Editing Alan Partridge (section)

=== 2015–2019: ''Scissored Isle'' and ''This Time'' ===
In 2015, Coogan co-presented a special Christmas episode of the [[Channel 4]] chat show ''[[TFI Friday]]'' as Partridge.<ref name="Standard.co.uk">{{Cite web |title=Alan Partridge to host TFI Friday Christmas special with Chris Evans |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/tfi-friday-alan-partridge-set-to-cohost-christmas-special-with-chris-evans-a3127101.html |website=[[Standard.co.uk]] |access-date=1 December 2015 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In February 2016, Sky Atlantic broadcast a second series of ''Mid Morning Matters''.<ref name="Gibbings-Jones-2016">{{Cite news|title = Tuesday's best TV: It's Not Rocket Science; Back in Time for the Weekend; Happy Valley; Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters|url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/feb/16/tuesdays-best-tv-its-not-rocket-science-happy-valley-alan-partridges-mid-morning-matters |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 February 2016 |access-date=18 February 2016 |issn=0261-3077 |language=en-GB |first1 = Mark |last1=Gibbings-Jones |first2=Ali |last2=Catterall |first3 = Phil|last3 = Harrison|first4 = Jonathan|last4 = Wright|first5 = Andrew|last5 = Mueller|first6 = Ben|last6 = Arnold|first7 = Graeme|last7 = Virtue|first8 = Paul|last8 = Howlett}}</ref> ''Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle'', a mockumentary in which Partridge examines the British [[Class stratification|class divide]], followed in May also starring [[Ben Rufus Green]].<ref name="Delgado-2016">{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Kasia |date=5 May 2016 |title=Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle is the broadcaster's very funny journey of (sort of) redemption |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-05/alan-partridges-scissored-isle-is-the-broadcasters-very-funny-journey-of-sort-of-redemption |access-date=19 May 2016 |website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> A second book, ''Alan Partridge: Nomad'', a [[Travel literature|travelogue]] in which Partridge recounts a journey across the UK, was published on 20 October.<ref name="nomad">{{Cite web |last=Denham |first=Jess |date=20 July 2016 |title=Watch Alan Partridge announce new book Nomad and mercilessly diss Game of Thrones |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/exclusive-watch-alan-partridge-mercilessly-diss-game-of-thrones-before-announcing-new-book-nomad-a7146646.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722160136/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/exclusive-watch-alan-partridge-mercilessly-diss-game-of-thrones-before-announcing-new-book-nomad-a7146646.html |archive-date=2016-07-22 |access-date=24 July 2016 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In July 2017, Partridge appeared in an episode of the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''Inheritance Tracks'', in which guests choose music to pass to future generations; he selected "[[Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)]]" by [[Barry Mann]] and the theme from [[Grandstand (TV series)|''Grandstand'']].<ref name="Monohan-2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/02/16/best-alan-partridge-moments/|title=Top Alan Partridge moments|last=Monohan|first=Marc|date=11 July 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=11 July 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> Iannucci guest-edited an October 2017 issue of ''[[The Big Issue]]'', featuring a debate on [[Brexit]] between Partridge and [[Malcolm Tucker]], a character from ''[[The Thick of It]]'', another sitcom created by Iannucci.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bigissue.com/culture/alan-partridge-vs-malcolm-tucker-how-our-iannucci-exclusive-broke-internet/|title=Alan Partridge vs Malcolm Tucker: The Great Big Brexit Grudge Match |date=23 October 2017 |work=[[The Big Issue]] |access-date=4 November 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 27 December, BBC Two broadcast a documentary about the history of Partridge, ''Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How and Whom?''<ref name="Saner-2017"/>

Partridge returned to the BBC in February 2019 with a six-part series, ''[[This Time with Alan Partridge]]'', a spoof [[Current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] programme in the style of ''[[The One Show]]''.<ref name="Abbott-2019">{{Cite news |last=Abbott |first=Kate |date=2019-02-14 |title=Part David Cameron, part Piers Morgan – Alan Partridge returns in time for Brexit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/14/alan-partridge-bbc-brexit-steve-coogan |access-date=2019-02-15 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In the series, Partridge stands in after the regular host falls ill.<ref name="Abbott-2019" /> Coogan felt it was the right time for Partridge to return as he might represent the views of Brexit voters.<ref name="Abbott-2019" /> Neil Gibbons said the world of live television had changed since Partridge's creation: "If someone fluffed a line or got someone's name wrong or said something stupid, it was mortifying. But nowadays, those are the sort of people who are given jobs on TV."<ref name="Abbott-2019" /> A second series was broadcast in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Craig|first=David|date=22 December 2020|title=This Time with Alan Partridge to return with season 2 in 2021|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/comedy/2020-12-22/this-time-with-alan-partridge-season-2-2021/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=[[Radio Times]]|language=en}}</ref> 

In August 2019, after he was caught speeding, Coogan escaped a driving ban after arguing that a planned Alan Partridge series could not be filmed on public transport, as driving is part of Partridge's character. The [[Magistrates' court (England and Wales)|magistrates]] determined that it would cause “exceptional hardship" on the production staff if the series were cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waterson |first1=Jim |date=13 August 2019 |title=Alan Partridge saves Steve Coogan from lengthy driving ban |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/aug/13/alan-partridge-saves-steve-coogan-from-lengthy-driving-ban |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>