7 Sept 2026
Looks Unfamiliar's New Season - Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson - The Kraken's Big Night 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.This time it's the NEW SEASON, and Tim, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are all crowding into a local radio studio where they have been tasked with taking listeners through the highlights coming to your TV this autumn, ready to take your calls about the Good Winter Telly - and the not-so-good - that kept us entertained on frosty back-to-school evenings in years gone by. In a Bob's Full House of a chat we'll be discovering Tommy Cooper's stance on the suedehead phenomenon, wading through Margaret Thatcher's torrent of letters to Boxpops, encountering Emmerdale Farm Hauntology and Trades Union Congress Folk Horror, disputing the branched timeline of Alan Partridge's headmasters, not buying a Merlin Tonto Optimus Prime Victorian Time Machine Opening Titles Of The Wombles Marvellous Mechanical Mouse-Organ, querying the lack of a Terry And June synopsis and why this might point towards a crossover with The Wire, revealing why Professor Yaffle had 'beef' with The Two Davids, attending a demonstration by the Derek Jameson Wokerati and generally debating whether or not to watch There's Fucking Millions Of Us Presenting This, Barbara Cartland's Condensation and Last Of The Ewok Summer Wine. Not to mention trying to work out what on Earth those TV Times 'genre' icons were actually about. Call in and tell us if you know what time The Kraken is on 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/), 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/) and chocolate-scoffing Easter standbys here (https://timworthington.org/2026/04/03/the-looks-unfamiliar-easter-parade-bob-fischer-and-georgy-jamieson-what-was-the-maundy-thursday-number-one/), 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/), 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/) and the EKCO Hostess Trolley, Terry’s Spartan, A Sharp Intake Of Breath, John Cleese’s How To Win Holes By Influencing People, Charlie Chester’s Sunday Soapbox and tuning your radio in to the television signal.here (https://timworthington.org/2026/08/07/looks-unfamiliar-georgy-jamieson-i-bet-she-got-it-from-a-catalogue/). You can also find Georgy and Bob 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 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). Just avoid that lot from Houseparty while you're about it.
