THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR - WHO LET THIS FLASH HARRY INTO ARCHIVE TV LAND?

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 Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge on Plug Comic, Toby Hadoke on the Cabana bar, Carrie Dunn on The Isle Of Wight Waxworks Museum, David Smith on Stranger In This Town by Richie Sambora, Al Kennedy on The Golden Cagoule and Lydia Mizon on Ceefax Backchat. Along the way we'll be assessing Plug’s chances of survival in the pre-Alternative Comedy standup scene, debating the Cabana-related exceptions to libel laws and finding out how Ally Sloper invented Teletext. Plus there's something you might not have heard - an extract from Tim's commentary on the Bluray release of legendary spooky ITV children's serial The Owl Service...

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094 - LISA PARKER AND ANDREW TROWBRIDGE - THE CURSE OF PLUG IS A MYTH

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 Round The Archives hosts Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge, who are assessing predictions of how many people in the future will remember Big Terror Movie Themes by Geoff Love And His Orchestra, Plug Comic, Children's BBC drama The Swish Of The Curtain, Jim Henson's Dinosaurs, Arthur C. Clarke's Report On Planet Three and Profiles Of The Future, and Are You Being Served Sir? by John Inman. Along the way we'll be debating the commercial viability of Giant Dog Movie Themes With Digby The Biggest Dog In The World And Eleven Other Famous Giant Dogs, meeting some Heavy Metal Morris Dancers, assessing Plug's chances of survival in the pre-Alternative Comedy standup scene, and revealing which of Arthur C. Clarke's party tricks you should definitely not attempt at home.

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THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR - THAT TERRIBLE STEREOTYPED EVIL JAMES GALWAY LOOK

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 Shanine Salmon on the 1993 version of the EastEnders theme, Lydia Mizon on Stoppit And Tidyup, Jenny Morrill on The Elvis Special 1983, Al Kennedy on Steve Jackson's Battle Cards, David Smith on Little Clowns Of Happytown, Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge on Furzlin' With Shag Connors And The Carrot Crunchers and Meryl O'Rourke on The International Shoparound Exotic Glamourwear Catalogue. Along the way we’ll be finding out what happens if you play the EastEnders theme backwards, how to cope with an anxiety dream about The Fiddly Foodle Bird, why you would need to pass a wordsearch test in order to become an Elvis Presley fan, whether there is such a thing as a Non-Advanced Combat Card, how many different ways Shag Connors can spell his own name, why less underwear costs more, and generally trying not to think too much about the operational logistics behind party invites reading ‘Graham is bringing his porn’. Plus there's something you might not have heard before - Tim on TV Cream Stays Indoors talking to Graham Kibble-White about Space Sentinels.

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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.

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THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR 07 - I PERSONALLY BLAME MR. BRACKETT FOR THAT

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 thirty one to thirty six, featuring Bob Fischer on Giant Hogweed, Gillian Kirby on Teletext After Hours, Tim Worthington on Patterson, Chris Shaw on Rock School, Paul Putner on Treborland, and Andy Lewis on Vintage Anti-Enoch Powell Graffiti. Along the way we’ll be blowing the whistle on The Brexit Party’s sinister links to Giant Hogweed, listening to Herbie Hancock jamming with Emu, finding out how to get the full immersive Laurel And Hardy experience by eating toffee, and definitely not drinking any ‘Sola Cola’. Plus there’s also something you might not have heard before – Tim on Round The Archives talking to Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge about the last ever episode of Chigley…

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THE BEST OF LOOKS UNFAMILIAR 02 - HE'S NOT ON A QUEST TO FIND OUT, HE'S JUST ON A QUEST TO GET OUT

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 Cube by The Stone Roses, Jem Roberts on an advert reuniting Neil and Vyvyan from The Young Ones and Mark Griffiths on The Bloke Who Pulled His Pants Down On Kilroy. Along the way we'll be finding out why nothing is scarier than a playing field in Slough, how to spot Simon Bates in disguise via a series of cryptic clues and what musical genres 'The Youngs Ones' were avid followers of. Plus there's also something you may not have heard - Tim on the radio talking to Mark Thompson about the 2009 revival of The Prisoner, which - perhaps unsurprisingly (and deservedly) - everyone seems to have forgotten about...

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011 - LISA PARKER AND ANDREW TROWBRIDGE - HE LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL BOY WITH A NOSE

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 relate their not especially shared memories of Big John Little John, Virtual Murder, Matchbox Cascade, the Bobby Brewster books, Enid Blyton's Mr. Pink Whistle, and the Jaws game. Along the way we’ll be finding out how to re-enact Total Wipeout in the comfort of your own home, how many voices 'Radio's Man Of A Thousand Voices' really had, and why The Clown from Camberwick Green could never be described as a master of disguise.

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