Looks Unfamiliar: Mic Wright – A Very Fall Type Sweet

Emergency by 999 (United Artists, 1978) - listen to Mic Wright 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 journalist Mic Wright, who’s noting that no newspaper front pages contain anything about The Adventures Of Pete And Pete, Army And Navy Sweets, Emergency by 999, Rock On by David Essex, the early nineties Thunderbirds comic, and the murky origins of a certain unsavoury playground rumour. Along the way we’ll be admiring Jeff Wayne’s skateboarding skills, assessing Ian Pick and Ian Mix’s retirement plan, and charting Melissa Joan Hart’s little-known stint as a member of The Beatles.

Rock On by David Essex (Columbia, 1973) - listen to Mic Wright and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

About Mic

Mic Wright is a journalist and writer. You can find his newsletter Conquest Of The Useless here and follow him on Twitter at @brokenbottleboy.

Buy A Book!

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.

Alternately, if you’re just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. If there’s a trendy fancy hipster Army And Navy Blend, though, please avoid it at all costs.

Further Listening

Mic has also been on Looks Unfamiliar talking about I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape by The Times, Clarissa Explains It All, 2000 AD strip Nikolai Dante, Sharky And George, Jeff Lint and The Game, which you can find here.

You can also find Mic on Tim’s Marvel Cinematic Universe podcast It’s Good, Except It Sucks talking about Thor: Ragnarok here, The Punisher here, Logan here and the Christmas Special of the X-Men cartoon here.

Mic also appears in The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar alongside Mitch Benn on Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, Catrin Lowe on Heartthrob – The Dream Date Game, Darrell Maclaine on Rutland Weekend Television, Mark Thompson on The Giftie, Will Maclean on The Fourth Pan Book Of Horror Stories, Stephen O’Brien on The Box Of Delights and Sophie Davies on The All Star Impressions Show; you can find it here.