Looks Unfamiliar: Garreth Hirons – I Backed The Betamax Of Nirvana Spinoffs

Quatro - listen to Garreth Hirons and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

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 and writer Garreth Hirons, who’s hoping that the post-punk nostalgia vending machine stocks The Yellow Album by The Simpsons, the Frankie Goes To Hollywood computer game, Krist Novoselic’s post-Nirvana outfit Sweet 75, sitcom Linc’s, the Transformers ‘Action Masters’ range, The Way Of The Tiger gaming books and high-concept soft drink Quatro. Along the way we’ll be finding out why Ian Amblin took exception to E.T.’s Rugby League, how marketable a Richard Stilgoe Action Figure would be, the correct angle for Ped Gill’s head and more than you would ever rationally want to know about what happened on 24th November 1998. Plus there’s an update on the Piers Morgan/Monster Munch debacle!

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The Yellow Album by The Simpsons (Geffen, 1998) - listen to Garreth Hirons and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Ocean, 1985) - listen to Garreth Hirons and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

About Garreth

Garreth Hirons is a musician and co-host of Retrospecticus – The Simpsons And Modern History, Together At Last!, a podcast that looks at an episode of The Simpsons and an event from world history that happened in the week the episode first aired in America. You can find the Retrospecticus website here and Garreth’s blog Atomic Sourpuss here.

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Further Listening

Garreth has also appeared on Looks Unfamiliar talking about The Bigger The God, Food Fighters, Saboteur, The Triangle Of Terror, Sizzlin’ Bacon Monster Munch, and Fun At The Funeral Parlour here, The Ghosts Of Oxford Street here and the Futurama Christmas Specials here, and standing in as host to chat to Tim about comedy on BBC Radio 3 here, Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride here, I Was Born On Christmas Day by Saint Etienne Featuring Tim Burgess, Ferrero Prestige, Bod’s Present, A Merry Jingle by The Greedies, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion by Jenny T. Colgan, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Mariah Carey, Richard Herring’s Christmas Emergency Questions, Iron Man 3, Joe 90 Christmas Special The Unorthodox Shepherd and Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You’re A Lovely Guy) by Max Headroom here and Wonderwall by The Mike Flowers Pops here.

Garreth has also appeared on Tim’s Marvel Cinematic Universe podcast It’s Good, Except It Sucks talking about Avengers: Age Of Ultron here, Thor: Ragnarok here, Venom here, Venom: Let There Be Carnage here and Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends here, and standing in as host to chat to Tim about The Defenders here and Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings here.

There’s more on Transformers – and their not exactly close rivals Rock Lords – in Looks Unfamiliar with Paul Abbott here. Bizarre spinoff Frankie Goes To Hollywood merchandise also features in Looks Unfamiliar with Mark Griffiths here, while David Smith took a look at Bart Simpson’s Guide To Life here.

Garreth also features in The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar alongside Paul Kirkley on The Kids From Fame Again, Darrell Maclaine on The Brennan JB7, James Gent on When The Wind Blows by David Bowie, Ros Ballinger on Microsoft Explorapedia and Jonny Morris on Jesta Giggle by The Barron Knights, which you can find here.