051 - Darrell Maclaine - Imperial Phase Matthew Corbett

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 designer Darrell Maclaine, who's hoping to reach the Gold Run with his memories of Luv'd Up by mid-nineties chart hopefuls Crush, PG Tips' Trev And Simon giveaway cassette, Blockbusters bubble gum, Learn With Sooty: Be Safe, Find Out More magazine, and Spike Milligan's cameo in Steps Into Summer. Along the way we'll be revealing Phil Redmond's superhero ability, investigating how the 'Hand Jive' era of Blockbusters was entirely illicitly funded by holes in grandparents' pockets, revisiting Peter Skellern's 'Lurpak Years', anticipating Mark Kermode's L.A. 7 documentary, and looking at what happened when Thames went to Thames at the end. And keep an eye out for this edition's 'Big Bad'... You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/