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, Jackanory's adaptation of Starstormers by Nicholas Fisk, the 'There Were Three Of Them, In A Boat...' Public Information Film, the original version of I Was Made To Love Magic by Nick Drake, trashy teen novel Secrets From The School Underground, early Mark Radcliffe vehicle Skyman and forgotten 'fourth' Trumptonshire series Rubovia, not to mention a certain less than reputable unidentified film that used to show up on German cable channels late on Saturday Nights. Along the way we'll be finding out whether Kim Wilde Doing Abba is preferable to Abba Doing Kim Wilde, tuning in for the Welsh Brass Eye, fondly reminiscing about when Billy Elliot exploded (and even then wasn't as good as Musical Youth), and getting annoyed at a fictional schoolboy's opinions on Monty Python's Flying Circus.
You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. Tim has also appeared as the guest on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Stop-Go!, It’s A Shame by Kris Kross, Spider-Woman, I Wanted To See You To See If I Wanted You by Moose, The ITV Encyclopedia Of Adventure, The Young Poisoner’s Handbook, the original version of Right Here by SWV and Radio Tip Top here, California Fever, Galloping Galaxies!, Bad Ronald, In-Flight Entertainment, The Chronicles Of Narmo by Caitlin Moran, Pirate Radio Four, The Collings And Herrin Podcast and What's That Noise? here, I Was Born On Christmas Day by Saint Etienne Featuring Tim Burgess, Ferrero Prestige, Bod’s Present, A Merry Jingle by The Greedies, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion by Jenny T. Colgan, Mariah Carey’s rendition of God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Richard Herring’s Christmas Emergency Questions, Iron Man 3, Joe 90 Christmas Special The Unorthodox Shepherd and Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You’re A Lovely Guy) by Max Headroom here, The Hoarding here, comedy on BBC Radio 3 here, Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride here and EastEnders spinoff single Something Outa Nothing by Letitia Dean And Paul J. Medford here.
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