But this format of him reading his own words is by far the funniest most comprehensive humour i have ever enjoyed.

Big Beacon employs a straightforward dual narrative technique, which Partridge naturally regards as an innovation (he spends most of the prologue needlessly explaining how it works). Alan’s ridiculous literary flourishes, his tortured similes and pedantic digressions, are never overused. In Big Beacon , Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds.Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder – Alan Partridge – a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future. It is funny but it’s almost obvious and feels mostly first draft with a structure that doesn’t feel as impactful and emotional as the recent podcasts. Some mildly amusing moments, outweighed by character inconsistent and thinly veiled political opinions. Biography: Alan Partridge is one of Britain's favourite and most decorated unemployed broadcasters - although he does have a podcast.

Although it’s treading a lot of ground that will be familiar to fans of the character (the ending of a career in television, the renovation of a property) it manages to put a fresh spin on it, helped along beautifully by Partridge’s ideas of a clever structure and literary devices. Though an entirely fictional character, first arriving on screens as a minor figure in 1994 news spoof The Day Today before getting his own chat show, Knowing Me Knowing You, Alan Partridge nevertheless feels acutely real, a part of the cultural firmament.Big Beacon is Partridge's third autobiography, following 2011's I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan and 2016's Nomad. Alan Partridge is publishing his third memoir, Big Beacon, about resurrecting his television career. 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. After replacing Peter Flint as the presenter of Scout About, he entered the top 8 of BBC sports presenters.