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 Paul Kirkley, who is wondering if anyone else remembers the name of The Kids From Fame Again, the The A-Team tie-in novels, Del Amitri’s debut album Del Amitri, David Nobbs’ Henry Pratt novels, video rental shop favourite The Beastmaster, BBC1 holiday filler The Saturday Picture Show and TV Tops comic strip The Fantastic Adventures Of Adam Ant. Along the way we’ll be finding out what Robert Smith takes on holiday, what happens when Dick Turpin runs head first at Sapphire And Steel, and why you should never obey Musical Youth lyrics to the letter.

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About Paul

Paul Kirkley is a journalist and writer. You can find Paul’s official website with details of his series of Doctor Who books Space Helmet For A Cow here and follow him on Twitter at @prkirkley.

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There’s lots more about The Saturday Picture Show and tons of other slightly less successful attempts at recapturing the success of Tiswas and Swap Shop – not to mention TV Tops‘ rivals Look-In and Beeb – in The Golden Age Of Children’s TV, available in all good bookshops and from Amazon here and directly from Black And White Publishing here.

If you’ve enjoyed this, you’ll enjoy Tim’s book Can’t Help Thinking About Me, a collection of columns and features with a personal twist. Can’t Help Thinking About Me is available in paperback here or from the Kindle Store here.

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Further Listening

Paul also features in The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar alongside Jonny Morris on Jesta Giggle by The Barron Knights, Darrell Maclaine on The Brennan JB7, James Gent on When The Wind Blows by David Bowie, Ros Ballinger on Microsoft Explorapedia, Garreth Hirons on Sweet 75 and Tim on Betamax Video Club talking about Absolute Beginners, which you can find here.

Further Reading

The Kids From Fame Again didn’t actually end up being released by BBC Records And Tapes, but you can read much more about some of the albums that were in The Compleat Top BBC TV Themes here.

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