THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR - THE ACCEPTABLE MIKE REID

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 Mitch Benn on Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, Catrin Lowe on Heartthrob - The Dream Date Game, Mic Wright on Army And Navy Sweets, Darrell Maclaine on Rutland Weekend Television, Mark Thompson on The Giftie, Will Maclean on The Fourth Pan Book Of Horror Stories, Stephen O'Brien on The Box Of Delights, Sophie Davies on The All Star Impressions Show and Tim talking to Ben Baker and Phil Catterall about A Christmas Lantern. Along the way we’ll be looking back the mercurial musical career of ‘Trevor’, disputing Peter Hitchens’ Hot Or Not rating, evaluating Ian Pick and Ian Mix’s retirement plan, discussing how to tackle an Out Of Control Eric Idle, finding out how ghosts answer the phone, hunting down television tie-in paperbacks in decidedly less than upmarket bookshops and rating celebrity impressions of the Jamaican Louis Walsh. Plus there’s something you may not have heard before – Tim on (Music For) The Head Ballet talking to Paul Abbott about Ringing On The Engine Bell by Bernard Cribbins.

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

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LOOKS UNFAMILIAR SELECTION BOX: "THE IDEA OF AN ANNUAL ERIC IDLE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL"

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 Newscaster’, assessing how to qualify as one of Internet’s Leading Simpsonsmen, lamenting Russell T. Davies’ slapdash adherence to Thames Riverbed Continuity, considering whether President Bartlet should have hired The Goodies, and working out how many times it’s possible to say the word ‘impression’ in one sentence.

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

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THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR 09 - I HAVE A PHOTO OF YOU ADMIRING THAT LETTERING

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-travelling Candy Flip, investigating how the ‘Hand Jive’ era of Blockbusters was entirely illicitly funded by holes in grandparents’ pockets, revisiting Peter Skellern’s ‘Lurpak Years’, lamenting the terrible fate of the Breakaway theme music, and unveiling our new foolproof scheme for alluding to now-disgraced celebrities without actually naming them. Plus there's also a bit of extra chat with Richard about an unusual BBC showing of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and something you might not have heard before - Tim on The Zeitgeist Tapes talking to Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding about the long-forgotten Clangers Election Special Vote For Froglet!

You can find the full editions of all of these shows - and plenty more besides - at http://timworthington.org/

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LOOKS UNFAMILIAR CHRISTMAS EXTRA: "IT'S LIKE A CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE OF NEWS"

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 drinks machine is also acceptable.

LOOKS UNFAMILIAR SUMMER EXTRA: "NO MORE GIANT BREADS FOR US!"

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'll be looking at Summer Holidays television, Rat On The Road, Wimbledon, The Radio 1 Roadshow, Why Don't You? and Now - The Summer Album, rating the best and worst holiday camps and end of the pier variety acts, and lending an ear to zany hilarious 'rude' records for fun DJs in wacky nightclubs. We'll also be finding out how to distinguish between different iterations of Mark Curry, what officially constitutes Roland Rat Canon, what happened when The Grumbleweeds went post-Blue Jam, and what Paul Shane definitely did not do to supplement his Hi-De-Hi! income. Not to mention attending a Hardwicke House Roadshow...

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

THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR 01 - CAPTAIN PEACOCK IS POMPOUS, MOVE BACK THREE SPACES

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 the first six shows, featuring Stephen O’Brien on The Morecambe & Wise Game, Garreth F. Hirons on Food Fighters, Emma Burnell on The Patchwork Monkey, Phil Catterall on the ZX Spectrum tie-in game for Platoon, Mark Thompson on Night Shift, and Ben Baker on Fiendish Feet. Along the way we’ll be finding out when it’s appropriate to address Colin Bennett as ‘Vince Purity’, how many issues of ‘Razzle And Wise’ were published, and just which elements of The Untouchables were considered appropriate for a scrolling platform game aimed at children, not to mention recalling the classic horror film ‘Dracula Vs. The Skeleton’. Plus there’s also something you may not have heard before – Tim on the radio talking to Georgey Spanswick about ridiculous seventies board games.

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CHRISTMAS EXTRA - "CRISMAS BY BEETLES"

As a special extra Christmas treat for Looks Unfamiliar listeners, here's a compilation of highlights from the archives, with extracts from Christmas-themed podcasts of Christmases past by Tim Worthington, Ben Baker, Phil Catterall and Darrell Maclaine-Jones. A lot of this hasn't been available for years, and a lot of it is still rather funny, so we hope you enjoy it!

Along the way we talk about Now - The Christmas Album, Val Doonican, A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, School Fairs, Department Store Grottos, Last-Minute Shopping and Disastrous Office Parties; run down charts of Bad Santas, The Worst Ever Christmas Songs and The Best Ever Christmas Quotes; and listen to bewildering Christmas Singles by Russ Conway, Rotterdam Termination Source, Mr. Christmas, Percy Sugden from Coronation Street and The Count from Sesame Street. We'll also be finding out who Tim thinks is more important than Father Christmas, who Ben suspects might BE Father Christmas, what happened when Phil went carol singing, and what the other tape in Darrell's house was. Not to mention who recorded a song called 'Santa's A Big Fat Fuck'...

You can find more regular editions of Looks Unfamiliar here.

You can find tons more Christmassy stuff, including a list of the Best Christmas Presents of 1986 and an in-depth look at the Christmas Special of Rentaghost, in Tim’s book Can’t Help Thinking About Me, available in paperback here or from the Kindle Store here.

001 - Phil Catterall - Here Is Pyramint, Buy Pyramint

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 Phil Catterall, who's sharing his fringe-of-the-memory memories of Madballs Comic, Channel 4's youth consumer advice show Wise Up!, the Platoon tie-in computer game, Phantom 2040, a particularly irritating series of adverts for Birdseye Steakhouse Grills and animated Star Wars spin-off Droids. Along the way we'll be debating whether R1D1 is 'canon', revealing when crisps can be considered a vector for healthy living, and noting just which elements of The Untouchables were considered entirely appropriate for a scrolling platform game aimed at children.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Phil on Looks Unfamiliar talking about the Christmas Specials of On The Hour, The Chris Morris Music Show and Lee And Herring here and the Community Christmas Specials here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. It really is about time we had a specialist 'Pyramint' blend.