BBC interference caused Alan Partridge to move to Sky, says Armando Iannucci The 48-year-old Scottish comedy writer, who co-created the character with Steve Coogan, also said the move from the BBC to Sky was not financially motivated, during a question-and-answer session after he gave the annual Bafta lecture last night. [The BBC] said because it had gone out online they would put it out late night after Newsnight because it didn't feel like a new show. And if there was a new series could we open it up a bit and take it away from the radio station ... which for me was essential. He added that had been "very enthusiastic" about the project. Sky showed Mid-Morning Matters on its Sky Atlantic channel as a six-part series of half-hour programmes, using edited down footage from the original online series. It also commissioned two Alan Partridge specials - Welcome to the Places of my Life, and Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce, which were shown before the Mid-Morning Matters started. Last month it was confirmed that a second series of the programme will be shown next year on Sky Atlantic. An Alan Partridge film is also to be released next year, according to reports.