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 historian Tom Williamson, who's consulting dusty tomes for evidence of Children's ITV game show Knightmare, Samurai Pizza Cats, Add N To (X), Civilization spinoff Colonization, post-rock band Mogwai, and Jeff Goldbum-starring discovery of DNA biopic Life Story. Along the way we'll be debating whether Knightmare fans are more frightening than Knightmare itself, visiting an in-store promo appearance by the Anglia Knight, getting a Mogwai: Are Bloody Loud And Horrible t-shirt printed, and learning about the associated risks of chewing gum-related historical inaccuracy.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. It's either that or you fund a biopic on the invention of caf

First shown in 1977 - and repeated for years afterwards - Space Sentinels was Filmation's attempt to cash in on the emerging post-Star Wars 'disco sci-fi' boom, charting the heroic escapades of teenagers with the powers of gods Hercules, Mercury and Astrea - not to mention their mysterious sentient computer floating head mentor Sentinel One and his maintenance robot MO - as they battled dastardly cosmic villains and intergalactic ne'er-do-wells across prog rock album cover-like landscapes to the accompaniment of a relentless wah-wah-drenched disco-funk soundtrack.Back during the first lockdown, I joined fellow TV Cream alumnus Graham Kibble-White on TV Cream Stays Indoors for a chat about Space Sentinels; although I remember watching Space Sentinels very clearly indeed, I can recall very little actually about the series itself, so it was especially interesting to watch it as if it was 'new' and I found that there was plenty to say about the cacophonous backing music, the late seventies

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 quiz expert David Smith, who gets an R Tape Loading Error every time he asks anyone about Earthworm Jim, PC game Torin's Passage, Bowie-featuring teen movie Bandslam, ideologically dubious ZX Spectrum game City Bomber, Little Clowns Of Happytown, Sega Megadrive pinball spinoff Sonic Mountain Quest, and techy partwork magazine Real Robots. Along the way we'll be finding out how much money Norbit shouldn't have made, the two biggest mistakes you can make when building a robot, whether it's actually possible to get past Level 179 of Lemmings, and why Little Johnny Jewel by Television is directly responsible for the worst crime ever committed against both music and superheroes.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help

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 are podcasters Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge, who are heading back round the archives again in search of spooky BBC sitcom So Haunt Me, ZX Spectrum strategy game Stonkers, Atari Indiana Jones-riffing side-scroller Pitfall!, Furzlin' With Shag Connors And The Carrot Crunchers, Marion Chesney's 'Six Sisters' novels and translated comedy book Le Petit Nicolas. Along the way we'll be querying how many different ways Shag Connors can spell his name, reading about Barbara Cartland's trip to Borley Rectory, and debating which is more of an ocular irritant out of the Ken Dodd's Diddymen Annual design aesthetic and Mr. T on Sesame Street insert film that someone has deliberately trodden on.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unf

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 theatre critic Shanine Salmon, who's hoping not to have a restricted view of the ill-advised 1993 refit of the EastEnders theme, E4 old vs. new comedians reality show Kings Of Comedy, Channel 5 stand-up show Club Class, hard-hitting anti-drug campaigns aimed at schoolchildren, BBC Three game show Sack Race, and Jerry Hall's dating show Kept. Along the way we'll be finding out what happens if you play the EastEnders theme backwards, the real reason why Bernard Manning never did Reality TV, how much 'Entertainment' could actually be found in The Ian Wright Entertainment Show, and why you should always steer clear of women in Marc Almond eyeshadow.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 b

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 to take a browse through some of her favourite baffling children's annuals is writer Jenny Morrill, who's trying unsuccessfully to play the board games in The Elvis Special 1983, The Home And Away Special 1990, The Sun Annual For Girls 1974, The Daily Mirror Book For Girls 1980 and The V Annual 1986. Along the way we'll be finding out why you need to pass a wordsearch test in order to become an Elvis Presley fan, wondering whether Sally from Home And Away ages in real time, and debating the best way of getting on a bus upstairs. Plus there's yet another inexplicable appearance by The Real Thing...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. Please don't go anywhere near any of 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 podcaster Al Kennedy, who's trying to scratch off and win 'Remembering' points for Alias The Jester, Steve Jackson's Battle Cards, Marblehead Manor, Joe's Apartment, early Eddie Izzard vehicle Channel Hopping, Puddle Lane and legendary ZX Spectrum game Advanced Lawnmower Simulator. Along the way we'll be finding out about the least necessary key change ever, whether there is actually such a thing as a non-Advanced Combat Card, which die has the evillest number of sides, and what constitutes an appropriate punishment for the programmers of Count Duckula 2.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 me a coffee here. I would like to remind you that 'Steve Jackson's Coffee

A special collection of highlights from Looks Unfamiliar requested by you, the listener - featuring Bob Fischer on Giant Hogweed, Samira Ahmed on Havoc, Jenny Morrill on Boots Global Collection, Mitch Benn on Two Stage Self-Assembly Ice Cream Cones, Mark Thompson on A. Mazing Monsters, Vikki Gregorich And Jeff Lewis on The Last American, Justin Lewis on Orbit, Emma Burnell on Split Second, Gillian Kirby on Teletext After Hours, Phil Norman on The Country Life Christmas Box, Andy Lewis on Vintage Anti-Enoch Powell Graffiti, and Rae Earl on Cheese And Onion.You can find the full shows and many 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 not a two-stage self-assembly one. Not after last time...

A quick preview of a brand new podcast; It's Good Except It Sucks - a movie by movie and television series by television series hurtle through the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Find out more 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 comedian Meryl O'Rourke, who’s literally rooting through her drawers as we speak in search of BBC Schools programme Sam On Boff's Island, early portable television the Roadstar, early word processor the Canon StarWriter, Thames Television's kids club magazine Telereporter, LWT magazine show The Six O'Clock Show, Tom Hanks sitcom Bosom Buddies, and The International Shoparound Exotic Glamourwear Catalogue. Along the way we'll be estimating how many pills make Michael Rosen larger, failing to impress Russell Harty in a lift, considering the audience Venn Diagram for Dramarama: Spooky and Button Moon, puzzling over why less underwear costs more, and trying not to think too much about the operational logistics behind party invites reading 'Graham is bringing his porn'.You can find mo

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 from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Suzy Norman on Hugo The Hippo, Richard Littler on the episode of The Waltons with a Poltergeist, Gary Bainbridge on Radio City's Jack Your Body parody Deadly Boring, Tim Worthington on It's A Shame by Kris Kross, Phil Catterall on the On The Hour Christmas Special, Ben Baker on Now - The Christmas Album, Mitch Benn on Two-Stage Self-Assembly Ice Cream Cones and Darrell Maclaine on Blockbusters Bubblegum. Along the way we'll be finding out what Richard Stilgoe rhymed with ‘poltergeist’, speculating on what local radio’s obsession with records with ‘Of The’ in the title was all about, recounting how the cast of The Sullivans got caught up in a Southside-Eastside turf war, debating Steve Ditko’s role in the invention of the Cornetto, going to see a time-tra

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 QI Elf - and Only Connect champion - Lydia Mizon, who's hoping that the klaxon buzzer thing doesn't go off when she mentions Stoppit And Tidyup, Acorn Archimedes game Fervour, Children's ITV programme Alphabet Castle, Roseanne And The Magic Mirror by Virginia Ironside, VHS-assisted board game Party Mania, and a book about a girl called Lydia who hated cress. Along the way we'll be finding out how to cope with an anxiety dream about The Fiddly Foodle Bird, recalling Hale And Pace's classic 'Irony Virginiaside' sketches whether they actually existed or not, trying to work out what rhymes with Leonardo Dicaprio, and definitely not playing the The Weakest Link PlayStation game.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.Joining Tim for a special Christmas edition is writer, broadcaster and quizmaster Ben Baker, who’s looking back to the original Now - The Christmas Album from 1985, which has since been quietly consigned to Christmas Past for all manner of reasons - and some of them are more 'problematic' than others. Along the way we'll be revealing the identity of 'The Anti-Tim Song', debating what we would have put on a second volume instead of just shuffling the same songs around again and again, exchanging some very frank opinions on Fairytale Of New York, and unveiling our new foolproof scheme for alluding to now-disgraced celebrities without actually naming them.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

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 Christmas edition is podcaster Phil Catterall, who’s singing hosanna at the festive headlines from the Christmas Specials of BBC radio comedy shows On The Hour, The Chris Morris Music Show and Lee And Herring. Along the way we'll be learning how to accurately pronounce 'BBC7', discussing how to defend yourself from a bear armed only with a book about Week Ending, testing Phil's On The Hour Karaoke skills, and lamenting the tragic fate of the Breakaway theme music. Also, if you're taking part in 'Whigageddon', you might want to have a think before listening to this...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. Although beef and tomato soup from the BBC drin

A special Christmas treat from the archives as Tim Worthington and Ben Baker try their hardest to listen to Naughty Christmas (Goblin In The Office) by Fat Les without punching everyone responsible...

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 Gary Bainbridge, who's doing his best to revisit without actually revisiting Lenny Henry comedy film Screen Two: Coast To Coast, Radio City's Jack Your Body parody Deadly Boring, cash-in off-brand superhero movie Supersonic Man, Audisee's book-and-tape presentation of The War Of The Worlds, Buddy Comic strip Limp-Along Leslie, That Look In Your Eye by Ali Campbell featuring Pamela Starks, the Ace Reports Annual 1981, and Unbranded Soluble Cola Tablets. Along the way - when not otherwise occupied with reminiscing about dodgy cinemas and only marginally less dodgy Serafinowicz-frequented 'alternative' clubs - we'll be pondering why local radio was so obsessed with records with 'Of The' in the title, critically evaluating Peabo Bryson's most challenging duet, and asse

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 from shows forty three to forty eight, featuring Paul Abbott on The Compleat Beatles, Anna Cale on Wendy Cracked A Walnut, Jim Sangster on The Ballad Of Lady Di by The Hon. Nick Jones and Ian Macrae, Melanie Williams on Rimmel Coffee Shimmer, Pete Prodge on The Evil Horde, Chris Hughes on The British Banknote Keyring, and Tim Worthington, Vikki Gregorich, Garreth F. Hirons and Jeff Lewis playing the Telly Addicts DVD game. Along the way we'll be finding out whether Princess Diana preferred Breaking Glass or Lancelot Link – Secret Chimp, debating the correct spelling of 'Compleat', and revealing what capital you’ll require to establish your very own Gonch Gardener lookalike agency. Plus there's something you may not have heard before - Tim, Jeff, Vikki and Garreth attempting to play

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 illustrator and custodian of Scarfolk Museum Richard Littler, who's hearing things that go bump in the night that he thinks might just be the episode of The Waltons with a poltergeist, the Star Wars tableau in the 1978 Blackpool Illuminations, mysterious annual Ghost Special No. 2, MAD Magazine's Protect And Survive parody Meet Mr. Bomb, the Six Million Dollar Man's adversary Maskatron, railway safety film The Finishing Line, BBC Records And Tapes' Sound Effects No. 13 - Death And Horror, ITV children's horror serial Come Back Lucy and Richard Williams' animated version of A Christmas Carol. Along the way we'll be finding out what Richard Stilgoe rhymed with 'poltergeist', debating 'Giant Haystacks Bloke's position in Star Wars continuity, announcing our nominatio

A special extra bit of chat with Richard Littler about a BBC transmission of 2001: A Space Odyssey that might well have been tinkered with a bit by the 'Backroom Boys'...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.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&