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 musician and writer Garreth Hirons, who's sitting through the loading screen waiting for any sign of Copper Blue by Sugar, the Crusader Nuts advert, The Hobbit on the ZX Spectrum, Too Sussed? by These Animal Men, Spring 1994 ...

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 Athena Kugblenu, who's frantically pressing pause on the video recorder in the hope of catching glimpses of Street Hawk, the 'I Do Like A Ski, Man' ad campaign, Bad Infl...

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. If you're looking for a new hobby to take up and fancy a bit of fresh air, Hilary Machell has a few tips for getting out and about with Go With Noakes. Andy L...

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 joining guest host Joanne Sheppard for a festively-tinged chat about Merry X-Mess by Rotterdam Termination Source, The Wassailing Song by Blur, BBC2's A Perfect Christmas, Victoria Wood With All The Trimmings, Victor Lewis-Smith&#...

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 for a Special Assignment is writer Richard Marson, author of the definitive history of Children's BBC Box Of Delights - not to mention Doctor Who Magazine veteran and former Bl...

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 joining guest host Paul Abbott for a chat about the mid-nineties 'loungecore' compilation series The Sound Gallery, and in particular the little-heard spinoff volume The Sound Spectrum. Along the way we'll be debating the rela...

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 tuning in that mysterious extra button on his television in search of any trace of Channel 4's pre-launch promotional trailers, Imagination b...

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. If you're a fan of The Adventure Game, Martin Ruddock will be taking your calls and offering a few hints and tips on how to be...

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, in a special Halloween slash Bonfire Night edition, Tim, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are all crowding into a local radio studio with rubber spiders hanging from the walls and a box of indoor fireworks with DO NOT USE written on it, ready 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 and screenwriter Adam S. Leslie, who’s marching in step with his hazy recollections of Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) by Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding, the Return Of The Jedi Read-Along Book And 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 writer and illustrator Ste Brotherstone, who's trying to collect a full set of picture cards for World Of The Vorgans, Rebecca's World by Terry Nation, TV Tops, Car Wars, Load Runner magazine and Night Shift. Along the wa...

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 Joanne Sheppard on Fax, Mitch Benn on The Deceivers, Mark Thompson on Your Party Needs You, Donna Rees on The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief, Georgy Jamieson on Go For Broke!,...

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 Paul Whitelaw, who's collecting items in the Balowski house to prove that he remembers Legal Man by Belle And Sebastian, Spider-Man Strikes Back, The Secret Vampire Soundtrack EP by Bis, Bruce...

As the late seventies live action television series The Amazing Spider-Man gets a web-slingingly hefty mention in the latest Looks Unfamiliar, here's the edition of It's Good, Except It Sucks where myself and Gary Bainbridge took a look at the disco-soundtracked adventures of the decidedly non-comics accurate Peter Parker and a procession of villainous men in suits, which was invariably the talk of the playground the follow...

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 Ricardo Autobahn, who's hurtling across America on speeded-up film in search of Ed Starink's budget synthesiser albums, The Big Bus, The Wizard Of Speed And Time, Roadmaker, Chimera, Talkin' 'Bout Your Ge...

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Juliet Brando will be getting out her binoculars for a look at some of Britain's disappearing wildlife in Orm And Cheep. If you're a fan of Press Gang, St...

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 Donna Rees, who's cheering from the terraces at any mention of Cupid And Psyche '85 by Scritti Politti, Ripping Yarns: Golden Gordon, The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind The Green Door ...

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 Georgy Jamieson, who's adding hot oil to some alleged noodles in the hope that it transforms into something reminiscent of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Go For Broke!, Last Chance Lottery, Fry's Five Centre...

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 off on the campaign trail in search of anyone who remembers Twiggy Twiggy (Twiggy Vs. James Bond) by Pizzicato Five, Your Party Needs You, Jasper Carrott's I've Got This Mole, So...