Louis sits down with writer, actor and comedian Steve Coogan in the first episode of the new series. Steve discusses falling in and out of love with Alan Partridge, literally wearing Jimmy Savile’s shoes in ‘The Reckoning’, and being sober after his ‘delayed adolescence’. Warning: 1970s mother-in-law jokes are included. 
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources  

Links/Attachments: 
 
TV Show: ‘On the Hour’ (1991 – 1992) - BBC Radio 4 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008pcbq">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008pcbq</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ (1994 - 1995) - BBC  
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108828/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108828/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘I’m Alan Partridge' (1997 – 2002) - BBC  
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129690/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129690/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters’ (2010 – 2016) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/episode-1/umc.cmc.6t24k6qmgn78pjfz5iueck40u?showId=umc.cmc.9x6rfy298smgramzarjelucq&action=playSmartEpisode">https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/episode-1/umc.cmc.6t24k6qmgn78pjfz5iueck40u?showId=umc.cmc.9x6rfy298smgramzarjelucq&action=playSmartEpisode</a>  
 
Philomena (2013) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/philomena/umc.cmc.65o05voqje46icxfetp55hwcb?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/philomena/umc.cmc.65o05voqje46icxfetp55hwcb?action=play</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘The Reckoning’ (2023) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g4swnr/the-reckoning">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g4swnr/the-reckoning</a>  

TV Show: ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)’ (upcoming show) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hcbk">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hcbk</a>  
 
Book: Easily Distracted, Steve Coogan (2015) 
<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/easily-distracted/steve-coogan/9780099585930">https://www.waterstones.com/book/easily-distracted/steve-coogan/9780099585930</a>  
 
TV show: ‘The Thick of It’ (2005 – 2012) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgrd/the-thick-of-it">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgrd/the-thick-of-it</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Veep’ (2012 – 2019) - HBO 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/fundraiser/umc.cmc.ytcqma5k9ovyykhsnnm9asnk?showId=umc.cmc.5ir3dmyl42miy9h2gxvz551ql&action=playSmartEpisode">https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/fundraiser/umc.cmc.ytcqma5k9ovyykhsnnm9asnk?showId=umc.cmc.5ir3dmyl42miy9h2gxvz551ql&action=playSmartEpisode</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Blankety Blank’ (1979 – 1990) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0010b7c/blankety-blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0010b7c/blankety-blank</a>  

Les Dawson playing piano: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nNGlaiVypU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nNGlaiVypU</a> 
 
TV Show: ‘Spitting Image’ (1984 – 1996)  - ITV 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086807/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086807/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Blackadder’ (1983 - 1989) - ITV  
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/blackadder/2a7295">https://www.itv.com/watch/blackadder/2a7295</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’ (1979 – 1982) - BBC   
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080253/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080253/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘The Trip’ (2010 - 2020) - BBC  
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04v5fy3/the-trip">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04v5fy3/the-trip</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘When Louis met...’ [Jimmy Savile Episode] (2000 – 2002) - BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile</a>  
 
Louis Theroux: Savile (2016) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh</a>  
 
Jimmy Savile & Steve Coogan 1989 clip:  
<a href="https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/steve-coogan-jimmy-savile-impression-201622-20231021">https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/steve-coogan-jimmy-savile-impression-201622-20231021</a>  
 
Book: In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, Dan Davies (2015) <a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/in-plain-sight-book-dan-davies-9781782067467">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/in-plain-sight-book-dan-davies-9781782067467</a>  
 
TV Show: Des (2020) - ITV 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/des/2a7844">https://www.itv.com/watch/des/2a7844</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Appropriate Adult’ (2011) - ITV 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/appropriate-adult/1a6304">https://www.itv.com/watch/appropriate-adult/1a6304</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Foyle’s War’ (2002 – 2015) 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/foyles-war/25410">https://www.itv.com/watch/foyles-war/25410</a>  
 
A Beautiful Mind (2002) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-beautiful-mind/umc.cmc.2iqk0c0jh9ocfk2jtv2yda0k1?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-beautiful-mind/umc.cmc.2iqk0c0jh9ocfk2jtv2yda0k1?action=play</a>

Credits: 
Producer: Millie Chu  
Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri 
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  
Shownotes compiled by Elly Young 
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  
   
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  
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