001 - Phil Catterall - Here Is Pyramint, Buy Pyramint

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 does. Joining Tim this time is host of the Don't Let's Chart podcast Phil Catterall, who's sharing his fringe-of-the-memory memories of Madballs Comic, Channel 4's youth-orientated consumer advice show Wise Up!, the tie-in computer game of Platoon, ill-advised animated newspaper strip update Phantom 2040, a particularly irritating series of adverts for Birdseye Steakhouse Grills, and long-forgotten Star Wars cartoon spin-off Droids. Along the way we'll be finding out whether R1D1 is 'canon', when crisps are a vector for healthy living, and just which elements of The Untouchables were considered appropriate for a scrolling platform game aimed at children. You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.