063 - JUSTIN LEWIS - TOMMY VANCE'S PAGES FROM CEEFAX

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 Impellitteri, 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.

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062 - GABBY HUTCHINSON CROUCH - HE WAS CONDEMNED FOR BEING A TIME YEWTREE

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/.

061 - TOM WILLIAMSON - A BAND MY WORD PROCESSOR HATES

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 actually more frightening than Knightmare itself, attending an in-store promo appearance by the Anglia Knight, getting a Mogwai: Are Bloody Loud And Horrible t-shirt printed, and learning about the risks that chewing gum poses for historical accuracy.

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060 - DAVID SMITH - EVERY THIRD WORD IS THE WORD CLOWN

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/. You can also find David on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You, Stranger In This Town by Richie Sambora, 28 Acts In 28 Minutes, Billy Connolly’s World Tour Of Australia, Sega Game Gear, Grand Theft Auto Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set, Police Squad!, Bart Simpson’s Guide To Life and Duck Tales The Movie – Treasure Of The Lost Lamp here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. No I would not like it to be delivered by the Little Clowns Of Happytown.

059 - LISA PARKER AND ANDREW TROWBRIDGE - ONCE UPON A TIME GYLES BRANDRETH WAS QUITE A COOL NAME

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 Indians 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/.

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058 - SHANINE SALMON - MAYBE HE FELT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE NEW MODERN HYMN

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 booked a restricted view for the ill-advised 1993 refit of the EastEnders theme, E4 old vs. new comedians reality show Kings Of Comedy, Channel 5 stand-up showcase Club Class, hard-hitting anti-drug campaigns aimed at schoolchildren, BBC Three workplace 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 legitimately 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/. You can also find Shanine on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Married For Life, Habbo Hotel, Blouse And Skirt, Renegade, Night And Day and Neopets here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. I won't, ahem, just say no.

LOOKS UNFAMILIAR ANNUALS EXTRA: "WE DON'T WANT TO LEARN A HISTORY OF SODDING CUTLERY"

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/.

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057 - AL KENNEDY – MAGGIE THATCHER IS COMING TO STEAL YOUR GOLD COINS

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/. You can also find Al on Looks Unfamiliar talking about The High Life, Flipsiders, the SAM Coupé, The Golden Cagoule, Explorer 12, Steeleye And The Lost Magic and Genis-Vell here,

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix. I would like to remind you that 'Steve Jackson's Coffee Cards' are not legal tender.

LOOKS UNFAMILIAR REQUEST SHOW EXTRA

This is a collection of highlights from previous editions of Looks Unfamiliar aimed at new listeners, so I thought I’d ask the current listeners what they thought should go in it. And there were more suggestions than I could even keep track of, including some pleasantly surprising favourites. I couldn’t get everything in – and believe me I did try – so here are the twelve most popular guests and choices as voted for by you, the Looks Unfamiliar listening public.

So enjoy another listen – or maybe even the first listen for some of you – to 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. It’s every bit as eclectic as Anne Nightingale’s Radio 1 Request Show. Which reminds me, nobody’s chosen Win A Night Out With A Well-Known Paranoiac by Barry Andrews yet, have they…

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 not a two-stage self-assembly one. Not after last time...

056 - MERYL O'ROURKE - THE SOUP OF THE UNDERWEAR WORLD

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 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 please don't order one from that catalogue.

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/

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Look, do you want me to ask this via a swanee whistle or something?.

055 - LYDIA MIZON - THERE WAS NO DICAPRIO RHYME

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/. You can also find Lydia on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Look Around You, Mongrels, Karma Hotel by Spooks, The Smurfs Go Pop!, Lift Off, Secret Agent: The Hunt For Red Rock Rover, Math Rescue, Ceefax Backchat and 4-Tel MegaZine here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Remember to put the receipt in the bin as we don't want Tidyup... well, we just don't want Tidyup.

LOOKS UNFAMILIAR CHRISTMAS EXTRA: "JUST CROSS THAT FOUR OUT AND PUT A FIVE IN"

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 here. Like a caffeine-addicted Paul McCartney, I would enjoy simply having one.

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.

054 - GARY BAINBRIDGE - THERE MUST BE SOME KID GETTING A HUNDRED AND FIFTY GRAND

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 Screen Two: Coast To Coast, Radio City’s Jack Your Body parody Deadly Boring, cash-in 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 wondering what local radio’s obsession with records with ‘Of The’ in the title was all about, listening to Peabo Bryson’s most challenging duet, and assessing the financial viability of setting yourself up as a Those Spidery Octopus Things That Rolled Down Windows influencer.

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Gary on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Googi The Liverpool Duck, Big Bubbles, No Troubles by Ellis Beggs And Howard, Derry Daring, Bugs Bunny In Space, The London Connection, Cliff Richard’s dance record as ‘Black Knight’, DJ Spuddles Original Gourmet Fries, The Shinsei Miracle and Shut Yer Gob by Lee Brennan here.

If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Please be assured that no Unbranded Soluble Cola Tablets will be added to it.

THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR 08 - I NEVER THOUGHT I'D THINK TOM BAKER WAS GOING ON TOO MUCH

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 appropriate spelling of 'Compleat', and revealing what capital you’ll require to set up your very own Gonch Gardener lookalike agency.6 Plus there's something you may not have heard before - Tim, Jeff, Vikki and Garreth attempting to play an even more confusing and aimless DVD game, Tom Baker's Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz...

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. Actually did they do Telly Addicts mugs? Proper ones as prizes for contestants, obviously, not some grimy old one they'd found at the bottom of the Props Bag.

053 - RICHARD LITTLER - THIS IS ALL THAT IS LEFT... OF A WALL

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 befinding out what Richard Stilgoe rhymed with ‘poltergeist’, debating ‘Giant Haystacks Bloke’s position in Star Wars continuity, announcing our nominations for the Weird Mechanical Chicken Award and scrutinising Terry Wogan’s controversial C3P0 origin story. And there’s more about that elusive Quosh Tropical too…

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

Alternately, if you’re just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. Just ignore The Waltons if they start claiming that the mug moved by itself.

052 - SUZY NORMAN - I KEPT THIS SWEATY SCARF IN MY DRAWER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS

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've probably heard anywhere since Mary The Punk left the show...

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

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051 - DARRELL MACLAINE - IMPERIAL PHASE MATTHEW CORBETT

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 Darrell Maclaine, who's hoping to make it through to the Gold Run with his memories of Luv'd Up by mid-nineties chart hopefuls Crush, PG Tips' Trev And Simon giveaway cassette, Blockbusters bubble gum, Learn With Sooty: Be Safe, Find Out More magazine, and Spike Milligan's cameo in Steps Into Summer. Along the way we'll be revealing Phil Redmond's secret superhero ability, explaining how the 'Hand Jive' era of Blockbusters was entirely illicitly funded by holes in grandparents' pockets, revisiting Peter Skellern's 'Lurpak Years', anticipating Mark Kermode's L.A. 7 documentary, and looking at what happened when Thames went to Thames at the end. And keep an eye out for this edition's 'Big Bad'...

You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Darrell on on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Carols At Christmas by The Greater Manchester Police Choir Featuring The Cast Of Coronation Street, FunFax: Disguise And False Identity, Rubik’s Clock, The Brennan JB7 Advert, The VTech Master Video Painter and The Children’s BBC Broom Cupboard 1996 April Fool’s Day Hoax here, and Christmas With Rutland Weekend Television here.

Alternately, if you're just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. I'm not going to try and convince you that there was an official tie-in Bob Holness Raise The Roof coffee. Unless that would actually help to convince you.

050 - TIM WORTHINGTON - THAT PERFECT COLLISION OF TIME, PLACE AND LOUD TIES

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 the guest, talking to Garreth F. Hirons about Children’s BBC show Stop-Go!, It’s A Shame by Kris Kross, the animated series of Spider-Woman, I Wanted To See You To See If I Wanted You by Moose, The ITV Encyclopedia Of Adventure, the original version of Right Here by SWV, The Young Poisoner’s Handbook and Radio Tip Top. Along the way we’ll be finding out how the cast of The Sullivans got caught up in a South-East turf war, attempting to define the Drop The Dead Donkey Font, puzzling over how Dracula can logistically get ‘revenge’, and querying how far Roger Lloyd Pack was from any falling-through-bar incident at any given point in time.

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