The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: Apologies If I’m Nick Drakesplaining

Music Time (BBC Records And Tapes, 1979) - listen to Stuart Maconie 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.

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 International Murun’s Day is, finding out why The Get-Along Gang should never be given the vote, looking back on Richie Manic’s ‘Poochie’ Phase, listening to a polite King Kurt and giving out fashion tips for anyone who wants to either look like a low budget Phyllis Off Coronation Street or get a Non-Copyright ‘The Rachel’. Plus you can also hear Tim on BBC 6Music talking to Stuart Maconie about Music Time and BBC Test Card F, and joining Back To Now to enthuse ever so slightly over Clouds Across The Moon by The RAH Band…

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Georgy – Nina – Rose – Bibi – Bob – Gabby

Indoor League (ITV/Yorkshire, 1973-78) - listen to Georgy Jamieson and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Poochie - listen to Rose Ruane and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Head Over Heels In Love by Kevin Keegan (EMI, 1979) - listen to Bibi Lynch and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Tucker's Luck (BBC2, 1983-85) - listen to Bob Fischer and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Wella Toners And Shaders - listen to Gabby Hutchinson Crouch and Tim Worthington talking about them in Looks Unfamiliar.

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