In Alan Partridge: Nomad, Alan dons his boots, windcheater and scarf and embarks on an odyssey through a place he once knew - it's called Britain - intent on completing a journey of immense personal significance.

Diarising his ramble in the form of a 'journey journal', Alan details the people and places he encounters, ruminates on matters large and small and, on a final leg fraught with danger, becomes not a man (because he was one to start off with) but a better, more inspiring example of a man.

Through witty vignettes, heavy essays and nod-inducing pieces of wisdom, Alan shines a light on the nooks of the nation and the crannies of himself, making this a biography that biographs the biographer while also biographing bits of Britain.

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6 hours and 2 minutes
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Alan Partridge
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Alan Partridge
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20 Oct. 2016
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English
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Orion Publishing Group
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Listening Length	6 hours and 2 minutes
Author	Alan Partridge
Narrator	Alan Partridge
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.co.uk Release Date	20 October 2016
Publisher	Orion Publishing Group
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01K4HRVD2
Best Sellers Rank	450 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 15 in Individual Directors 27 in Biographies of Celebrities & Entertainment Professionals 57 in Theatre & Performance Artist Biographies

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In the footsteps of my father

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2019

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I can't put my finger on it but there was just something "off" about this book. Somehow the lunacy that is the World Of Partridge just doesn't quite work in the same way that it did in I, Partridge. Set after the events of the film Alpha Papa this book sees the inimitable Alan take his prejudices for a wander between Norwich and Dungeness Power Station. Ostensibly he dresses this up as following his father's harrowing journey for a job interview - in reality, it is Alan being his usual idiotic self and throwing a strop because "other people" get paid to make TV Shows about walking.

It does have the accepted Partridge style and wanders off in to a surreal world that you can almost recognise but is so distorted by Alan's ego that it becomes almost a pastiche of itself. Therein lies the problem, somehow it all feels a bit forced; a bit too try hard - just like Alan himself really.

Whilst there are moments of accepted Partridgean brilliance, they are few and far between with the bulk of the book falling strangely flat (something I did not expect - maybe that is the problem, I expected too much from it). The constant footnotes actually served to distract from the reading this time around and whereas in I, Partridge they really added something to the story this time I actually gave up on reading them as they really didn't add any humour or further insight to the chaos that is Alan.

Overall, it was an okay read that did garner a few giggles but certainly no guffaws.

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A. Callow

Classic Partridge

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2018

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The latest volume of Alan Partridge’s memoirs – is prefaced with a definition of Nomad:
Noun
1 a person who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer
2 a member of a people that travels from place to place to find fresh pasture for its animals and has no permanent home
3 Scottish: “not mad”.
And from there it is wonderfully downhill as the pride of Norfolk broadcasting attempts to resurrect his career by carrying out a walk from Norwich to Dungeness Nuclear power station ‘in the footsteps of my father’ hopefully syndicated for TV broadcasting. Perhaps it is unsurprising that the attempt is vainglorious but the awful character that is Partridge comes through brilliantly in the writing. The arrogance is there in his treatment of ‘my assistant’ then the nemesis (Gyles Brandreth) to his hubris. The envy of the success of other broadcasters – notably Edmonds (whose 1st name Partridge will not mention), Julia Bradbury and Clare Balding among others is so poorly hidden .
In the course of his walk, Partridge is able to reflect on lost relationships – with his wife, with his son Fernando and with his Angel(a). He also tells the tale of his memories of a hostage situation at North Norfolk Digital for which his annoyance that he failed to get due credit in ending is clearly not reflected in his espousal that “I’m just thankful that no one was hurt (with the exception of Michael, who died).”

Thoroughly enjoyable

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A Totally Dire Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2020

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The book was reviewed in the Times as being one of the "10 funniest books". On the cover Caitlin Moran is quioted as saying "the funniest book ever written".
As far as I am concerned the book was just awful. I managed about 5 pages before giving up, as the "humour" was utterly juvenile and telepgraphed. There are few books that I have found to be so dreadful.

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Smash, Bang, Wallop what a book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2017

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Alan takes you through his heroic tale of following the footsteps of his father. Despite the world conspiring against him, Alan has the fortitude to keep on fighting. I have not read a more inspiring tale since Nelson's Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom. I chose the audible version and it was worth the upgrade, your own inner voice will never compete with Alan's chocolate voice and he delivers each line with the vigour they deserve. Is it the greatest story ever told? Well I listened to this while doing the washing up and other household chores so I think that answers that.

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Laugh out loud funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2022

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If we're honest, in varying degrees, all of us are a bit like Alan Partridge. We're snobs, judgemental, petty, cowards, envious, misunderstood, insecure and don't know what we're doing with our lives. This book holds a mirror up to ourselves and makes us think about being a better person.

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Hilarious

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2019

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Laughed out loud so many times reading this. The humour ranges from subtle to outrageous. Alan's odyssey is at times cringeworthy, other times touching but as always with Mr Partridge, slightly desperate. You will find yourself reading it in the voice of Alan Partridge but this only enhances the humour.

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Monkeyhanger

Just like watching Alan Partridge but in words

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2016

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Alan on a journey of discovery proving you can take the man out of Norfolk but you can't take Norfolk out of the man . As the detritus of world Alan lives in piles up to hamper his journey Alan battles on only to fall short again and again and again. To most of us the idea of walking in our fathers footsteps seem ridiculous and pointless but Alan somehow manages to elevate the idea to a different level. One small step for Alan one giant step for a man in a verruca boot.

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Tom

Excellent. Excellent. Excellent!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2017

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Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Fans of Partridge will not be let down by this cringe-worthy masterpiece about the banal and disturbing personal world of Alan Partridge. This audio-book adds an extra level of humour because of Steve Coogan's narration in the persona of Alan.

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