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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE.
Using an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career, rising like a phoenix from the desolate wasteland of local radio to climb to the summit of Mount Primetime and regain the nationwide prominence his talent merits.
But then something quite unexpected and moving, because Big Beacon also tells the story of a selfless man, driven to restore an old lighthouse to its former glory, motivated by nothing more than respect for a quietly heroic old building that many take for granted, which some people think is a metaphor for Alan himself even though it's not really for them to say.*
Leaving his old life behind and relocating to a small coastal village in Kent, Alan battles through adversity, wins the hearts and minds of a suspicious community, and ultimately shows himself to be a quite wonderful man.
* The two strands will run in tandem, their narrative arcs mirroring each other to make the parallels between the two stories abundantly clear to the less able reader.
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Critic reviews
'It may be the funniest thing ever committed to sound' DAVID BADDIEL
'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE TIMES
'The audiobook is an absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
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- Zombie Inkpot
- 20-10-23
Top Partridge
Alan at his best. I’m glad he went into details about Seldom, how they met, and his tragic loss. A must read (or listen).
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- Gaz
- 13-10-23
Thanks Alan
James May of Top Gear fame just popped round to drop of my Ryobi 18v 6.Ah battery that he uses all the time because he wasn't aware his hoover (that he bought 2 years ago) didn't include the battery despite my forewarning that the batteries are the expensive part and that's probably why it was so cheap.
He must've heard Big Beacon playing from the kitchen because after saying thanks (again...) for the battery he gave me a look, winked, and exclaimed "caaash back" as he swaggered out the door.
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- Ella Deacon
- 17-10-23
Fantastically Partridge
Absolutely loved Big Beacon! As always it's hilarious and ever true to the nonsense wonder that is Alan Partridge!
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- Victoria Zaborov
- 28-11-23
Perfect!
Please keep writing, Steve! You created one of my most favourite characters. I’ve been a fan for over 20 years. Thank you for this book :)
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- Lauren Lessiter
- 30-11-23
Ruddy bloody brilliant
AP at his best - just another fantastic tome to add to the Partridge catalogue. Another soon please
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- J. D. E. Nelson
- 14-01-24
best since I partridge!
really enjoyed this! was chuckling every few minutes. I enjoy being Alan's constant companion. spiceworld!
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- Martin
- 24-10-23
A man , a lighthouse and red
An exquisite insight into Partridge …. I soiled myself 3 times after reading this and had to change my unders …..
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- Chris S.
- 26-10-23
peak partridge
the way the book pulls together the strands of TV work, podcasts and the rest of the partridge universe is masterful. and incredibly funny and well delivered all the way through
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- P. Hannon
- 27-10-23
Funny ha ha
Very funny in parts. The writing aka script is so dense with the minutiae of Alan's day to day activities that oftentimes you miss bits. A wordsmith but word dense. Would be better to let scenes play out more and slow down the narrative. That said, Steve Coogan is a comic genius and the Alan Partridge character is life life in every paragraph.
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- Michael McDermott
- 28-01-24
The Partridge Treatment
More of the same from Partridge but the minutae of what annoys and motivates him is why he endures. His nostalgia for forgotten brands and their theme tunes, his friendships and interactions with celebrity dullards; James Martin, Esther McVey and Gary Barlow all get the treatment in this volume - against the backdrop of Wicker Man type plot line. Typically brilliant.
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