Best George Grimwood Podcasts (2025)

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123 - Review of the Year 2024 2:18:10

2d ago2:18:10

2:18:10

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby to review the previous year in film, counting down the top ten and bottom five while noting such topics as the hem of the Sun King, the world's worst actor, the Godzilla dichotomy and how the Dark Universe has itself become a zombie. As an addendum to information in the podcast: The Last Showgirl is currently availa…

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127 - Donna Rees - As Soon As The Ink Was Dry On The Script It Was Out Of Date 1:11:06

14d ago1:11:06

1:11:06

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 actor Donna Rees, who's cheering from the terraces at any mention of Cupid And Psyche '85 by Scritti Politti, Ripping Yarns: Golden Gordon, The…

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126 - Georgy Jamieson - Pot Noodle With A Top Hat And A Monocle 59:02

26d ago59:02

59:02

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 broadcaster Georgy Jamieson, who's adding hot oil to some alleged noodles in the hope that it transforms into something reminsicent of Wait Til…

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122 - Observe and Report 1:26:04

1M ago1:26:04

1:26:04

Jeremy is joined once again by author and biographer Simon Guerrier to discuss 2009 black comedy Observe and Report, written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris and Jesse Plemons. Picking over the shards of their respective arguments, they cover such controversial topics as quiche seduction, unlikely holiday de…

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125 - Mark Thompson - I'm Almost Certain No Battle Elves Appeared In This 1:30:45

1M ago1:30:45

1:30:45

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 political commentator Mark Thompson, who’s off on the campaign trail in search of anyone who remembers Twiggy Twiggy (Twiggy Vs. James Bond) by…

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "The Grasshopper That Barely Moved" 1:44:28

2M ago1:44:28

1:44:28

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Joel Morris will be jumping in the Mystery Machine and dropping by to introduce t…

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121 - The Shooting 1:25:44

2M ago1:25:44

1:25:44

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for a study of 1966 "acid Western" The Shooting, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson. As they trek through the film's unforgiving landscape, they consider such topics as Live Aid, dramatising Elvis Presley's life in real time, the Midnight Run TV series, …

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "It's A Bit Like The A-ha Video" 1:22:23

3M ago1:22:23

1:22:23

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. School's out but Emma Burnell is here to take the register for another term at Gr…

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120 - Fierce Creatures 1:44:54

3M ago1:44:54

1:44:54

Jeremy is joined by Gary Rodger of Sitcom Club and Jaffa Cakes for Proust fame to study Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy co-written by and starring John Cleese with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin and an attempted thematic sequel to 1987's A Fish Called Wanda. Along the way, their discussion touches on such tightly-knit subjects as…

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124 - Joanne Sheppard - A Billy Butler For Every Region 1:35:54

3M ago1:35:54

1:35:54

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 book reviewer Joanne Sheppard, who's writing in to an early evening BBC magazine show for confirmation that she's not just making up Fax, rival…

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "Every Owl She Traced, She'd Be Taking A Selfie" 1:15:41

4M ago1:15:41

1:15:41

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Bibi Lynch is waiting at the Why Bird Stop to join us on board the Playbus. Rose …

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119 - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1:08:34

4M ago1:08:34

1:08:34

Jeremy is joined by new guest Stephen Fawcus for a special Christmas episode, exploring would-be franchise launcher Remo Williams: The Adventuer Begins aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, the 1985 action adventure starring Fred Ward, Joel Gray, Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew. Along the way, their discussion touches on such seasonal subjects as Mrs C…

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Looks Unfamiliar's Yuletide Binge - Ben Baker - The Fickleness Of The Long Distance Ratter 50:50

4M ago50:50

50:50

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 broadcaster Ben Baker, who's hoping that nothing will him dismay in a handful of overlooked Christmas Specials of otherwise well-known televisi…

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "A Bloke And A Monkey Filming On A Bus, That's A Usual Sort Of Thing" 1:33:32

5M ago1:33:32

1:33:32

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Jane Hill will be joining us live from a Bring And Buy Sale and trying to keep Pe…

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Looks Unfamiliar: The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "Admittedly Some Are Wil Cwac Cwac" 1:10:00

5M ago1:10:00

1:10:00

Tim has got a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - an in-depth and occasionally irreverent look at the story of children's television from Pogle's Wood and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything in between. That really is 'everything' - well, everything there is actually something worth saying very much about; sor…

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123 - Mitch Benn - A Perfect Storm Of Goth 51:29

5M ago51:29

51:29

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 musician, comedian and writer Mitch Benn, who's hoping to prove that he doesn't have no memory of No Memory by Scarlet Fantastic, The Flipside …

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "It's Always Also Very Important What Schools Everybody Are From" 1:18:57

5M ago1:18:57

1:18:57

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Donna Rees will be joining us live from Festive Road to see if there's anything i…

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122 - Mic Wright - This Is The Kind Of Thing You Do Not Get From Jane Fonda 38:37

5M ago38:37

38:37

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 journalist Mic Wright, who’s rummaging around in a crisp bag in search of Cargo by Men At Work, Rocko's Modern Life, Party Animals, Solitary Fi…

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "Too Much Information About The Krankies Elektronik Komik" 1:05:35

6M ago1:05:35

1:05:35

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Joanne Sheppard will be dropping in to follow some unreasonably cryptic - and unr…

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The Looks Unfamiliar Horror Bag - Steve Berry - Frankenstein's Monster Ice Lolly Face Disappears When Ice Lolly Removed From Packet 52:08

6M ago52:08

52:08

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 for a suitably spooky chat is writer Steve Berry, who’s hoping to dazzle the crowds at the village hall Halloween Disco with his knowledge of Word…

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - "BBC Controlled Anarchy" 1:02:07

6M ago1:02:07

1:02:07

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children's TV - all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties - and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Estelle Hargraves will be getting into gear and hitting the street to tell us why…

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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: The Wheatmeal Man Came Round Every Thursday Week 1:23:38

6M ago1:23:38

1:23:38

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 Suzy Robinson on Crown Court, Danny Kodicek on Fox Tales, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson on Why Don'…

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121 - Donna Rees - Michael Palin Is Almost Like A Suit 53:55

7M ago53:55

53:55

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 actor Donna Rees, who's hoping that the double groove will land on eerie ITV children's serial King Of The Castle, The Monty Python Matching Ti…

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120 - Danny Kodicek - The Bergerac-Pullover Crossover 55:00

8M ago55:00

55:00

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 actor Danny Kodicek, who’s listening well to Grandpa Fox's stories of Fox Tales, Pullover, Simon Bates doing a live action version of Our Tune …

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The Looks Unfamiliar Summertime Special: Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson - Why Would Anyone Want To Eat A Foot-Shaped Ice Cream? 1:12:06

8M ago1:12:06

1:12:06

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, in a special summer edition, Tim, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are all crowding into a sweltering local radio studio with only a lone copy of the Capital …

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119 - Justin Lewis - I Prolonged J.R. 1:09:31

9M ago1:09:31

1:09:31

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 Justin Lewis, who's hanging a sign on the back of his car to confirm that he remembers I Hate J.R. by The Wurzels, The Uncyclopedia Of R…

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118 - Paul Abbott - Don't Make A Puppy A Stage Manager 1:01:31

9M ago1:01:31

1:01:31

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 musician Paul Abbott, who's trying to line up the circular pencil mark fragments to make up coherent images of Disneytime Rotadraw, What Shall …

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117 - Genevieve Jenner - It Was The Nineties, Things Were Happening With Fruits 41:17

10M ago41:17

41:17

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 Genevieve Jenner, who's tilting the high school soda vending machine in search of any trace of The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein, Wha…

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116 - Adam S. Leslie - At Any Point In Any Day Channel 4 Might Be Pranking You 1:19:56

10M ago1:19:56

1:19:56

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 novelist and screenwriter Adam S. Leslie, who's fiddling with the radio in the hope of picking up stray mysterious signals containing evidence …

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115 - Suzy Robinson - Was Limahl Ever Cool? 1:08:15

11M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

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 and soprano Suzy Robinson, who's pressing the Magic Button in the hope of conjuring up recollections of Crown Court, Now That's What I C…

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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar - He Also Ate A Lot Of Texan Bars 1:36:48

11M ago1:36:48

1:36:48

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 Lydia Mizon on Smashie And Nicey - The End Of An Era, Katy Brent on Global Hypercolor, Tim Worthingto…

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114 - Ricardo Autobahn - He Was Not Known For His Bendiness All Things Considered 1:31:51

12M ago1:31:51

1:31:51

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 musician Ricardo Autobahn, who's studying radio signals from Melmac in the hope of finding any trace of Pull The Other One, the Pink Panther Ba…

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113 - Joanne Sheppard - A Speaking Wall For Our Times 1:28:25

1y ago1:28:25

1:28:25

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 book reviewer Joanne Sheppard, who's putting a little bit in to get a little bit out of remembering 'keep fit'-themed magazine show Go For It!,…

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118 - Review of the Year 2023 2:34:12

1y ago2:34:12

2:34:12

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a comprehensive review of 2023 in film, covering the ten best and five worst films, and touching on such matters as difficult third acts, John Deacon, disappointing perfumes, the Nose Film and the menace of an empty space. Thread of nominees: https://twitter.com/cinema_limbo/status/1757428640222994654 Playlist o…

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112 - Lydia Mizon - There Was Real Peril And Also Vowels And Consonants 1:18:17

1y ago1:18:17

1:18:17

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 QI Elf Lydia Mizon, who's pushing the lever marked Let's Rock on Spice Girls Impulse Body Spray, Smashie And Nicey: The End Of An Era, The Adam…

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117 - Hobo with a Shotgun 1:51:11

1y ago1:51:11

1:51:11

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby for a belated Christmas episode, as they experience Jason Eisener's 2011 darkly comic exploitation homage Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and Brian Downey. Their conversation covers such topics as living in a real-life Mad Max world, clods of drugs, the original Mars Attac…

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116 - The Last Wave 1:34:35

1y ago1:34:35

1:34:35

Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou. The Last Wave, viewable via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

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115 - Equilibrium 1:27:15

1+ y ago1:27:15

1:27:15

Jeremy is joined in the first of a new run of the podcast by Paul Morris, podcaster and scriptwriter, to discuss 2002's sci-fi action Equilibrium, with their conversation covering such matters as stimulating statues, insufficient purity of concept, the word "phenomenological" and the world's most surprising cameo. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/w…

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The Looks Unfamiliar Local Radio Countdown To Christmas - Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson - Hot Girl-On-Pudsey Action 1:25:26

1+ y ago1:25:26

1:25:26

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, in a special festive edition, Tim, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are all crowding into a paper chain-strewn local radio studio ready to take your calls and…

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The Looks Unfamiliar Pops Present: Tim Worthington - When These Animal Men Do The Theme From Charlie Chalk I'll Be Impressed 41:54

1+ y ago41:54

41:54

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 Tim’s joining guest host Garreth Hirons for a festively-tinged chat about unlikely Christmas Hit and possibly the most mid-nineties artefact there is, the CD …

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111 - Phil Norman - A Milkshake For Robert Elms 1:20:25

1+ y ago1:20:25

1:20:25

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 Phil Norman, who's swinging by the sweat room for some punishment with Pertwee in the hope of finding any trace of BBC junior science sh…

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110 - Katy Brent - I've Never Been Though Because Spiders 49:47

1+ y ago49:47

49:47

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 novelist Katy Brent, who's scouring 'the market' for any trace of Round The Twist, Ewoks, Global Hypercolor, Boglins, Out Of This World, Defend…

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Doctor Who And The Looks Unfamiliar - Tim Worthington - The Most 'Wood' Anything Could Possibly Be 1:32:18

1+ y ago1:32:18

1:32:18

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 Tim's the guest, celebrating sixty years of Doctor Who by joining Paul Abbott for a chat about Pickwick Talking Books' Doctor Who: State Of Decay, the 1978 BB…

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Looks Unfamiliar Spooky - Joanne Sheppard - Everyone Knows That's How Hands Work 1:26:37

1+ y ago1:26:37

1:26:37

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 for a suitably spooky chat is book reviewer Joanne Sheppard, who's braving the walk home from Brownies and all the witches she can't leave the hou…

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109 - Mitch Benn - Spaghetti Star Wars 1:17:39

1+ y ago1:17:39

1:17:39

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 musician, comedian and writer Mitch Benn, who's standing behind one of those big studio microphones clutching his headphones while telling ever…

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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar - Apologies If I'm Nick Drakesplaining 1:26:14

1+ y ago1:26:14

1:26:14

This is a collection of highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Georgy Jamieson on Indoor League, Nina Buckley on Murun Buchstansangur, Rose Ruane on Poochie, Bibi Lynch on Head Over Heels In Love by Kevin Keegan, Bob Fischer on Tucker's Luck and Gabby Hutchinson Crouch on Wella Toners And Shaders. Along the way we'll be querying when Internatio…

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108 - Georgy Jamieson - The Les Dawson Of Darts 1:24:25

1+ y ago1:24:25

1:24:25

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 broadcaster Georgy Jamieson, who's hoping that nobody's been putting it about that she's barmy for remembering Indoor League, Maureen Lipman's …

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107 - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch - Catherine Catherine One Two Three 1:15:47

1+ y ago1:15:47

1:15:47

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 comedy writer and author Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, who's trying to thoroughly rinse out her memories of Cricklewood by The Goodies, Harry Hill's…

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114 - Amsterdamned 1:34:27

2y ago1:34:27

1:34:27

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a discussion of 1988's Dutch action thriller Amsterdamned, written and directed by Dick Maas. Their conversation covers a range of topics including ITV's overnight schedule, a real-life kidnapping, The Quizmaster Murders, the Godzilla threshold and Keeping Up Appearances. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

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106 - Bob Fischer - The Thinking Man's Custard Pie 1:31:03

2y ago1:31:03

1:31:03

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 broadcaster and writer Bob Fischer, who's roaming the streets doing vox pops asking if anyone remembers Grange Hill spinoff Tucker's Luck, post…

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