Monkey Tennis - The Alan Partridge Fan Podcast - Post/pop Podcasts

We come live from the host's house this week as we begin our journey into the Oasthouse podcast series. We welcome back Alan’s angry, cross dog Seldom, discuss the merits of Spider Guy and Super Cloaked Flying Guy and undertake the ultimate celebrity sat nav challenge. In short, we’ve never felt so Lazenby.

We put the video on YouTube, and NOW we're putting the audio in a podcast - JOIN US, as we present 'The Ultimate Alan Partridge Fan Quiz'! Originally a video quiz, we thought why the ruddy hell shouldn't this be a podcast too, so now you too can quiz with us at your leisure. Play along as you listen however you like: as a team, or, head-to-head with your other Partridge loving pals. Battle it out to see who will be crowned Alan’s Biggest Fan. As long as you've got a pen and paper, you're set! Don your tie and blazer combos or sports casual attire, ready your bars of Toblerone and shop-soiled Chocolate Oranges, lay on a Cup o’ Beans and a Ladyboy Chaser and get ready to play...

We round off another series with insight and debate from you, dear listeners. From fantasy celebrity bank holidays to incisive nitpicking, and from Alan's origins to his latest Oasthouse missives, you've covered it all! • Don't forget our virtual quiz is happening tomorrow (Weds 24 June). Join us live at 8pm on youtube.com/monkeytennis or facebook.com/thepartridgepod to play along at home and find out if you're Alan's Biggest Fan!

We pore over Alan's podcast debut; his film ideas considered, his poem evaluated, his hypothetical ravine-fall explored. Plus: Alan's three word bombshell, Predict-a-Partridge, and details of our forthcoming Alan Partridge fan quiz!

This week we go up up up as we head inside Peartree Productions, down down down to investigate Alan's violent streak, jiggy jiggy jiggy as Carol speaks (well, shouts) for the first time, and round round round as we discuss our thoughts - and yours - on KMKY Radio as a whole.

Exploding heads, celebrity tree planting and Julie's Pantry are in the mix this week, as we look at an opinion-splitting episode, real life Partridge complaints, yoof programming and an interesting Burger King story'. In the cut and thrust of podcasting, people are gonna get chat...

It’s a collision of Carson, communism and Conrad Knight Socks this week as we head to Vegas to look at celebrity endorsements, extinct Oscars and Alan's foolproof roulette system. Can we keep it light, or are we headed for a transatlantic sea of tears? The answer is Conrad Knight Socks.

We look at Alan's abodes, his first book and take a Les Dennis deep dive this week. Plus: Bad impressions, Phoenix Nights & Extras diversions, and we meet... Umbro Echo? As a podcast listener: What do you do?

We tackle Alan's accidental coke binge, enjoy a hostage-off and consider a beetle called 'Hope' this week, as well as analysing the KMKY radio/TV crossover and attempting The A-Z of Alan. Are you staring at us?

Child prodigies, rock 'n' roll lawyers & the unseen characters of the APU collide this week, as we discuss Alan in New York and Steven McCombe: Benefits Watch. It's not a tawdry podcast! It is! is it?

We begin dissecting the original KMKY Radio 4 episodes this week. Join us as we attempt to name Alan's 'familiar waters', discuss Radio 4 comedy, consider Mr. Boutique's Vegina drink, and play a game of 'Good Therapy Or Barmy Old Cack?'

Journey back to 1992 as we set the scene for Radio 4's KMKY series, discussing the show's recording, early 90s pop culture and a series of errors (that for once, weren't made by us! ... Well, apart from saying "Sorry I Haven't Got A Clue" and "Max Beasley")

We turn our attention to Alan's televised 'I, Partridge' tie-in this week, as he appears on Open Books with Martin Bryce. The one-off special covers petrol forecourt dating, disgruntled book clubs, Alan's 'Titanic', and what happens when celebs meet their public, as Alan showcases the book that 'Kneejerk' could have been. PLUS: we meet new member of the team, Egg Shepherd.

Things get hot and steamy this week, as we talk sex memes and erotic Mario Kart, and react to more of your feedback. Ooooh sex. Plus: Producer Jed presents Ghostwatch, more of your dream Bank Holidays and, we run through your 'Original Partridge Material' as we combine the worlds of Alan and The Streets.

We kick off series 9 with the now-traditional trundle through your feedback, as well as gathering intel on This Time S2 and the forthcoming Partridge podcast. Along the way: Letters from Lynn, a Partridge parent death deep dive, Ant Stats, and licking stock cubes.

Dungeness is in sight as we come to the end of Nomad, Alan begins the most surreal (and unbelievable?) leg of the journey and Lynn gets an assistant of her own. We give our (and your) verdicts on the book - is it better than I, Partridge? Plus: we enjoy Alan's Belters, the hidden gold of the Nomad index, and reveal why Monkey Tennis is better than Game of Thrones.SHOW LINKS• The Crawl (with Steptoe and Son)• The Nomad index reviewed• Alan's Belters playlist

We look at Michael's illustrious career (+ funeral), crack the spine of the Christmas roast rulebook, talk TWOCing, out some office irks, consider Eamonn Holmes's bath sliders, enjoy a Nick Knowles deep dive, and book in for a stint at a Regus Express.

We see Alpha Papa's siege in a new light this week ("Just SAVE Pat"?) as we discuss Alan's accents, play 'Yoghurt vs. Radio', and ask whether beggars can be choosers. Plus: Ham shortages, Lynn's vagina, a Bamboozle rabbit-hole and we try some Jambombs. Join us on a road path to collective betterment!

Fatherhood's under the microscope this week as we turn to Alan's dad Lionel: his life, his (supposed) death, his (alleged) stint in the armed forces. Plus: The prevalence of Lionels, the truth* about Norfolk's inbreeding and a handy guide to seagulls. Also: 'Squeaky' Steve Backshaw, rambling sandwich chat, Peartree Infographics and a tragic glass injury. [*opinion]SHOW LINKS• Seagull vs sausage GIF• Seagull goes shopping GIF• Seagull pounces in Wales• Sky apologies for seagull eating sparrow• People pretending to be a bus

Famous childhood friends, Norfolk ambivalence and TripAdvisor bite-backs all feature heavily this week, as we dive into the Partridge vs. Edmonds saga. From the Noellycopter to the battle for Carol's last glass of wine, it really is the cream of our discharge.Enjoy the perfectly punctuated audio book version of Nomad by downloading it on iTunes here.