Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (radio series)

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

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Other names KMKYWAP
Running time 30 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Languages English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Steve Coogan
Rebecca Front
Patrick Marber
David Schneider
Doon Mackichan
Writers Steve Coogan
Patrick Marber
Producers Armando Iannucci
Air dates 1 December 1992 to 5 January 1993
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
Audio format Stereo
Opening theme "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by the Steve Brown Band

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (also known as Knowing Me Knowing You) is a BBC Radio 4 series of six episodes (beginning 1 December 1992). It is named after the song "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA (Alan Partridge's favourite band), which was used as the show's title music.

Steve Coogan played the incompetent but self-satisfied Norwich-based host, Alan Partridge. Alan was a spin-off character from the spoof radio show On the Hour (which later transferred to TV as The Day Today).

Episodes

Transmission date Rebecca Front David Schneider Patrick Marber Doon Mackichan Other guests Notes
1 1 December 1992 Ally Tennant, feminist and therapist Peter, therapy patient; "Vegina" voice-actor Adam Wells, Sixties figure and businessman; Lawrence Camley, highbrow novelist Linda, therapy patient
2 8 December 1992 Janey Katz, hypnotherapist Simon Fisher's father, John Nick Ford, "queer" lawyer Simon Fisher, child prodigy
3 15 December 1992 Shirley Dee, showbiz Cockney Chris Lester, former hostage Michel Lambert, racing driver; Phil Collins, Lester's fellow hostage
4 22 December 1992 The Duchess of Stranraer, member of the royal family Matt Bradley, gigolo Steve Thompson, impressionist and comedian; Craig Bradley, gigolo Sandra Peaks, Junior Minister for Housing
5 29 December 1992 Sally Hoff, actress/singer Bernie Rosen, Jewish comedian Conrad Knight, actor and Sally's husband; Jack 'the Black Cat' Calson, professional gambler Kendall Ball, Supermodel and episode co-host "Live from Las Vegas"
6 5 January 1993 Yvonne Boyd, fashion designer Tony Hayers, Commissioning Director of BBC Television Lord Morgan of Glossop, irascible peer Trudy Sky, host of The Show on Def Two
7 3 July 1993 Documentary-style programme called Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You

Characters carried over into the TV series

Several characters from the radio series are similar to ones used in the TV series; several jokes are even reused. Doon MacKichan's character Kendall Ball did not make it into the eventual TV series but did appear in The Day Today, made between the two incarnations.

Radio TV
Bernie Rosen Joe Beasley
Tony Hayers Tony Hayers
Sally Hoff Tania Beaumont
Conrad Knight Gary Barker
Lord Morgan of Glossop Forbes McAllister
Yvonne Boyd Yvonne Boyd
Janey Katz Tony LeMesmer

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