Looks Unfamiliar

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is novelist Suzy Norman, who's frantically scribbling references in the margin to Sugar Box by Then Jerico, psychedelic animated musical oddity Hugo The Hippo, inexlicable Welsh family sayings, Jennifer And Josephine by Bill Peet, Arthur Fowler's appearance on fictitious game show 'Cat And Mouse' in EastEnders and Chambourcy Real Chocolate Mousse. Along the way we'll be disclosing Mark Shaw's cunning scheme for achieving victory on Pointless, debating whether the cruellest parental Christmas Day manoeuvre was timing Christmas Dinner to coincide with Top Of The Pops or forcing you to open your presents in strict order of sibling height, and questioning why it is apparently considered 'Mod' to put salt on Weetaflakes. Plus there's more discussion of early EastEnders than you've probably heard anywhere since Mary The Punk left the show.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Preferably one that does not necessitate an accompanying Chambourcy voiceover.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is actor Darrell Maclaine, who's hoping to make it through to the Gold Run with his memories of Luv'd Up by mid-nineties chart hopefuls Crush, PG Tips' Trev And Simon giveaway cassette, Blockbusters bubble gum, Learn With Sooty: Be Safe, Find Out More magazine, and Spike Milligan's cameo in Steps Into Summer. Along the way we'll be revealing Phil Redmond's secret superhero ability, explaining how the 'Hand Jive' era of Blockbusters was entirely illicitly funded by holes in grandparents' pockets, revisiting Peter Skellern's 'Lurpak Years', anticipating Mark Kermode's L.A. 7 documentary and looking at what happened when Thames went to Thames at the end. And keep an eye out for this edition's 'Big Bad'...

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Darrell on on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Carols At Christmas by The Greater Manchester Police Choir Featuring The Cast Of Coronation Street, FunFax: Disguise And False Identity, Rubik’s Clock, The Brennan JB7 Advert, The VTech Master Video Painter and The Children’s BBC Broom Cupboard 1996 April Fool’s Day Hoax here, and Christmas With Rutland Weekend Television here.

Alternately, if you're just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. I'm not going to try and convince you that there was an official tie-in Bob Holness Raise The Roof coffee. Unless that would actually help to convince you.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

This time Tim's the guest, talking to Garreth F. Hirons about Children's BBC show Stop-Go!, It's A Shame by Kris Kross, the animated series of Spider-Woman, I Wanted To See You To See If I Wanted You by Moose, The ITV Encyclopedia Of Adventure, the original version of Right Here by SWV, The Young Poisoner's Handbook and Radio Tip Top. Along the way we'll be finding out how the cast of The Sullivans got caught up in a South-East turf war, attempting to define the Drop The Dead Donkey Font, puzzling over how Dracula can logistically get 'revenge', and querying how far Roger Lloyd Pack was from any falling-through-bar incident at any given point in time.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, why not help to support the show by buying us a coffee here? Preferably one strong enough to keep up with the opening titles of Stop-Go!.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is comedian, musician, actor, journalist, sci-fi author and pretty much everything else besides Mitch Benn, who's trying to make out the images in a fuzzy black and white tenth generation copy of spooky Children's ITV comedy drama Nobody's House, Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 by The Police, Denys Fisher Toys' Cyborg and Muton, BBC2 rock opera Orion, Two Stage Self-Assembly Ice Cream Cones and million o'clock in the morning no-budget cookery show Get Stuffed. Along the way we'll be finding out about Steve Ditko's role in the invention of Cornetto, listening to the L.A. Law Version of Pretty In Pink, going to see a time-travelling Candy Flip and discovering why Muton's ultimate enemy was the Skinny Vanilla Latte.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Mitch on Looks Unfamiliar talking about 54321, Logan’s Run The Series, Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, Action Man’s Atomic Man and Bullet Man, King Swamp, and fifties nostalgia in the seventies here, Monday Morning 5.19 by Rialto, The Laughing Prisoner, Oh Baby by Rhianna, Pocketeers, O.T.T. and the original pre-Geoffrey incarnation of Rainbowhere, Stars by Hear’n’Aid, Into Infinity, The Humanoid, A Man Called Sloane, BusyBodies and The Kids Are Alright by The Pleasers here, No Memory by Scarlet Fantastic, The Flipside Of Dominick Hide, The Deceivers, Eureka!, Lady Sovereign and Jentina’s feud and Mego Pocket Heroes here and Channel 4’s pre-launch trailers,Imagination by Belouis Some, Space Sentinels, Simon Dutton as The Saint, How To Be A Complete Bastard by Adrian Edmondson and Maskatron here, and talking about Clangers on The Golden Age Of Children's TVhere.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Preferably not a two-stage self-assembly one.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is comedian Pete Prodge, who's flan-flinging facts about his half-recollections of Children's ITV game show How Dare You!, School Fun comic, budget computer game Curse Of Sherwood, He-Man spin-off action figures The Evil Horde, Burton's Potato Puffs, and the Dune sticker album. Along the way we'll be recounting the Legend of Friar Tuck Falling Into A Swamp, leafing through George Orwell's story breakdown for abandoned sequel Nineteen Eighty-Five, and finding out the best way of disposing of your Dunbarton FC swaps.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.

A special extra bit of Looks Unfamiliar as Tim Worthington, Garreth Hirons, Vikki Gregorich and Jeff Lewis get together to play the Telly Addicts DVD Game. Along the way we'll be questioning Noel's choice of prop books, debating Busman's Holiday-related disinformation and trying to avoid unexpected appearances by someone we can no longer mention...

You can find more regular editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is writer Jim Sangster, who's scouring the archive shelves for any trace of controversial BBC2 satirical drama A Small Problem, The Ballad Of Lady Di by The Hon. Nick Jones and Ian Macrae, early Channel 4 sci-fi sitcom They Came From Somewhere Else, ITV Nighttime supernatural anthology filler Worlds Beyond, The Spice Girls' Spice World PlayStation game and Rubovia. Along the way we'll be finding out whether Princess Diana preferred Breaking Glass or Lancelot Link - Secret Chimp, what Minnie Mouse did with the master tape of A Young Person's Guide To Getting Their Ball Back and why you should never allow The Valeyard near your family's bookshelf.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.

Instead of asking for a coffee this time, I’m asking you to donate to The Alzheimer’s Society instead. You’ll find out why when you listen to it.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is musician Paul Abbott, who's frantically trawling defunct search engines for any mention of VHS-only documentary The Compleat Beatles, the Cadbury's Smash spin-off Zeeb And The Martians books, short-lived CBBC puppet Crab E. Crab, Rock Lords spin-off action figure range Narlies, high concept home computer the Commodore Plus/4, Signal Radio's The Late Night Funster Show, and a couple of extra surprises involving Dudley Moore and Paul's family record collection. Along the way we'll be finding out what the rare John Lennon Transformer turned into, recalling the only joke ever told on The Comedians, debating the correct pronunciation of 'Adrian Mole' and spelling of 'Compleat', and definitely not finding out what time Crab E. Crab is on. Plus there's a live appearance by a Narlie!

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.You can also find Paul on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Disneytime Rotadraw, What Shall We Do Now?: Fun And Games With The Andrex Puppy, Breaking All The Rules, Tomorrow’s World demonstrating Magic Eye pictures, Kirky The HD Hunter, Frog Dreaming and Waddingtons’ The Vampire Game here and the Christmas Special of The Peter Serafinowicz Show here, as well as on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Transformers here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, why not buy us a coffee here? Please don’t give any more caffeine to Crab E. Crab though.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

Joining Tim this time is academic Melanie Williams, who's in search of primary sources on American-at-the-BBC sitcom-sketch show hybrid Kelly Monteith, absurdist cartoon Aubrey, Kellogg's Rise & Shine, Girl Magazine comic strip Patty's World, Jackie Magazine's 'Mustard Mind' column, The Man Who Juggled Blocks On Variety Shows, and Rimmel Coffee Shimmer. Along the way we'll be finding out why you should never take dating tips from The Two Ronnies, learning juggling by post, debating the merits of Mark Ellen In A Big Shirt and tactfully avoiding the weakest Weak Lemon Drink in history.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.You can also find Melanie on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Jamie And The Magic Torch here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. No, Rimmel Coffee Shimmer does not count.

Some extra chat with Melanie about Dead Ernest, Once Upon A Time... Man, Battle Of The Planets and The Legend Of Tim Tyler along with some additional thoughts on Star Fleet, Ulysses 31 and Mr. Rossi Looks For Happiness, not to mention what pushed the Bristol Evening Post too far, what Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand should have said to Andrew Sachs, and the unlikely identity of Blur's original spiritual guru. Listen to it below or download it from here.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/..You can also find Melanie on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Jamie And The Magic Torch here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. After all, Mr. Rossi did appear to believe that 'coffee breaks' constituted happiness.