Looks Unfamiliar

136 - Garry Abbott - You'd Have To Go On A Nerds Quest

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 Garry Abbott, who's sending out a Bicarbonate Of Soda-fuelled message in a bottle in the hope of reaching anyone else who remembers Lovelife by Lush, Nerds, Challenger - The Adventure Machine, Matchbox Connectables, Kellogg's Corn Flakes Baking Soda-Powered Submarine and The Vibes And Livelee Mixtape. Along the way we'll be trying to decode a waterlogged baking soda-infused secret message with 'SECRET' written on it, finding out what happened when 'Les' left The Beatles, debating the politeness of actually turning up to a party you have been cordially invited to, exploring the commercial potential of Talking Sherbet and finally revealing why the key to global unity lies somewhere between Housing Data Analytics and Happy Hardcore. You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/ [http://timworthington.org/]. You can also find Garry on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Button Moon here [https://timworthington.org/2026/01/10/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-ivor-engine-next-generation/]. If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here [https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix]. Please do not get Vibes and/or Livelee to read out the Serving Suggestion.

The Looks Unfamiliar Easter Parade: Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson - What Was The Maundy Thursday Number One?

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 Easter edition, Tim, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are all crowding into a local radio studio where listeners have been begged not to send in any more home-made Hot Cross Buns, ready to take your calls about some of the over-ostentatiously repackaged chocolate that you just don't seem to get any more. So that's incomprehensible classroom 'projects', television schedules crammed with sentient Volkswagens, Easter Eggs devoid of separately packaged confectionary 'extras' and more. In a Jif Lemon Day of a chat we'll be navigating the EU Pancake Mountain, tuning in for the Telly Addicts Whit Special, declining to tune in for Why Don't Fucking You...?, discovering whether The Flying Pickets prefer real chocolate or a 'candy'-derived substitute, querying whether Graham Hill can effectively introduce clips from Fantasia going at that speed, storylining Tiger Tots: Infinity War, debating the merits of the theme from dull 'zoo vet' drama One By One, and generally berating Bob for his lack of Terry Scott Research, Call in and tell us if you know the lyrics to 'Welcome Jolly Easter' now! You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/ [http://timworthington.org/]. Bob and Georgy joined me for similarly seasonal chats about some of their favourite forgotten Christmas trimmings here [https://timworthington.org/2023/12/24/the-looks-unfamiliar-local-radio-countdown-to-christmas-bob-fischer-and-georgy-jamieson-hot-girl-on-pudsey-action/], the rain-lashed joys of the Great British Summertime here [https://timworthington.org/2024/08/16/the-looks-unfamiliar-summertime-special-bob-fischer-and-georgy-jamieson-why-would-anyone-want-to-eat-a-foot-shaped-ice-cream/] and the spooky and sparkly delights of Halloween and Bonfire Night here [https://timworthington.org/2025/10/28/the-looks-unfamiliar-bonfire-night-spooky-display-spectacular-bob-fischer-and-georgy-jamieson-hashtag-wotsit-slurry/]. You can also find Bob on Looks Unfamiliar chatting about The Tom O’Connor Roadshow, Giant Hogweed, Can’t Get A Ticket (For The World Cup) by Peter Dean, Glee Bars, J. Edward Oliver’s ‘Abolish Tuesdays’ and How To Be A Wally here [https://timworthington.org/2019/05/28/looks-unfamiliar-42-bob-fischer-false-flag-giant-hogweed/], Eighties ‘Tabloid Celebrities’, Accidentally Kelly Street by Frente!, The Two Ronnies’ ‘Mileaway’, Rude Food, Suggs On Saturday and School Folk Songs here [https://timworthington.org/2020/08/02/looks-unfamiliar-66-bob-fischer-it-was-unthinkable-you-would-have-an-r-in-an-eighties-tabloid/] and Tucker’s Luck, Pookiesnackenburger, We Wanna Be Famous by Buster Gobsmack And Eats Filth’, game show contestants’ occupations being booed by the studio audience and the lost ancient art of the paper plate and shaving foam Custard Pie here [https://timworthington.org/2023/06/24/looks-unfamiliar-bob-fischer-the-thinking-mans-custard-pie/], and Georgy on Indoor League, Re-Joyce!, the The Animals In The Box sketch, the Paul Squire Fan Club, Pippa Dolls, Pig In The Middle and Good Winter Telly here [https://timworthington.org/2023/09/30/looks-unfamiliar-georgy-jamieson-the-les-dawson-of-darts/] and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Go For Broke!, Last Chance Lottery, Fry’s Five Centres and Vesta Ready Meals here [https://timworthington.org/2025/04/01/looks-unfamiliar-georgy-jamieson-pot-noodle-with-a-top-hat-and-a-monocle/]. You can also find Georgy on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Bod here [https://timworthington.org/2024/11/01/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-too-much-information-about-the-krankies-elektronik-komik/] and Bob on The Owl Service here [https://timworthington.org/2025/01/06/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-every-owl-she-traced-shed-be-taking-a-selfie/]. If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here [https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix]. Regardless of whether it is one a penny or two a penny.

135 - Tom Williamson - You Stick Them In And They Go FH-DNK

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 thinks that the heat is on and the time is right for remembering Going For Gold, Duel by Propaganda, Constructor, the Mr Blobby VHS and The Adam And Joe Show. Along the way we'll be soliciting Gary Lineker's opinion on Napalm Death, debating the advisability of sending a pimped-up Viscount biscuit through the post, studying the phenomenon of the Traditional Scottish Head-Turn Wink, celebrating Mr. Blobby's success rate in exposing 'love rats' and trying to figure out why there were so many Pearly Kings all over Saturday Night TV in the late eighties. You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/ [http://timworthington.org/]. You can also find Tom on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Knightmare, Samurai Pizza Cats, Add N To (X), Colonization, Mogwai and Life Story here [https://timworthington.org/2020/05/30/looks-unfamiliar-61-tom-williamson-a-band-my-word-processor-hates/], and on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Blockbusters here [https://timworthington.org/2025/03/04/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-the-grasshopper-that-barely-moved/]. If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here [https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix]. Do not order it in the pronunciation style recommended by that 'British' voice coach.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: The Dublin Gang - Infinity War

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 Mitch Benn on Channel 4's pre-launch trailers, Ricardo Autobahn on Roadmaker, Donna Rees on The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, Paul Whitelaw on The Secret Vampire Soundtrack EP by Bis, Ste Brotherstone on TV Tops, Adam S. Leslie on Mystery Train and Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson on The Fireworks Code. Along the way we'll be profiling the ubiquity in popular drama of the Glen Matlock Face, waiting eagerly for the repeat broadcast of Three Women Including Juliet Bravo singing that W-O-M-A-N song, playing Make Your Own East India Tea Company and a cardboard remake of Grand Theft Auto, questioning what Margaret Thatcher was doing hogging a double seat at the back of the bus, declining to take style tips from a Karl Howman Mod, celebrating the notorious Video Nasty The Horse Who Came From The Sea, attempting to use ALF as a barometer of celebrity status, debating the optimal costume options for a double-page poster of Arthur English, receiving firework safety advice from the cast of Hot Metal, purchasing a Brian May Firework Assortment from the local supermarket’s John Johnson Counter and trying our hardest not to think about Richard Herring’s imaginary middle of the night television schedules. Plus there's also Tim talking about Harry Secombe on Goon Pod and the build-up to Tim Burton's Batman on Still Any Good? and chats about The Golden Age Of Children's TV with Richard Herring on RHLSTP Book Club and with Andy Miller from Backlisted, and Paul Whitelaw's recollections of watching The Monkees during the school holidays... You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at timworthington.org [http://timworthington.org/]. If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here [https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix]. Unlike Micky Dolenz, you do not have time for a bit of conversation-oh.

134 - Garreth Hirons - Old Jeeves' Special Truffle And Cheese Popcorn

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 EP by S*M*A*S*H and Ghoulies Horror Bar. Along the way we'll be querying why ZX Spectrum games with 'Way Of' in the title refused to load, catching up on Season Four of The Weird Butcher Man That Comes And Stands Next To You At The Bar, debating whether the New Wave Of New Wave could have been saved by selling more trousers, revealing how Brett Anderson disqualified himself from appearing on compilations and - of course - trying to attack Thorin with the Trolls' Path. You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/ [http://timworthington.org/]. You can also find Garreth on Looks Unfamiliar talking about The Bigger The God, Food Fighters, Saboteur, The Triangle Of Terror, Sizzlin’ Bacon Monster Munch, and Fun At The Funeral Parlour here [http://timworthington.org/2017/09/08/looks-unfamiliar-2-garreth-f-hirons-piers-morgan-i-want-my-sizzlin-bacon-back/], The Yellow Album by The Simpsons, the Frankie Goes To Hollywood computer game, Sweet 75, Linc's, Transformers 'Action Masters', The Way Of The Tiger and Quatro here [https://timworthington.org/2018/07/17/looks-unfamiliar-24-garreth-f-hirons-i-backed-the-betamax-of-nirvana-spinoffs/], The Ghosts Of Oxford Street here [https://timworthington.org/2018/12/25/looks-unfamiliar-christmas-on-4-extra-i-dont-want-to-get-all-sepia-tinted-here/] and the Futurama Christmas Specials here [https://timworthington.org/2020/12/24/looks-unfamiliar-selection-box-the-idea-of-an-annual-eric-idle-christmas-special/], and on The Golden Age Of Children's TV talking about Trap Door here [https://timworthington.org/2024/10/24/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-bbc-controlled-anarchy/]. If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here [https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix]. We already know Crusader doesn't have any.