagem to heal Britain
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Viewpoint; Saved By a Stranger; This Time With Alan Partridge, Starstruck and more
April 2021
TV review
This Time with Alan Partridge series two review – welcome back, excruciating agony!
Steve Coogan and the team return in the perfect parody show ‘covering everything! From aqua-aerobics to abortion! From zebras to Zionism!’
December 2020
Best podcasts of the week
The 20 best podcasts of 2020
We went down a YouTube rabbit hole, Alan Partridge made a triumphant return and a singular look at cold war espionage came with an irresistible earworm. Plus more of the year’s best pods
