Partridge returned to the BBC in February 2019 with a six-part series, "This Time with Alan Partridge", a spoof current affairs programme in the style of "The One Show". In the series, Partridge stands in after the regular host falls ill. Coogan felt it was the right time for Partridge to return, and that he might represent the views of Brexit voters. Neil Gibbons said the world of live television presenting 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." In September 2020, Partridge launched an Audible podcast, "From the Oasthouse". A second series of "This Time" is planned for broadcast in 2021.