Looks Unfamiliar: Donna Rees – As Soon As The Ink Was Dry On The Script It Was Out Of Date

Gonks Go Beat (1965) - listen to Donna Rees 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 actor Donna Rees, who’s cheering from the terraces at any mention of Cupid And Psyche ’85 by Scritti Politti, Ripping Yarns: Golden Gordon, The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind The Green Door and Gonks Go Beat. Along the way we’ll be celebrating the chart-topping pop career of the window cleaners from Pigeon Street, explaining how to impress Michael Palin by mentioning the basic concept of ‘trains’, listening to Charlie off Casualty‘s scary trad-folk album and trying to scientifically determine what actually constitutes a ‘gonk’…

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More Ripping Yarns by Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Methuen, 1979) - listen to Donna Rees and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Cupid And Psyche '85 by Scritti Politti (Virgin, 1985) - listen to Donna Rees and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer (1970) - listen to Donna Rees and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind The Green Door (BBC2, 1982) - listen to Donna Rees and Tim Worthington talking about it in Looks Unfamiliar.

About Donna

Donna Rees is an actor; you can find her on Bluesky at @donnarees.bsky.social.

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Further Listening

You can also find Donna on Looks Unfamiliar talking about King Of The Castle, The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief, The Innes Book of Records and Melody here, and on The Golden Age Of Children’s TV talking about Mr. Benn here.

Like The Jolly Christmas Lights Of Regent Street, They Are To Prove Sadly Deceptive is a look at Michael Palin’s return to London at the conclusion of Around The World In 80 Days; you can find it here. There’s also a look at the story behind Peter Cook’s celebrated if contentious appearance at The Secret Policeman’s Ball in Entirely A Matter For You here.