The BEST episodes of Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge season 1

Every episode of Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge season 1!

After an unsuccessful attempt at a career in television, Alan Partridge returns home to present a daily radio show on North Norfolk Digital. Along with Simon, he delivers the day's news, traffic information and banter.

Last Updated: 11/28/2024Network: Sky Atlantic (UK)Status: Ended
Alan Partridge: Out of the Box Thinker
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8.80
112 votes

#1 - Alan Partridge: Out of the Box Thinker

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/25/2011

Alan and Simon are joined in the studio by Daniel, who has made a lot of money on the internet.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Agony Alan
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8.80
112 votes

#2 - Agony Alan

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/4/2011

Alan talks to an agony aunt and takes a shine to his new sidekick.

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North Norfolk Today with Eddie Shepherd and Terri Cohen
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8.30
112 votes

#3 - North Norfolk Today with Eddie Shepherd and Terri Cohen

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/18/2011

Alan fails to be nice to some young callers, and gets more than he bargained for when he chats to an ex-special forces soldier.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Who Does Alan Think Alan Is?
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8.25
171 votes

#4 - Who Does Alan Think Alan Is?

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2010

Alan welcomes Henry Spring to the studio - one of the genealogists from the BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' TV series - in an attempt to chart his Partridge family tree.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Alan's Sad Story
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8.18
140 votes

#5 - Alan's Sad Story

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2010

Alan pledges to eat a different type of ethnic cuisine each day for a week - his way of celebrating the cultural diversity of Norwich. He also attempts to read out listeners' sad love stories, in an unwise nod perhaps to Simon Bates' 'Our Tune'.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Wine
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8.13
143 votes

#6 - Wine

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2010

Alan invites listeners to call in to nominate which animal species they would make extinct, and how would they do it. He also has Rosie Whitter as a studio guest from the British Wine Marketing Board for a spot of wine-tasting.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Simply the Best of Norfolk
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8.11
150 votes

#7 - Simply the Best of Norfolk

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2010

Alan invites listeners to call in to nominate who they think is the greatest person Norfolk has ever produced and, later in the show, to play a game of 'Surname Mastermind'.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Focus on Cycling
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8.04
203 votes

#8 - Focus on Cycling

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2010

Alan talks condiments with his listeners and welcomes Jim Jones to the studio to talk about his health campaign "On your bike".

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Partridge on Partridge
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8.00
112 votes

#9 - Partridge on Partridge

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/4/2011

There's tension in the studio because Sidekick Simon has been a guest on a rival show. Also in this episode, Alan eats an orange, an air rifle audio game, and Alan interviews himself.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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Tora Bora Alan
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8.00
112 votes

#10 - Tora Bora Alan

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/11/2011

Alan co-hosts North Norfolk Digital's breakfast show.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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The Man with the Child in His Eyes
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8.00
112 votes

#11 - The Man with the Child in His Eyes

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/11/2011

Alan jokes about vampires with Zoe whilst admiring her.

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King and Car
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7.99
165 votes

#12 - King and Car

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2010

Alan (and sidekick-Simon) preside over phone-ins for the Piper-Poll, and King and Car - the latter asking listeners what car they think their favourite monarch might drive. Finally, in desperation, they ask 'What is the Best Thing of All'.

Directors: Armando Iannucci
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