S6 EP1: Steve Coogan on falling out of love with Alan Partridge, playing Jimmy Savile, and sobriety

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

bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008pcbq

TV Show: ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ (1994 - 1995) - BBC

imdb.com/title/tt0108828

TV Show: ‘I’m Alan Partridge' (1997 – 2002) - BBC

imdb.com/title/tt0129690

TV Show: ‘Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters’ (2010 – 2016)

tv.apple.com/gb/episode/episode-1/umc.cmc.6t24…

Philomena (2013)

tv.apple.com/gb/movie/philomena/umc.cmc.65o05v…

TV Show: ‘The Reckoning’ (2023) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g4swnr/the-reckon…

TV Show: ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)’ (upcoming show) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hcbk

Book: Easily Distracted, Steve Coogan (2015)

waterstones.com/book/easily-distracted/steve-c…

TV show: ‘The Thick of It’ (2005 – 2012) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgrd/the-thick-…

TV Show: ‘Veep’ (2012 – 2019) - HBO

tv.apple.com/gb/episode/fundraiser/umc.cmc.ytc…

TV Show: ‘Blankety Blank’ (1979 – 1990) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0010b7c/blankety-b…

Les Dawson playing piano: youtube.com/watch?v=9nNGlaiVypU

TV Show: ‘Spitting Image’ (1984 – 1996) - ITV

imdb.com/title/tt0086807

TV Show: ‘Blackadder’ (1983 - 1989) - ITV

itv.com/watch/blackadder/2a7295

TV Show: ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’ (1979 – 1982) - BBC

imdb.com/title/tt0080253

TV Show: ‘The Trip’ (2010 - 2020) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04v5fy3/the-trip

TV Show: ‘When Louis met...’ [Jimmy Savile Episode] (2000 – 2002) - BBC bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-…

Louis Theroux: Savile (2016) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh

Jimmy Savile & Steve Coogan 1989 clip:

ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/steve-coo…

Book: In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, Dan Davies (2015) worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/in-plain-sight…

TV Show: Des (2020) - ITV

itv.com/watch/des/2a7844

TV Show: ‘Appropriate Adult’ (2011) - ITV

itv.com/watch/appropriate-adult/1a6304

TV Show: ‘Foyle’s War’ (2002 – 2015)

itv.com/watch/foyles-war/25410

A Beautiful Mind (2002)

tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-beautiful-mind/umc.cmc…

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 

mindhouse.co.uk 

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