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 for a special theatrical edition is journalist Emma Burnell, who's faking an orgasm in a restaurant over the 2004 stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally starring Alyson Hannigan and Luke Perry. Along the way we'll be listening to Harry Connick Jr.'s cover of Ghostbusters, finding out whether Dirty Dancing can have too much dancing in it, learning about the influence a giant floating image of Patrick Swayze had on the civil rights movement, and berating Leonard Cohen for wiping all those episodes of Doctor Who. Plus we'll also be remembering Richard Herring remembering the Mars Bar...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. Just don't get up to any 'diner scene' she

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 director Matt Lee, who's rifling through lines of code in search of ITV comedy pilot Wake Up! With Libby And Jonathan, Cheers-prefiguring sitcom Park St. Under, ideologically dubious computer game Terramex, They Might Be Giants' 'Dial-A-Song' service, Cola Spread and an attempted regional ban on Garbage Pail Kids. Along the way we'll be critically evaluating Leslie Grantham's 'shocked' face, revealing how not to wow the opposite sex by listening to the b-side of Birdhouse In Your Soul, and recalling some favourite quotations from Beer: A Book by George Wendt.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. If Park St. Under don't do coffees, then I'm

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 broadcaster Samira Ahmed, who's on the hunt for the perfect recipe for remembering Selfridges' Space: 1999 Walkthrough, Dairy Marketing Council lifestyle booklet Good Looks Ahead, Saturday Morning television show and accompanying cookbook The Fun Food Factory with Nanette Newman, and lots more about obscure ViewMaster reels, the Italian theme tune from The Return Of The Saint, the surprising link between Peeping Tom and Chigley, the identity of the other children from The Magic Roundabout and much more besides. Along the way we'll be investigating the Kennedy-esque 'Paul Is Dead' rumours surrounding The Magic Roundabout, revealing why you should never send the Camberwick Green Clown through the post, learning how to make Angel Delight Surprise, and finding out why the answer to pretty mu

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.In this special Christmas edition, writer Stephen O'Brien joins Tim to take a trip back to 1984 for a look at how the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of The Box Of Delights was received at the time by its target audience, long before it started to become recognised as a 'Television Classic', and in many ways was just another children's programme. They'll also be following the unexpected resonance that the serial has had since then, taking in adventures in hunting down television tie-in paperbacks in somewhat less than upmarket bookshops, searching for the theme single and then the album that the theme single was extracted from, trying to impress dates with your intricate knowledge of the script, and attempting to wrestle the soundtrack from a video cassette onto an audio cassette in the days when the chances of a

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 it's an all-star festive lineup of entertainment as Tim is joined by a series of guests to talk about television Christmas Specials that seem to have slipped under the radar despite featuring very big names or coming from very popular shows, featuring Darrell Maclaine on Rutland Weekend Television, Phil Catterall on Community, Ben Baker on Bernard And The Genie, Garreth Hirons on Futurama, Tim Worthington on Doctor Who, Emma Burnell on The West Wing and Paul Abbott on The Peter Serafinowicz Show. As well as revisiting some of the lesser-seen small-screen yuletide offerings of years gone by, we'll also be discussing how to tackle an Out Of Control Eric Idle, what happens if someone drops We Didn't Start The Fire on the floor and smashes it, being legally forced to refer to Trevor McDonald as 'Indeterminate

As a special extra treat for subscribers, here are a couple of unused extracts from the forthcoming Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Specials...

This is an episode of It's Good, Except It Sucks - Tim's other podcast - which turned out so well and has gone down so well that it deserves a wider platform. Enjoy! It’s Good, Except It Sucks is a movie by movie – and television series by television series – hurtle through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, hosted by Tim Worthington with a series of superpowered guests. This time it’s Captain Marvel from 2019, and joining Tim to talk about Carol Danvers 'borrowing' a bit of Terminator 2 - Judgement Day to the sound of Elastica 'borrowing' a bit of Wire is writer Una McCormack. What will they find to say about the nineties view of the thirties view of the future today, whether it's possible to digitally de-age Clark Gregg and the effect of cats coughing up hairballs on genre fiction, and what does any of this have to do with Vila from Blake's 7? Get listening and find out! You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks 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 and podcaster Sophie Davies, who’s not stopping and never giving up on the hope of finding that someone else remembers short-lived pop sensation *allSTARS, ITV variety spectacular The All Star Impressions Show, InseKtorS, BBC Three sci-fi sitcom Clone, The Grott Street Gang by Terry Deary, and Matt Berry's religious opus AD/BC: A Rock Opera. Along the way we'll be assessing the role of incorrect capitalisation in pop music, ranking celebrity impressions of the Jamaican Louis Walsh, and debating whether the Sorry! theme is in fact a gateway drug to Acid Folk addiction.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Sophie on It's Good, Except It Sucks talking about Blade here and Spider-Man 2 here.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help t

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 Will Maclean, who's finding himself haunted by recollections of the Zegazoid Chew Bar, The Song And The Story, Look And Read: The King's Dragon, The Fourth Pan Book Of Horror Stories, The Weekend Book Of Ghosts And Horror and Photographs Of The Unknown. Along the way we'll be formulating a low quality Richard Carpenter conspiracy theory, debating how ghosts answer the phone, finding out why the tie-in Xtro Bar was never marketed, and trying to figure out exactly what Wordy actually was other than being a floating pedantic bastard. Plus we may be getting a visit from the Grange Hill Walled-Up Ghost…You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help support the show by buying us a coffee here. I mean you could get a Zeg

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 Catrin Lowe, who's frantically swiping right on Singing In The Band - Songs From BBC TV's Play School And Play Away, Lenny Henry sitcom Chef!, Heartthrob: The Dream Date Game, the Germs Germs Germs instalment of ITV Schools show Good Health, BBC2's controversial sitcom presentation of The Marriage Of Figaro, and True To Us by Vanilla. along the way we'll be learning Dominic West's Fish Dance, recalling the mercurial musical career of 'Trevor', disputing Peter Hitchens' Hot Or Not rating, and implementing Number Of Oasis T-Shirts Owned as a key method of assessment for potential suitors. Plus - the truth behind THAT Vanilla/Brass Eye rumour...You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to suppo

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, comedian and writer Mitch Benn, who's hoping for another viral hit with his recollections of chocolate bar 54321, the Logan's Run television series, Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, King Swamp, Action Man spinoff figures Atomic Man and Bullet Man, and the inexplicable craze for fifties nostalgia in the seventies. Along the way we'll be finding out where REM didn't get their name from but secretly did, celebrating the Official Mike Lindup From Level 42 Toothbrush, and wondering whether it's actually physically and legally possible to prevent Paul McCartney from dressing up as a Teddy Boy.You can find more 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.This is a collection of highlights featuring Justin Lewis on the original Only Fools And Horses theme tune, Jane Hill on His Land, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch on The Llŷn Peninsula Earthquake, Carrie Dunn on Too Close To The Sun, Tom Williamson on Samurai Pizza Cats and Bob Fischer on Eighties Tabloid Celebrities. Along the way we'll be finding out what evasive manoeuvres to take if Cliff Richard’s guitar starts falling over in church, querying where Matt Goss might actually have watched a very old wall crumble, puzzling over how New York can be ‘The Citiest Of Cities’, recalling Joan Collins’ scandalous affair with Ian Revolution 9-Smith, and holding a Bad Musicals Support Group meeting during the interval of another bad musical. Plus there's something you may not have heard before - Tim on It's An S Pod Thing! talking to

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 journalist Mic Wright, who's noting that no newspaper front pages contain anything about The Adventures Of Pete And Pete, Army And Navy Sweets, Emergency by 999, Rock On by David Essex, the early nineties Thunderbirds comic, and the murky origins of a certain unsavoury playground rumour. Along the way we'll be admiring Jeff Wayne's skateboarding skills, assessing Ian Pick and Ian Mix's retirement plan, and charting Melissa Joan Hart's little-known stint as a member of The Beatles..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. If there's a trendy fancy hipster Army And Navy Blend, though, please avoid it at all costs.

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 political commentator Mark Thompson, who’s intercepting encrypted transmissions from the mothership in search of V: The Series, bullying-themed children's storybook Dirty Dick, Channel 4 cloning sitcom oddity The Giftie, dystopian BBC drama The Mad Death, The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) by Peter Schilling, and handheld video game Space Shuttle. Along the way we'll be debating the difference between Game And Watch and Game And Time, revealing how Jeremy Beadle would have outsmarted The Visitors, and querying the provenance of tapes that ended up in 'Dave's Video Van'.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help support the show by buying us a coffee here. Do not leave it underneath the leg of a chair

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 broadcaster and writer Bob Fischer, who’s scouring the Sunday newspaper magazines for any gossip about Ralph Halpern, 'Hunky Plasterer Terry', Emma 'Wild Child' Ridley and other examples of the eighties 'Tabloid Celebrity' phenomenon, Accidentally Kelly Street by Frente!, The Two Ronnies' mini-drama 'Mileaway', Rude Food and other books labelled 'Explicit Content' in book club adverts, BSB talk show Suggs On Saturday, and the mysterious origins of inexplicably widely known 'School Folk Songs'. Along the way we’ll be recalling Joan Collins' scandalous affair with Ian Revolution 9-Smith, revealing how TV's Alf Stewart reacts to a small hours fire alarm, finding out how Ronnie Barker can ruin two franchises at once, and expressing some serious reserva

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 Jane Hill, who’s on the lookout for anyone else who remembers gymnastics-heavy Children's BBC thriller Out Of Bounds, a mystery Saturday Morning Cinema serial about pirates, Cliff Richard documentary movie His Land, Showell Styles' 'Simon And Mag Hughes' mountain adventure novels, rig-bound BBC drama Oil Strike North!, and artificial mystery meat product Breakfast Slices. Along the way we'll be finding out what evasive manoeuvres to take if Cliff Richard's guitar starts falling over in church, questioning the entire purpose of Sweet Pebbles, and trying not to get caught reading a Green Dragon book when you're actually Red Dragon age.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show

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 is a collection of highlights featuring Shanine Salmon on the 1993 version of the EastEnders theme, Lydia Mizon on Stoppit And Tidyup, Jenny Morrill on The Elvis Special 1983, Al Kennedy on Steve Jackson's Battle Cards, David Smith on Little Clowns Of Happytown, Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge on Furzlin' With Shag Connors And The Carrot Crunchers, and Meryl O'Rourke on The International Shoparound Exotic Glamourwear Catalogue. Along the way we’ll be finding out what happens if you play the EastEnders theme backwards, how to cope with an anxiety dream about The Fiddly Foodle Bird, why you need to pass a wordsearch test in order to become an Elvis Presley fan, whether there is such a thing as a Non-Advanced Combat Card, how many different ways Shag Connors can spell his name, why less underwear costs more, and gen

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 sports writer Carrie Dunn, who’s trying to keep score of her recollections of The Glam Metal Detectives, Handful Of Promises by Big Fun, The Rocky Horror Show sequel Shock Treatment, Ernest Hemingway musical Too Close To The Sun, The Karen Carpenter Story and Chris Tarrant game show Man O Man. Along the way we'll be questioning how many hoodies you can wear at any one time, puzzling over how New York can be 'The Citiest Of Cities', and holding a Bad Musicals Support Group meeting in the interval of another bad musical.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. Because let's face it, anyone watching The Glam Metal Detectives will need 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 writer Justin Lewis, who’s knocking up a When Was Things? card featuring the original Only Fools And Horses theme tune, Anglo American by Golden, The Rock Year Book, Joy by Isaac Hayes, forgotten Watch With Mother show Thomas, Stand In Line by Impelliteri, sitcom sequel Selwyn and the Glamorgan Tiles advert. Along the way we'll be critically evaluating Isaac Hayes' Toilet Flush Orchestra, making placards for Teddy Edward's Yippie Uprising, and bidding a fond closedown to Algernon Lunchbiscuit and everyone at BBC2.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. I can confirm that I want the best one and I won't ask questions, only with a slightly different theme tune.

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 and author Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, who's hoping history won't be too horrible about high concept BBC Saturday Morning show Parallel 9, The Llŷn Peninsula Earthquake, the 2002 film adaptation of The Revenger's Tragedy, Terry Pratchett computer game Discworld Noir, Feed The Tree by Belly and Irish-themed alcopop Craic. Along the way we'll be finding out how many cartoons about Rude Dogs there were, querying where Matt Goss might actually have watched a very old wall crumble, and enjoying the great taste of freshly mown grass.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.