134 - Garreth Hirons - Old Jeeves' Special Truffle And Cheese Popcorn

About this episode

Tim Worthington talks to Garreth Hirons about various nostalgic topics including music, games, and TV shows that are often forgotten.

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 musician and writer Garreth Hirons, who's sitting through the loading screen waiting for any sign of Copper Blue by Sugar, the Crusader Nuts advert, The Hobbit on the ZX Spectrum, Too Sussed? by These Animal Men, Spring 1994 EP by S*M*A*S*H and Ghoulies Horror Bar. Along the way we'll be querying why ZX Spectrum games with 'Way Of' in the title refused to load, catching up on Season Four of The Weird Butcher Man That Comes And Stands Next To You At The Bar , debating whether the New Wave Of New Wave could have been saved by selling more trousers, revealing how Brett Anderson disqualified himself from appearing on compilations and - of course - trying to attack Thorin with the Trolls' Path. You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/ . You can also find Garreth on Looks Unfamiliar talking about The Bigger The God, Food Fighters, Saboteur , The Triangle Of Terror, Sizzlin’ Bacon Monster Munch, and Fun At The Funeral Parlour here , The Yellow…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Worthington

Guest: Garreth Hirons

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• ZX Spectrum games
• music history
• advertising
• pop culture
• gaming
• TV shows

Keywords

• nostalgia
• ZX Spectrum
• Copper Blue
• music
• advertising
• pop culture
• gaming
• TV shows
• Brett Anderson
• Sugar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sugar, These Animal Men

Products: Sizzlin’ Bacon Monster Munch

Books & works: Copper Blue, Too Sussed?, Spring 1994 EP, S*M*A*S*H, Ghoulies Horror Bar, The Weird Butcher Man That Comes And Stands Next To You At The Bar, The Bigger The God, Food Fighters, Saboteur, The Triangle Of Terror

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