MONKEY TENNIS - The Alan Partridge Fan Podcast

174 • Feedback In The Big Time!

We're back, with a new series (starting officially Oct 13th), a live show (Nov 19th) and a trawl through your feedback (now). Alan's funeral, vehicles, kids, romance, dur

173 • Episode 1 Rerun (I'm Alan Partridge S1E1)

We're rerunning the fun and turning the clock back 10 years this week, as we revisit the first ever episode of Monkey Tennis, in which we tackle I'm Alan Partridge Series

172 • Bank Holiday Bonanza!

As we continue to celebrate 10 Years of Monkey Tennis with some special episodes, today we're think-abouting which celebrity you'd spend a bank holiday with and what woul

171 • Ten Years of Monkey Tennis: Ask Us Anything!

Join us for a special 'Ask Us Anything' victory lap as we celebrate a decade of Monkey Tennis with behind the scenes intel, a special live announcement and answers to you

170 • How Are You? Wrap Up + Your Feedback

In this series finale, your favourite wetwipe industry plants give their verdict on Alan's mental health voyage. We also cover your feedback, whether you're a genuine Par

169 • How Are You? Episode 6

Alan returns (again) to the BBC and gets obsessed with substations as we review the final episode of How Are You. Also featured: The death of Darryl, the plane crash that

168 • How Are You? Episode 5

We try our very best to carpe the diem this week, as we discuss the rifts in Alan's relationship, between Lynn and the law, and in the APU itself. Plus: Lynn's analogue T

167 • How Are You? Episode 4

Alan's up a hill and we're down a rabbit hole this week as we play Top Tor or No Score and Batman: Returns. Infidelity, germaphobes and Peartree Cartography also come und

166 • How Are You? Episode 3

Where else would you get Fat Bottomed Girls, train risotto and robot middlemen? We also cover joke repetition, emasculated Alan and 'world firsts' as we hit Alan's midway

165 • How Are You? Episode 2

Abandon your principles, strap on a jetpack (sorry, jetsuit) and join us as we discuss fake books, Alan's driving school and a rrrrather posh sports day. To help support

164 • How Are You? Episode 1

We're back to cover Alan's latest docuseries, taking in egg obsessions, Holly Willoughby, corporate claims, Rupert the Bear, and dodgy showreels along the way. When you d

163 • Big Beacon: Chapters 30 to 33 + Wrap Up

We enter our mind palaces as we conclude our Big Beacon coverage, debating whether it's Alan's 'Parklife' or his 'Be Here Now'. Also covered: Bread's theme tune, Seldom's

162 • Big Beacon: Chapters 26 to 29

Listen, Love! We deep dive on Seldom and Jennie this week, while also giving Happy Ferguson a nibble. Plus: Oasthouse origins, Avatar unravelled, and we play a quiz you c

161 • Big Beacon: Chapters 22 to 25

Jennie-bashing and speculation on Coogan's PR policy loom large this week. Speaking from personal experience, we also cover scuppered book deals, the faff involved in ent

160 • Big Beacon: Chapters 17 to 21

Sh*thousery meets lighthousery this week as we talk passive aggressive emails, Weinstein's eggs, and do deep dives on scampi fries. We ask 'How well has Partridge aged?'

159 • Big Beacon: Chapters 13 to 16

ITV gets kicked, Chiles gets evaluated and 'chav' gets revisited this week. We also tread carefully through Alan's big sex scene and peek into Lynn's therapy sessions, be

158 • Big Beacon: Chapters 9 to 12

Alan's 50 grand rebrand, Lynn's bigotry and Adam's egg matrix all come under scrutiny this week. Also discussed: Bash Street Kids, bunny ears, and Benfield: Attorney at L

157 • Big Beacon: Chapters 5 to 8

In todays episode you join us at Esther McVey's BBQ: we're discussing how Alan's famous pals are chosen, the identity of "Lady A", bad regional telly, and asking what sim

156 • Big Beacon: Chapters 1 to 4

From the lofty highs of poetry to the greasy lows of fatbergs, join us for a scout about the opening chapters of Big Beacon. We wave goodbye to Seldom, enjoy an HR ambush

155 • Big In The Back Time: Part 2 (Your Feedback)

From Kaplinsky to Oddie and Stewart to Strangelove, we're covering the big names as we tackle your feedback (and invoices) in today's episode. PLUS: Alan's neighbours, gu