Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

— —

Alan Partridge

Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

Alan Partridge

$55

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Seven Dials
09 January 2024

Architecture; Film, TV & Radio; Memoirs

"'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs saying ""hilarious"" on them. This is infinitely funnier than any of them.' DAVID BADDIEL

'The funniest series of books ever written in the English language' RICHARD OSMAN

'Hilarious' THE TIMES

'Absolute f
*
*king genius' CAITLIN MORAN

'With a genuine belly laugh to be found on almost every page, it only cements Partridge's status as the world's greatest comedy character' EMPIRE

'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE TIMES

'This is a deeply silly book. It's also glorious...[with] proper belly laughs on pretty much every page' i NEWS

'Every sentence screams pure Partridge...a spoof that comes close to comic genius' DAILY EXPRESS

'Expect plenty of laughs' HEAT

'Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed' JON RONSON

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."

By: Alan Partridge
Imprint: Seven Dials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 548g
ISBN: 9781398719217
ISBN 10: 1398719218
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 09 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Partridge is one of Britain's favourite and most decorated unemployed broadcasters - although he does have a podcast. Once the star and lead presenter of Mid Morning Matters on North Norfolk Digital and This Time on BBC1, he is now not those things, but is perfectly happy and comfortably off. At the time of writing, he has a girlfriend.

Reviews for Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

"""Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed."" - Jon Ronson, Journalist, Filmmaker & Author of Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Psychopath Test"

WIN $150 GIFT VOUCHERS: ALADDIN'S GOLD

Alan Partridge

Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

Alan Partridge

$55

Hardback

Reviews for Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

See Also

Contact Abbeys

Contact Galaxy

Contact Language

Contact Us

About ABBEY'S

Alan Partridge

Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

Alan Partridge

$55

Hardback

Paperback

Paperback

Reviews for Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

See Also