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Man who won damages over Richard III film calls for more regulation of fact-based drama

Richard Taylor calls for clearer rules around dramatic misrepresentation after suing over his portrayal in Steve Coogan’s The Lost King

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: Trump ‘would love’ third term, RBA chief hints at rate hold, Hurricane Melissa threatens mayhem in Jamaica

US president says he has his ‘best numbers ever’ but will rule oput VP tilt; Michele Bullock signals borrowing costs won’t be cut until next year

The Guardian - AU

Producers pay damages to settle libel suit over movie about search for King Richard III

The producers of "The Lost King" have agreed to pay damages to an academic who sued for libel over his portrayal in the film

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Steve Coogan still 'happy' with Richard III film after libel claim

Steve Coogan and two production companies have agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to a university academic who sued for libel over the film.

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as he agrees to libel settlement

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed Richard Taylor as ‘smug and patronising’

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan to pay ‘substantial damages’ over Richard III film

A British academic was portrayed in the film as ‘smug and patronising’, judge rules

The Independent UK

Academic to receive ‘substantial damages’ over portrayal in Steve Coogan film

Richard Taylor sued Coogan and two production companies over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King.

Evening Standard

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Why Alan Partridge’s Norwich is perfect for an autumn break

As Steve Coogan’s most famous character returns to our screens, Claire Boobbyer argues Norwich is a charming place for a UK getaway

The Independent UK

Back of the net! Steve Coogan film roles – ranked

As Manchester’s finest turns 60, with new film Saipan coming soon, we rank the British comedy hero’s best big-screen performances, from Tropic Thunder and Mindhorn to Philomena and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. A-Ha!

The Guardian - UK

Alan Partridge is back at rock bottom – and it’s the funniest he’s been in years

After stadium tour success, the delusional broadcaster is back where he belongs: self-funding a series about the nation’s mental health. As comedy goes, it couldn’t be more pleasurable

The Guardian - UK

How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) on BBC One review: Steve Coogan's cringefest catches the cultural zeitgeist

4/5 Now's a great time to bring back problematic Partridge, and the new series is as bitingly good as ever

Evening Standard

How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) review – nothing else on TV has this many laugh-out-loud moments

The fictional broadcaster remains the funniest comic creation in Britain, as he returns with this hilariously sloppy look at mental health. Is anything as joyous as watching his blunders? Surely not

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Alan Partridge is back to tackle the wellbeing of Britain

Steve Coogan’s totemic character is back – and this time he’s talking mental health. Plus, a brilliant film adaptation of Max Porter’s Shy. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Alan Partridge takes on mental health – and the results are magnificent, excruciating and genuinely touching

COMMENT: From its depiction of midlife ennui to its satirical take on therapy-speak, ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)’ is the best Partridge-related project in years, writes Phil Harrison

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The Guardian - AU

A House of Dynamite, Mr Scorsese and new Alan Partridge: what’s new to streaming in Australia in October

Plus a new Shane Black heist film, Australian horror flick Bring Her Back and I Think You Should Leave’s Tim Robinson takes on a sinister chair company

The National (Scotland)

Steve Coogan leads campaign urging Keir Starmer to acknowledge genocide in Gaza

KEIR Starmer has been urged to acknowledge Israel’s genocide in Gaza by artists including Steve Coogan and Paul Weller launch a campaign as the…

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan among celebrities urging Starmer to say Israel committing genocide

It comes ahead of the Labour Party conference, which is being held in Liverpool from Sunday.

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan threatens to 'kill off' Alan Partridge after 34 years as he prepares new BBC mockumentary

The comic icon is gearing up to bring the clueless broadcaster back for a BBC mental-health special, How Are You?

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The Guardian - UK

Alan Partridge is conduit to talk about ‘taboo’ subjects, says Steve Coogan

As TV character returns to BBC, Coogan says new series is a kind of ‘Trojan horse’ to air issues people feel anxious about bringing up

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan on the unusual Partridge viewer letter he keeps in his downstairs loo

BBC Radio 4 listeners had written to the station to say they were ‘appalled’ by Partridge’s on-air behaviour

Evening Standard

Alan Partridge 'begs for cash 'in Crowdfunder ahead of new BBC series

Steve Coogan’s Partridge is back flogging birthday voicemails, oil paintings of your pet and even £10k ‘executive producer’ credits.

The Independent UK

The Alan Partridge joke that caught BBC lawyer’s attention

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The Independent UK

Steve Coogan compares key Alan Partridge trait to Keir Starmer

‘Alan is lockstep with whatever will give him the least grief,’ said the actor

The Guardian - UK

‘Partridge is more popular than me – that’s a given!’ Steve Coogan on Alan’s glorious return

For three decades, he has played one of the UK’s greatest ever comedy characters. But how different is he to Alan Partridge really? Ahead of the presenter’s new show about mental health, Coogan is put in the psychologist’s chair

The Guardian - US

Saipan review – football scandal makes for thrilling big-screen drama

Steve Coogan and a knockout Éanna Hardwicke take on Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane in this involving workplace drama about a 2002 tabloid storm

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