Looks Unfamiliar: Suzy Robinson – Was Limahl Ever Cool?

Now That's What I Call Music! 4 (EMI/Virgin, 1984) - listen to Suzy Robinson 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 writer and soprano Suzy Robinson, who’s pressing the Magic Button in the hope of conjuring up recollections of Crown Court, Now That’s What I Call Music! 4, Nicol Williamson’s reading of The Hobbit, Floodtide and Gus Honeybun’s Magic Birthdays. Along the way we’ll be finding out how Morten Harket accidentally ended up in Dorking, writing in to Stanley Spencer’s Magic Birthdays, revealing when BBC Test Card F might actually be your less terrifying viewing option and debating whether J.R.R. Tolkien’s prose is better enhanced by deeply ingrained record scratches or by Bernard Cribbins banging his head on the studio ceiling.

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The Hobbit read by Nicol Williamson (Argo, 1974) - listen to Suzy Robinson and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Floodtide (ITV/Granada, 1987-88) - listen to Suzy Robinson and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Crown Court (ITV/Granada, 1972-84) - listen to Suzy Robinson and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Gus Honeybun's Magic Birthdays (ITV/TSW, 1961-92) - listen to Suzy Robinson and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

About Suzy

Suzy Robinson is a writer and soprano. You can find Suzy’s websites Suzy Robinson Soprano here, Letters As Colours here and The Dawg’s Blawg here, and follow her on Bluesky at @suzyrobinson.bsky.social.

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Further Listening

You can also find Suzy chatting about The Wombles and Bod on The Golden Age Of Children’s TV here.

Suzy also appears in The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar alongside Danny Kodicek on Fox Tales, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson on Why Don’t You…?, Paul Abbott on Disneytime Rotadraw, Genevieve Jenner on Fruitopia, Adam S. Leslie on I Heard Your Name by Martin Rev and Justin Lewis on I Hate J.R. by The Wurzels, which you can find here.