His musical tastes famously extend from Abba to Wings, “the band The Beatles could have been”. But Alan Partridge’s elevation to the big screen is set to bring a new lease of life to a host of artists unfairly excluded from pop’s hall of fame.
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Heads Up: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Saturday 06 July 2013
Aha! The Norwich Pacino prepares to kick some bottom
Video: The summer blockbusters
Sunday 09 June 2013
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Parkway Dreams: Peterborough get the musical treatment
Thursday 18 April 2013
Alice Jones' Arts Diary
'Someone had to do it' - Steve Coogan admits to strip club research for The Look Of Love
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Steve Coogan tonight admitted he visited a lot of strip clubs to research his latest role as porn baron Paul Raymond.
London Irish: C4 comedy about Ireland's binge-drinking diaspora accused of 'racism'
Friday 22 March 2013
A new Channel 4 comedy series which depicts London’s Irish population as binge-drinking, English-haters suffering from a permanent hangover has been accused of “racism” by members of the community.
Goodbye Television Centre: Stars gather to say farewell to London home of BBC
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Familiar faces will gather to say a fond farewell to BBC Television Centre for a two-hour TV special as the corporation leaves one of its most recognisable homes after more than half a century.
Going down hill fast? There’s a Ski app for that
Wednesday 19 December 2012
It’s that time of year that millions of us swap chilblains and gout for panda eyes and penury as we slide down hills over and over again.
Motoring: Lovely Vauxhall Insignia, Mr Roy Hodgson
Wednesday 05 December 2012
His captain drives a Porsche 911 Turbo (£110K) and an Aston Martin Vanquish (from £130K), while his top striker owns a Range Rover (up to £100k), a Bentley Continental GT (from £124k) and a Lamborghini Gallardo (from £130K), but England manager Roy Hodgson took delivery of a far more pedestrian vehicle this week. His new motor is a Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer, which at £34,180 is roughly a week's salary for a mid-table Premier League player.
Sky has last laugh after raid on BBC comedy talent
Monday 03 December 2012
An 11-year-old boy from an Irish village, whose previous biggest role was as Bashful in a local production of Snow White, has been named one of the breakthrough stars of the year after receiving a surprise nomination for the British Comedy Awards.
Lexus GS 450h - Test Drive
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Sorry Alan, but this Lexus is a bit too cool for you...
How We Met: Rupert Grint and Matthew Lewis
Sunday 30 September 2012
'He gave me a bit of stick for the kissing scene with Emma, as he had a little thing with her'
Chris Hewett: BMX has a whiff of school truancy and a misspent youth
Saturday 11 August 2012
The critic without a ticket: Leaving aside the Darth Vader fighting gear taekwondo has too many video referrals
Steve Coogan cleared over driving charge
Monday 16 July 2012
Comedian Steve Coogan was found not guilty of a driving offence today after it emerged a friend was behind the wheel of his car when it was caught speeding.
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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