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 are Game Developer Jeff Lewis and Board Game Collector Vikki Gregorich, who are going back three spaces in the hope of finding anyone else who remembers Animalympics , Conrad's War , The Last...

Some additional chat with Mark on the subject of watching television while on holiday, taking a look at ropey old American anthology series, French dubbed versions of  The Professionals , and whatever in the name of whateverness  NUTS!  actually was. You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/ . You can also find Mark on  Looks Unfamiliar  talking about   Whiz Kids...

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 offering his polling predictions for the chances of people remembering hillbilly-themed soft drink Libby's Moonshine, the A. Mazing Monsters b...

It's time for a creepy treat from the archives as Tim Worthington, Ben Baker and Phil Catterall count down the Top Twenty Five Things That You Were Scared Of As A Youngster That Weren't Supposed To Be Scary! Yes, it's time to hide behind the sofa from Camberwick Green, Return To Oz, Test Card F, Picture Box, Raggerty, World In Action, Professor Yaffle, The Open University, Angie Baby,...

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 John Rain, host of SMERSH Pod , who's querying the lack of public recognition for anarchic Children's ITV show Your Mother Wouldn't Like It , E.T. Cola Creams, flop one-off charity...

Grab some popcorn and take a seat for a Double Bill of monster movie mayhem from the archives! First up, we're off to the video shop with Tim Worthington and Ben Baker for a chat about 'Video Nasties', then grab your 3D glasses and head for the Drive-In as Garreth F. Hirons tells us all about the old-skool city-smashing antics of Godzilla. Along the way we'll be meeting the Japanes...

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 animator and writer Phil Norman, who's hoping that someone else other than himself and Sir Featherskweek remembers S-S-S-Single Bed by Fox, ITV schools show Leapfrog , The Country Life Chr...

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 Jenny Morrill, who's rifling through an eighties teenager's diary in search of any evidence of Boots Global Collection, the Just Seventeen Yearbook, a P&O Advert using La Mer...

Tim Worthington and Ben Baker take a look back at the show that gave Looks Unfamiliar its name -  Looks Familiar . ITV's light-hearted Denis Norden-fronted nostalgia show is itself the stuff of hazy dust-caked photo-pages-falling-out-of-library-book recollections now, but how does it stand up in a world where irony is more important than accuracy when it comes to 'remembering' things?...

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 Jack Kibble-White, who's sharpening up his witty topical nostalgic lyrics for a look at Don't Give Up Your Day Job by Richard Digance, Sky One's Games World , United Kingdom:...

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 Paul Kirkley on The Kids From Fame Again , Garreth Hirons on Sweet 75, Darrell Maclaine on The Brennan JB7, James Gent on When The Wind Blows by David Bowie, Ros Ballinger o...

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 Martin Belam, who's questioning the canonical status of his recollections of the Laurel And Hardy cartoon, Faith No More being censored by Top Of The Pops , a scene that may or 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. This time the guest is Tim himself, who's talking to Stephen O'Brien about the fact that even he has never met anyone has ever heard of The Only Way by Lisa Stansfield, sixties crime caper movie The Brain , Jac...

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 hoping that the post-punk nostalgia vending machine stocks  The Yellow Album by The Simpsons, the Frankie Goes To Hollywood computer game, Krist N...

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 Ros Ballinger, who's clicking on the search box in the hope of finding encyclopedic evidence of the existence of children's comedy crime serial Henry's Leg , sci-fi radio...

Some of you have been asking why there are so many disparaging references to 1997 Comic Relief single Glasses by Chris Jarvis in Looks Unfamiliar. Well, as a special extra treat, here's something from the archives that might help explain 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 writer James Gent, who is using 'computer graphics' to link hazy archive recollections of  The Golden Oldie Picture Show , When The Wind Blows by David Bowie, Beeb Magazine, T-Rex &#39...

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 voice artist Darrell Maclaine, who's trying to solve a big plastic mechanical puzzle involving Carols At Christmas by The Greater Manchester Police Choir Featuring The Cast Of...

As a special Summer treat for fans of Looks Unfamiliar, here’s a compilation of holiday highlights from the archives, with extracts from little-heard holiday-themed podcasts by Tim Worthington, Ben Baker, Phil Catterall and Darrell Maclaine. A lot of this hasn’t been available anywhere for a very long time, and a lot of it is still rather funny, so hopefully you'll enjoy it. Along the way we&#...

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 Kirkley, who's trying not to incur late feed while looking for anyone else who remembers The Kids From Fame Again , the The A-Team tie-in novels, Del Amitri's debut album De...

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 Jonny Morris, who's selecting MODE 2 for writing up his recollections of the BBC Micro Welcome cassette, The Dandy sci-fi strip Jack Silver , non-canonical Mr. Men book Mr. Spendy ,...

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 featuring Will Maclean on Once Upon A Time... Man , Una McCormack on Screw-Top Virgin Marys, Rae Earl on Codename Icarus , Jacqueline Rayner on Pippa Dolls, Samira Ahmed on Nurdi...

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 Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge on the Jaws board game, Ben Baker on Mysteries Of Old Peking , Martin Ruddock on Doomlord , Steve O'Brien on High Time and Ice Cold Cub...

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 Stephen O'Brien on The Morecambe And Wise Game , Garreth Hirons on Food Fighters, Emma Burnell on The Patchwork Monkey , Phil Catterall on the ZX S...

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 Una McCormack, who is scouring the book table at the church fete in the hope of stumbling across school songbook Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay , Screw-Top Virgin Marys, Desert Wellies, Elizabeth E...