It's that time. What time? High time to say, if you've got time to give this time your time, then it's time to let this time spend time making your time a good time. On this time. Monkey tennis, please, please, cook your eggs. Be safe. Be safe. Monkey tennis? Well, I have a glass of water, please. It falls to me to say he has gone. Monkey tennis? I said I'd find out more. I haven't done that. Hey for Dilla. Monkey tennis? I said, who the hell is that? That's really a shame boy in a wig. Monkey tennis? There is broad agreement that John was good. Tommy, join me at the lady. The show that promises to be all things.

To all men. And all women. And everything in between. Monkey tennis? There's a subtle cock up there.

Hang out the bunting, Papa Fine Fanfare. Unfur the red carpet, round up the beggars and vagrants and tell

them to move on. Today we're in the presence of royalty and we're at the end of series two of this time. I'm Adam Brooks, and I'm joined by Tom Dark. I'm hopping mad and I want something in the middle. Nick Alder. I'm hopping mad and I want something in the middle. And Tom Stab. I'm hopping mad and I want something in the middle. Welcome to Monkey Tennis, the Alan Partridge fan podcast.

We've got ties around our heads.

It's the end of term, the final episode of this time, series two.

But before we get into all that, there's quite a bit of Alan news to go through,

starting with probably the biggest news since we last spoke to you,

Stratagem.

Nick, let's talk about stratagem. Yes, this is hugely exciting. An Alan

Partridge live show. I didn't think I'd live to see such a thing, but I'm hugely, hugely

excited. This is basically an arena tour of the UK with Alan imparting his wisdom to thousands of middle-aged men like us each and every night.

Yeah, the PR and the way it's been set up, it's very much in the vein of forward solutions, isn't it?

It's that kind of motivational, Brittany headset, one man.

Yeah.

Yeah, like, as you say, imparting the wisdom.

I also thought it's interesting in the billing that this is very much described as

Alan Partridge Live starring Steve Coogan, rather than, as we've seen previously, Steve Coogan

live as Alan Partridge and other people.

So he's sort of devoted himself to second Billy.

Exactly, yes.

We also know from the poster that it's written by the regular team of Neil and Rob Gibbons and Steve himself.

...