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Looks Unfamiliar #30: John Rain – They Probably Made Mick Fleetwood And Samantha Fox Look Like The Hitman And Her

Looks Unfamiliar 30: John Rain 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 John Rain, host of SMERSH Pod, who’s querying the lack of public recognition for […]

The Zeitgeist Tapes: Dr. Pod

I’m a guest on the latest edition of The Zeitgeist Tapes, the podcast looking at where politics and popular culture collide, talking about Doctor Who and politics to Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding. Amongst many topics we cover Jodie Whittaker’s casting, whether Doctor Who has ever had an actual political bias, what inspired Harold Saxon and […]

Doctor Who And The Sizzlin’ Bacon Monster Munch

Doctor Who And The Sizzlin’ Bacon Monster Munch is a Nine Hundred And Fifty Three Percent Unofficial collection of my reviews of Doctor Who, expanded with footnotes, new introductions and a brand new update on what I thought of each one on rewatching. There are features on The Long Game, The Idiot’s Lantern, Human Nature, […]

Space Time Telegraph: Rosa

I’ve written a review of Rosa, this week’s episode of Doctor Who, for the Space Time Telegraph blog which you can read here. I really am quite pleased with this one, and as well as that, it’s always good to draw attention to the people that you used to work with way back when, so […]

Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra: “A Giant Raymond Burr The Size Of Godzilla”

Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra: “A Giant Raymond Burr The Size Of Godzilla” Grab some popcorn and take a seat for a Double Bill of monster movie mayhem from the archives! First up, we’re off to the video shop with Tim Worthington and Ben Baker for a chat about ‘Video Nasties’, then grab your […]

Looks Unfamiliar #29: Phil Norman – Salvador Dali’s Scalextric Set

Looks Unfamiliar 29: Phil Norman 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 animator and writer Phil Norman, who’s fairly confident that very few people will recall S-S-S-Single Bed […]

It’s Not Hard To Find, You’ve Got It In Your Mind

Along with Rentaghost and Here Come The Double Deckers!, The Goodies is one of the first television shows that I can remember absolutely howling laughing at. I have vivid memories of ‘playing’ the speeded-up slapstick antics of Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden at school, and of feeling that they had more or less achieved what would […]

Looks Unfamiliar #28: Jenny Morrill – I Just Get Pictures Of Actual Boots

Looks Unfamiliar 28: Jenny Morrill 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 writer Jenny Morrill, who’s rifling through an eighties teenager’s diary in search of any […]

Looks Unfamiliar Looks Familiar Extra: “If You’re One Of Those People Who Sells Crack…”

In a special edition of Looks Unfamiliar, Tim Worthington and Ben Baker take a look back at the show that gave this show its name – Looks Familiar. ITV’s light-hearted Denis Norden-fronted nostalgia show is itself the stuff of hazy dust-caked photo-pages-falling-out-of-library-book recollections now, but how does it stand up in a world where irony is more […]

Looks Unfamiliar #27: Jack Kibble-White – You’ll Never Silence Paul Coia

Looks Unfamiliar 27: Jack Kibble-White 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 writer Jack Kibble-White, who’s turning up the trademark TV Cream Lazy Uncritical Nostalgia for […]