Writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington is joined by a series of guests for a bit of a chat about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to. From Coming On Strong by Broken English and The Order Of The McVitie's Hobnob, to whichever TV programme it was that ended with footage of dandelion seeds being blown away, we're here to try and help, and to confirm that no, nobody else remembers them either.
Looks Unfamiliar
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Writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington is joined by a series of guests for a bit of a chat about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to. From Coming On Strong by Broken English and The Order Of The McVitie's Hobnob, to whichever TV programme it was that ended with footage of dandelion seeds being blown away, we're here to try and help, and to confirm that no, nobody else remembers them either.
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July 2, 2026
139 - David Quantick - We Were Excited Because We Saw Hugh Scully's Makeup Chair
<p><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span> 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.</span></p><p>Joining Tim this time is writer David Quantick, who's trying to avoid having to resort to using a 'Time Bubble' to prove the existence of <strong>Timeslip</strong>, <strong>Black Hearts In Battersea</strong> by Joan Aiken, <strong>Elephant's Eggs In A Rhubarb Tree</strong>, <strong>Boxed</strong> by Mike Oldfield and <strong>Bright's Boffins</strong>. Along the way we'll be battling to stop the fiendish plots of The Dastardly Man and Captain Wind-Up Toy, debating whether it was worth getting a colour television to see a blue man behind a desk, explaining why Little Lord Fauntleroy was the Minions of 1890 and taking bets on who will get changed first out of Michael Palin putting on an Edwardian bathing suit and Paul McCartney dressing up as a Teddy Boy.</p><p><span>You can find more editions of </span><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span> at </span><a href="http://timworthington.org/" rel="nofollow">http://timworthington.org/</a><span>.</span></p><p><span>If you enjoy </span><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span>, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee </span><a href="https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix" rel="nofollow">here</a><span>. </span>Please make sure not to send that Mike Oldfield album that had a mug of coffee flying down Route 101 or whatever it was on the cover.</p>
June 26, 2026
138 - Gareth Randall - Tony Hart's Tin Machine
<p><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong> 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.</p><p>Joining Tim this time is broadcast historian Gareth Randall, who's trying to decide whether he'd really rather not have any confirmation of his recollections of notorious <strong>Screen Test</strong> Young Film-Maker Of The Year entry <strong>Ice Cream</strong>, Pepe Jeans' 'Where's Pepe?' advertising campaign, <strong>Keep Your Pecker Up</strong> by Eugene And The Syncopaters, <strong>Captain Micro's Electronic Comic</strong>, <strong>Tim And The Hidden People</strong> by Sheila K. McCullagh, <strong>Master Maze</strong>, <strong>Skirrid</strong>, 'one-man body band' Darren Kimpton and <strong>Take Hart On Holiday</strong>. Along the way we'll be assessing the commercial potential of the Lib Dems of jeans, finding out how to get two Blue Peter badges by mistake, casting an eye over the Paul Daniels Video Nasty, explaining why Morph is legally 'different' if he has a mohican but not if he has a knotted handkerchief on his head and cheering on a team of swearing nuns. Plus there's yet another attempt at answering the longstanding question of whether Mike Oldfield really did the theme music for <strong>Aubrey</strong>...</p><p>You can find more editions of <strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong> at <a href="http://timworthington.org/" rel="nofollow">http://timworthington.org/</a>.</p><p>If you enjoy <strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong>, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee <a href="https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix" rel="nofollow">here</a>. With an endorsement scribbled on by the barista vigorously confirming that they have heard of the word 'coffee'.</p>
June 21, 2026
137 - Mark Thompson - It's Great For Your Gel Pen Needs
<p><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span> 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.</span></p><p><span>Joining Tim this time is political commentator Mark Thompson, who's hoping that it's not </span><u>too</u><span> weird remembering Lenny Henry's Smiths Square Crisps adverts, the 'Allied Lyons - A Great British Company' campaign, </span><strong>The Quiet Earth</strong><span>, Steve Jackson Games' </span><strong>Illuminati</strong><span>, early Channel 4 sitcoms </span><strong>The Optimist</strong><span> and </span><strong>Father's Day</strong><span> and a variety of just about legal payphone 'workarounds'. Along the way we'll be predicting which would prove most profitable out of Findus Crisps and Golden Wonder Shark Jumps, explaining how Roy Jay was too weird for 'It's Weird...;, revealing how to repel adolescent phone box miscreants armed only with </span><strong>Red Red Wine</strong><span> by UB40 and considering whether Channel 4 could actually have happened without John Alderton's old shirts.</span></p><p><span>You can find more editions of </span><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span> at </span><a href="http://timworthington.org/" rel="nofollow">http://timworthington.org/</a><span>. You can also find Mark on </span><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span> </span><span>talking about </span><strong>Whiz Kids</strong><span>, </span><strong>Crash ZX Spectrum</strong><span>, </span><strong>Night Shift</strong><span>, Public Information Film family The Blunders, </span><strong>The Last Train</strong><span> and </span><strong>The Drak Pack</strong><span> </span><a href="https://timworthington.org/2017/09/08/looks-unfamiliar-3-mark-thompson-im-quite-happy-with-my-passport-colour-to-be-honest/" rel="nofollow">here</a><span>, Libby’s Moonshine, A. Mazing Monsters, </span><strong>Agony</strong><span>, </span><strong>Being Erica</strong><span>, </span><strong>Hawkeye Collins And Amy Adams – Can You Solve The Mystery?</strong><span> and </span><strong>We Know Where You Live</strong><span> plus an extra secret bit about watching television on holiday </span><a href="https://timworthington.org/2018/11/18/looks-unfamiliar-31-mark-thompson-libbys-difficult-second-carton-drink/" rel="nofollow">here</a>,<span> </span><strong>V: The Series</strong><span>, </span><strong>Dirty Dick</strong><span>, </span><strong>The Giftie</strong><span>, </span><strong>The Mad Death</strong><span>, </span><strong>The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)</strong><span> by Peter Schilling and </span><strong>Space Shuttle</strong><span> </span><a href="https://timworthington.org/2020/08/23/looks-unfamiliar-67-mark-thompson-it-ended-up-underneath-the-leg-of-a-chair/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <strong>Twiggy Twiggy (Twiggy Vs. James Bond)</strong><span> by Pizzicato Five, </span><strong>Your Party Needs You</strong><span>, Jasper Carrott’s </span><strong>I’ve Got This Mole</strong><span>, </span><strong>Society</strong><span>, </span><strong>Lost In Austen</strong><span>, </span><strong>Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo</strong><span> and </span><strong>Shadow Chasers </strong><a href="https://timworthington.org/2025/03/18/looks-unfamiliar-mark-thompson-im-almost-certain-no-battle-elves-appeared-in-this/" rel="nofollow"><strong>here</strong></a>, as well as<span> </span><strong>Running Scared</strong><span> on </span><strong>The Golden Age Of Children’s TV</strong><span> </span><a href="https://timworthington.org/2025/01/30/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-its-a-bit-like-the-aha-video/" rel="nofollow">here</a><span>.</span></p><p><span>If you enjoy </span><strong>Looks Unfamiliar</strong><span>, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee </span><a href="https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix" rel="nofollow">here</a><span>. Don't bother with the Lyons website though. The more you read it, the more confused you'll get over whether it's actually available or not.</span></p>
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