The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: The Real Bowie Says To The Imagined Bowie

David Bowie in Absolute Beginners (1986) - listen to 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.

This is a collection of highlights featuring Paul Kirkley on The Kids From Fame Again, Garreth Hirons on Sweet 75, 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. Along the way we’ll be finding out why The Barron Knights should have covered T.V.O.D., where the whistling from Never Let Me Down was ‘borrowed’ from, which CDs you should never trust your car with, and which former member of Nirvana really loves accordions. Plus there’s also something you may not have heard before – Tim on Betamax Video Club talking about 1986’s cinematic highpoint Absolute Beginners – and an extra downhill slaloming surprise at the end…

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Paul – Garreth – Darrell – James – Ros – Jonny

You can find the full version of the edition of Betamax Video Club on Absolute Beginners here.

Microsoft Explorapedia - listen to Ros Ballinger and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Jesta Giggle by The Barron Knights - listen to Jonny Morris and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

The Kids From Fame Again (RCA, 1982) - listen to Paul Kirkley and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Absolute Beginners (1986) - listen to Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

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