The New Statesman

Sep 13, 1987

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

Sep 20, 1987

Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

Sep 27, 1987

Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

Oct 4, 1987

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

Oct 11, 1987

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

Oct 18, 1987

Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

Oct 25, 1987

Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

Jan 15, 1989

Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

Jan 22, 1989

Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

Jan 29, 1989

Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

Feb 5, 1989

Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.

Feb 12, 1989

Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

Feb 19, 1989

Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

Feb 26, 1989

Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.

Jan 6, 1991

A new MP threatens Alan's status as the most right-wing member of Commons.

Jan 13, 1991

Alan tries to help the Labour party win the next election so he can blame them for the impending oil shortage.

Jan 20, 1991

Alan upsets animal rights activists. A old friend wants a birthday ""cake"" from Alan.

Jan 27, 1991

Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security.

Feb 4, 1991

At his annual cocktail party, Alan upsets a local VIP who threatens to take over his seat in the House.

Feb 11, 1991

MI5 and the KGB ask Alan to start a new cold war because they no longer have anyone to spy on.

Nov 22, 1992

Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.

Nov 29, 1992

Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.

Dec 6, 1992

Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.

Dec 13, 1992

Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.

Dec 20, 1992

Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.

Dec 26, 1992

With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.