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Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host
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Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host
Alan Partridge has been a constant on our TVs and airwaves for over 30 years. Even when there have been tricky, sometimes Toblerone-flecked, years in the wilderness he has bounced back
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Martin Sixsmith: Why I needed to help Philomena find her stolen child
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