Alan Partridge in release order
In release order, Alan Partridge begins on the radio in On the Hour (1991-92) and Knowing Me Knowing You (1992-93), then on television in The Day Today (1994) and Knowing Me Knowing You (1994-95). I'm Alan Partridge follows (1997 and 2002), then the specials, Mid Morning Matters from 2010, the film Alpha Papa (2013), This Time with Alan Partridge (2019-21), Stratagem (2023) and How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (2025).
How to read this table
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| Air DateDate | Schedule OrderSch | Verse | Series | SeasonS | EpisodeE | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-08-09 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 1991-08-16 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 1 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 1991-08-23 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 1 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 1991-08-30 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 1 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 1991-09-06 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 1 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 1991-12-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 1 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
| 1992-04-23 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 2 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 1992-04-30 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 1992-05-07 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 2 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 1992-05-14 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 2 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 1992-05-21 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 2 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 1992-05-28 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | On the Hour | 2 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
| 1992-12-01 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 1992-12-08 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 1992-12-15 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 1992-12-22 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 1992-12-29 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 1993-01-05 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
| 1993-07-03 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (radio) | 1 | 7 | Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You | Notes ... |
| 1994-01-18 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today: Mini News | 1 | 1 | Mini News 1 | Notes ... |
| 1994-01-19 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today | 1 | 1 | Main News Attack | Notes ... |
| 1994-01-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today: Mini News | 1 | 2 | Mini News 2 | Notes ... |
| 1994-01-26 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today | 1 | 2 | The Big Report | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-01 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today: Mini News | 1 | 3 | Mini News 3 | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-02 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today | 1 | 3 | Meganews | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-08 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today: Mini News | 1 | 4 | Mini News 4 | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-09 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today | 1 | 4 | Stretchcast | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-15 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today: Mini News | 1 | 5 | Mini News 5 | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-16 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today | 1 | 5 | Magnifevent | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-22 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today: Mini News | 1 | 6 | Mini News 6 | Notes ... |
| 1994-02-23 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | The Day Today | 1 | 6 | Newsatrolysis | Notes ... |
| 1994-09-16 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 1994-09-23 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 1994-09-30 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 1994-10-07 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 1994-10-14 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 1994-10-21 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
| 1995-12-29 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Knowing Me Knowing You (TV) | 1 | 7 | Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge | Notes ... |
| 1997-11-03 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 1 | 1 | A Room with an Alan | Notes ... |
| 1997-11-10 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 1 | 2 | Alan Attraction | Notes ... |
| 1997-11-17 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 1 | 3 | Watership Alan | Notes ... |
| 1997-11-24 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 1 | 4 | Basic Alan | Notes ... |
| 1997-12-01 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 1 | 5 | To Kill a Mocking Alan | Notes ... |
| 1997-12-08 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 1 | 6 | Towering Alan | Notes ... |
| 2002-11-11 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 2 | 1 | The Talented Mr Alan | Notes ... |
| 2002-11-18 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 2 | 2 | The Colour of Alan | Notes ... |
| 2002-11-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 2 | 3 | Brave Alan | Notes ... |
| 2002-12-02 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 2 | 4 | Never Say Alan Again | Notes ... |
| 2002-12-09 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 2 | 5 | I Know What Alan Did Last Summer | Notes ... |
| 2002-12-16 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | I'm Alan Partridge | 2 | 6 | Alan Wide Shut | Notes ... |
| 2003-03-24 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Specials | 1 | 1 | Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge | Notes ... |
| 2010-11-05 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 1 | Focus on Cycling | Notes ... |
| 2010-11-12 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 2 | Who Does Alan Think Alan Is? | Notes ... |
| 2010-11-19 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 3 | Simply the Best of Norfolk | Notes ... |
| 2010-11-26 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 4 | Wine | Notes ... |
| 2010-12-03 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 5 | Alan's Sad Story | Notes ... |
| 2010-12-10 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 6 | King and Car | Notes ... |
| 2011-02-04 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 7 | Partridge on Partridge | Notes ... |
| 2011-02-11 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 8 | North Norfolk Today with Eddie Shepherd and Terri Cohen | Notes ... |
| 2011-02-18 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 9 | Tora Bora Alan | Notes ... |
| 2011-02-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 10 | Alan Partridge: Out of the Box Thinker | Notes ... |
| 2011-03-04 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 11 | Agony Alan | Notes ... |
| 2011-03-11 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 1 | 12 | The Man with the Child in His Eyes | Notes ... |
| 2012-06-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Specials | 1 | 2 | Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life | Notes ... |
| 2012-07-02 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Specials | 1 | 3 | Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce | Notes ... |
| 2013-08-07 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Movies | 1 | 1 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Notes ... |
| 2016-02-16 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 2 | 1 | Foxhunter + Radio Play | Notes ... |
| 2016-02-23 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 2 | 2 | Book Club + Dave Clifton | Notes ... |
| 2016-03-01 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 2 | 3 | Blackbird + Gangster | Notes ... |
| 2016-03-08 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 2 | 4 | Jasper + Chef | Notes ... |
| 2016-03-15 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 2 | 5 | Massage + Royal Visit | Notes ... |
| 2016-03-22 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Mid Morning Matters | 2 | 6 | Grundy + Snow | Notes ... |
| 2016-05-30 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Specials | 1 | 4 | Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle | Notes ... |
| 2019-02-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 2019-03-04 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 1 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 2019-03-11 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 1 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 2019-03-18 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 1 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 2019-03-25 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 1 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 2019-04-01 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 1 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
| 2021-04-30 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 2 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 2021-05-07 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 2021-05-14 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 2 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 2021-05-21 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 2 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 2021-05-28 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 2 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 2021-06-04 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | This Time with Alan Partridge | 2 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
| 2023-01-27 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | Movies | 1 | 2 | Alan Partridge - Stratagem | Notes ... |
| 2025-10-03 | 1 | PARTRIDGE | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) | 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Notes ... |
| 2025-10-03 | 2 | PARTRIDGE | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) | 1 | 2 | Episode 2 | Notes ... |
| 2025-10-03 | 3 | PARTRIDGE | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) | 1 | 3 | Episode 3 | Notes ... |
| 2025-10-03 | 4 | PARTRIDGE | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) | 1 | 4 | Episode 4 | Notes ... |
| 2025-10-03 | 5 | PARTRIDGE | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) | 1 | 5 | Episode 5 | Notes ... |
| 2025-10-03 | 6 | PARTRIDGE | How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) | 1 | 6 | Episode 6 | Notes ... |
About this order
Alan Partridge starts on the radio, and both of his television shows are remakes of radio ones. Leaving the radio out would have started this page three years late, with a remake. So it starts on 9 August 1991, with a sports reporter on BBC Radio 4.
What's on this list
Ninety-two entries across eleven strands: both series of On the Hour, the radio Knowing Me Knowing You and its spoof making-of documentary, The Day Today, the television Knowing Me Knowing You and the Yule special, I'm Alan Partridge, Mid Morning Matters on the web and then on Sky, the one-off specials from Anglian Lives to Scissored Isle, Alpha Papa and Stratagem, both series of This Time, and the 2025 BBC One series.
Radio is in scope. Podcasts are not
The line is whether a screen version exists. From the Oasthouse has run on Audible since 2020 and has never had one - no video podcast, no filmed live version, no television edit - so it is not on the page. If that ever changes, it goes on.
Stratagem is here for the same reason in reverse. The 2022 stage show is out of scope, but its first release to any audience was an Amazon Prime Video drop on 27 January 2023, which makes it a screen entry.
The five Comic Relief telethon appearances are not here either. Each is a piece inside somebody else's programme.
Two things sit where you might not expect
The six Day Today Mini News trailers each come a day ahead of the episode they advertised. They were original material genuinely transmitted on BBC Two, and they went out first, which is the entire point of ordering by release.
All six episodes of the 2025 series share 3 October, the day the whole run went onto iPlayer as a box set. The weekly BBC One transmissions ran on to 7 November, by which time anyone who wanted to had watched. Episodes two to six were available one to five weeks before they aired.
Where the sources disagree
On the Hour's Christmas special is dated 24 December 1991 by Wikipedia and 25 December by the British Comedy Guide, whose day of the week checks out where Wikipedia's does not. The Day Today's episode titles only ever appeared on pre-broadcast trails, so they are soft - and Factgasm, widely repeated as an episode title, is a word the trail narrator used to describe one.