Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

Famous DJ Alan Partridge gives us an insight into what happens behind the microphone at North Norfolk digital radio.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Steve Coogan , Tim Key , Simon Greenall , Mary Joanna Coogan , Julia Dalkin , Martin Glyn Murray , Dan Renton Skinner , William Andrews , Julia Deakin , Doon Mackichan , Rosie Cavaliero , Julian Barratt , Darren Boyd , Alan Francis , Eleanor Lawrence , Neil Edmond , Pippa Haywood , Vicki Pepperdine

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Focus on Cycling

Fri, Nov 5, 2010

Alan talks condiments with his listeners and welcomes Jim Jones to the studio to talk about his health campaign "On your bike".

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Who Does Alan Think Alan Is?

Fri, Nov 12, 2010

Alan welcomes Henry Spring to the studio - one of the genealogists from the BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' TV series - in an attempt to chart his Partridge family tree.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Simply the Best of Norfolk

Fri, Nov 19, 2010

Alan invites listeners to call in to nominate who they think is the greatest person Norfolk has ever produced and, later in the show, to play a game of 'Surname Mastermind'.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Wine

Fri, Nov 26, 2010

Alan invites listeners to call in to nominate which animal species they would make extinct, and how would they do it. He also has Rosie Whitter as a studio guest from the British Wine Marketing Board for a spot of wine-tasting.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Alan's Sad Story

Fri, Dec 3, 2010

Alan pledges to eat a different type of ethnic cuisine each day for a week - his way of celebrating the cultural diversity of Norwich. He also attempts to read out listeners' sad love stories, in an unwise nod perhaps to Simon Bates' 'Our Tune'.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ King and Car

Fri, Dec 10, 2010

Alan (and sidekick-Simon) preside over phone-ins for the Piper-Poll, and King and Car - the latter asking listeners what car they think their favourite monarch might drive. Finally, in desperation, they ask 'What is the Best Thing of All'.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Partridge on Partridge

Fri, Feb 4, 2011

Alan ends up talking to himself, as his 'Tuesday Chat' guest celebrity is none other than himself - Alan Partridge.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ North Norfolk Today with Eddie Shepherd and Terri Cohen

Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Alan substitutes on North Norfolk Today on the back of a poor night's sleep where he interrogates a local Conservative Councillor.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Tora Bora Alan

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

Alan is joined in the studio by ex-special forces soldier Tommy Gaskell, an outdoor survival and naturalist expert. He also invites younger listeners to call in with their favourite tongue-twisters.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Alan Partridge: Out of the Box Thinker

Fri, Feb 25, 2011

Alan welcomes 'Internet Millionaire' Daniel Langford to the studio, in the hope of finding out the secrets of his success. Meanwhile, Sidesick Simon is the bearer of bad news.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Agony Alan

Fri, Mar 4, 2011

Alan is joined in the studio by co-presenter Zoë Scott, and they invite calls about 'forced-celebrity breeding'. Later, they're joined by Agony Aunt Polly Maplin, who lends a sympathetic ear to listeners' personal problems.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Man with the Child in His Eyes

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

Once again Alan is joined in the studio by new co-presenter Zoë - and enjoys educating her about the music of Kate Bush.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Foxhunter + Radio Play

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Alan tries his hand at producing a quality radio drama.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Book Club + Dave Clifton

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Alan hosts the first multimedia, radio-based book club in East Anglia. Also, a charity drive runs into difficulty when a reformed drug addict is too cheerful.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Blackbird + Gangster

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Alan invites folk musician Blackbird Goodbrook into the studio to sing some songs about bees, before getting real with a reformed young offender turned youth leader.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Jasper + Chef

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Alan celebrates Valentine's Day with a "Valentine gobble off".

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Massage + Royal Visit

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

It's time to chill out with Alan Partridge this week as he receives a massage live on air. Later the studio is full of excitement when Alan covers a Royal visit to Norfolk.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Grundy + Snow

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Sidekick Simon breaks some bad news to Alan - he confirms he is interviewing for another job.