When did Alan Partridge first appear on television?

Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by mellosouls on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:26AM (#36642167)

We should also remember On The Hour, the original radio precursor to The Day Today, though I think the TV series is more important.

My own favourite Chris Morris production is probably his Radio 1 series with the painfully embarrassing improvised tasks he'd set his hapless roving man on the scene.

I think that was also the one that got him temporarily banned from the Beeb for implying - but not outright stating - that Michael Heseltine had died from a heart attack.

Edit: Ah, here. Typically facetious interview with "close personal friend, colleague and bass player of the Jam, Bruce Foxton"

https://youtu.be/SiTEtJN2LdU

"hit the ground screaming",

"which of your bass lines would be a suitable sort of lament", etc, etc

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by petepete on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:56AM (#36642323)

Chris Morris is still on form. Here's his speech from the LMC Conference from a couple of months ago.

https://youtu.be/vECEz1E0HWg

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by AndrewOMartin on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:28AM (#36642503)

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by evere on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:38AM (#36642546)

Backed the full shows up here a few years ago if anyone is interested.

https://archive.org/details/OnTheHour

The Chris Morris Music Show was another humorous radio show he did in 1994.

https://archive.org/details/TheChrisMorrisMusicShow

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by Cipater on Saturday July 08, 2023 @06:05AM (#36642974)

Thank you.

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by raffraffraff on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:48PM (#36647484)

Oh, speaking of Radio shows, there was a hilarious spoof call-in show on BBC Radio front 2006 to 2013. That's really worth a listen.

https://archive.org/details/DownTheLineBBCRadio4

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by getwiththeprog on Monday July 10, 2023 @04:32AM (#36663538)

Thank you, very difficult to find.

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Re:When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? by inopinatus on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:52AM (#36643900)

Circling back to the OP, On The Hour is the radio programme for which the character of Alan Partridge was originally developed in 1991.

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