Chris Eubank may not understand the connection between him and youth hostels but Alan Partridge fans certainly do.
Twitter came alive in remembrance of that classic joke from Steve Coogan’s I’m Alan Partridge, where the down and out broadcaster tried and failed to pitch a number of show ideas to a BBC commissioning editor.
The Beeb really missed the boat on Youth Hosteling with Chris Eubank.
There are so many other times Alan has hilariously mentioned other celebrities or characters in his various series, so from Knowing Me, Knowing You to Alpha Papa here are 27 of Alan’s funniest pop culture references…
1. Jet from Gladiators to host a millennium barn dance at Yeovil aerodrome. Properly policed. It must not, I repeat not, turn into an all-night rave.