I, Partridge (37 page)

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Press play on Track 46. When it comes to an end, the book is finished.

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Witnessing the birth of my first child, witnessing the birth of my second child, marriage, getting my first job with the BBC, finding out that
Knowing Me Knowing You
had been commissioned for radio, finding out that
Knowing Me Knowing You
had been commissioned for TV, securing a lucrative deal to be the face of military-based quiz show
Skirmish
on UK Conquest, being awarded a Burton’s Gold Card.

285
Dundee.

Tracklisting

1. Theme from
Harry’s Game
– Clannad

2. Down in the Park – Tubeway Army

3. Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues

4. Anything by Keane

5. Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat

6. Thank God I’m a Country Boy – John Denver

7. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack

8. Fernando – Abba

9. Poppa Joe – The Sweet

10. Jump – Van Halen

11. Theme to
Ski Sunday

12. Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel

13. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac

14. Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar

15. Amateur Hour – Sparks

16. If I Was … – Midge Ure

17. Japanese Boy – Aneka

18. Licence to Kill – Gladys Knight

19. The Winner Takes It All – Abba

20. Knowing Me, Knowing You – Abba

21. Is It a Dream? – Classix Nouveaux

22. On the Wings of Love – Jeffrey Osborne

23. Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits

24. Alone – Heart

25. Stop the Cavalry – Jona Lewie

26. Alright Now – Free

27. Équinoxe Part 4 – Jean Michel Jarre

28. Be With You – Mr Big

29. Wishful Thinking – China Crisis

30. The Race – Yello

31. Mamunia – Wings

32. Anything by Keane

33. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer

34. Fade to Grey – Visage

35. Cake Walk into Town – Taj Mahal

36. Single Ladies – Beyoncé

37. Babooshka – Kate Bush

38. Drive – The Cars

39. Satisfaction – Benny Benassi

40. Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney

41. Iko Iko – The Belle Stars

42. Poison Arrow – ABC

43. Theme from
The Saint

44. Theme from
Harry’s Game
– Clannad

45. Fix You – Coldplay

46. Portsmouth – Mike Oldfield

Index

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Note: ‘n’ refers to a note.

Abba 43, 93, 94, 95, 96, 110n, 127, 175

Al-Qaeda 148, 266n

Alvin (visionary) 275

Anderson, Clive 112

Andersson, Benjamin ‘Benny’ 96

Archer, Lady 71

Backley, Steve 89, 90

Banter, Wally 280, 287

Barrymore, Michael 115

Bazalgette, Joseph 117n

Bazalgette, Peter 117

BBC

bar 64

Broadcasting House 59, 62–3, 92

club 70–1, 78

compliance culture 210

execs, TV as inconvenience for 187

Television Centre 84–5, 91–2, 101, 159, 160, 161, 187, 269

see also
Radio 4; Radio 5Live

BBC1

Dr Who
188n, 205

Grandstand
82n, 160, 161n

as
KMKY
’s natural home 100–1

Points of View
112

Question of Sport
29

BBC2

Day Today
,
The
79, 80–1, 89–90, 103

Knowing Me Knowing You
(
KMKY
) 99–100, 101, 111–20, 133, 159–62, 218, 248, 275, 310n

Knowing Me Knowing Yule
132, 133–5, 159

Top Gear
100–1

Beasley, Joe 114–15

Bevin, Mr (English teacher) 23

Birt, John 59

Boyce, Emily 143

Boyd, Jon 50, 216

Boyle, Jessica 187–8

Butterworth, Kev 187–8

Camley, Lawrence 96

Channel 4

100 best catchphrases 95

Countdown
212

Deal or No Deal
209

Grand Designs
252

Million Pound Drop Live
182n

Chesney, Henry 242

Chipping Norton set 267n

Clark, Elaine 61

Clarkson, Jeremy 160, 194, 267

Clifton, Dave 142, 163, 258–9, 278, 299–302

Coe, Sebastian 186

Coleman, David 29, 55

Cook, Sue 71, 124, 127, 169, 170, 171, 179, 180, 181, 224

Crowther, Peter 53–4

Dance, Charles 299n

Denton, Simon 285–94

DeVault, Sophie 61

Diamond, Anne 139

Diana, Princess of Wales 195n

Dimmock, Charlie 186

Dwyer, George 109–10

Eastwood, Steven 63–4, 79, 80

Edmonds, Noel 123, 174n, 209

Essex, David 255

Feather, Chris 181–2, 183–4, 218, 238, 244

Fielding, Yvette 209

Ford, Nick 96

Frank, Anne 228

Furnish, David 105

Gabitas, Pete 40, 193–5, 260

Galbraith, James 170

Geoff Love Orchestra 94n

Golding, Brian 51

Goodhew, Duncan 54

Goodier, Mark 145

Gordale Media 278, 279, 282

Grainger, Bob 157

Grossman, Loyd 186

Gunnell, Sally 82–4, 139

Hamilton’s Water Breaks 181, 210–11

Harrier, Dave 209

Harrison, Georgia 111

Harvey, Wanda 116

Hayers, Jane 181, 238

Hayers, Tony 97–9, 111, 119–20, 134–5, 137, 159–67, 179–81, 244, 300

Heron, Gordon 134, 136, 180n

Hethersett, Barry 53, 54

Hitler, Adolf 8, 291

Holmes, Eamonn 220

Hoseasons (Bournemouth) 36n, 114–15

Hurst, Lewis 110

ITV

Aspel & Company
99, 101

Cube
,
The
182n

Police, Camera, Action!
202

This Morning
50

World in Action
199

Jameson, Derek 118

Janice (McCombe’s cashier) 26

Jason (Peartree ex-assistant producer) 93, 109, 111

Jeff Lovell girls 95

Jeff Lovell Orchestra 94, 104

Jemima ‘Jem’ (first girlfriend) 31–2, 33

Jesus Christ 44, 54, 195n, 219, 266, 268

Jill (Peartree receptionist) 110

John, Elton 105

Jom (Jim or Tom, entrepreneur) 156–7

Kelly, Henry 199

Kilty, Craig ‘The Monster’ 296, 300

Lambert family 21–2, 190–2

Lancashire, Jennie 5–6

Langland, Gina 110, 110–11n

Lewis, Sue 226

Lewis-Smith, Victor 27

Lisa (Peartree researcher) 93, 98, 101

Littlejohn, Richard 204

Lynam, Des 84–5, 161n

Maclean, Scott 114

Malick, Jon 8

Matt and Mario 211, 212

Matthews, Bernard 75–6, 104, 219

Maul, Ted 81

Maxwell, Jed 169, 172–8, 179

May, Rosie 65, 66, 81

McAllister, Forbes, death of 112, 113–14, 116–20, 132, 162, 211, 289

McCombe, Steven 24–6, 27

McMahon, Bridie 27, 116

Michael (Travel Tavern employee) 80n, 151, 152–3, 154, 171–2, 177n

Millicent, Dave 18, 20

Moore, Roger 65, 110

Morgan, Piers 90

Morgan of Glossop, Lord 97, 98

Morris, Christopher 65, 81

Noden, Vic 74

Norfolk

backward underachievers of 24

Broads 201–2

‘development’ in 15–16

first-class countryside 1, 2

Gabitas’s enemies in 194

Round Table 9

Royal Norfolk Show 72, 179

sex in 2n

starvation in 228

summer roadshow, Carol Partridge at 121

Swaffham Country Fayre 179–80

North Norfolk Digital (
né
Radio North Norfolk)

Bedtime with Branning
287, 292–3

loses FM licence 277

Mid-Morning Matters
10, 248, 258, 282–4, 286–9, 291–3, 307–9

‘Mid Morning Matters, mid-air’ 297–300

rebranding 279

Norwich

bus system, seeking snivels on 86

Café Symphony 102, 106

Choristers Country Club 256, 259

City Council 238

Mead Hotel 273

Metropole 152

Nando’s 106–8

Our Price store 49–51, 52, 73, 215–16

Playhouse 274

Ponder’s band as fixture 101, 102

Richer Sounds 272–3