Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'.

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Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon (Big Finish, 2019).
September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Tim Worthington

Doctor Who Magazine #543

Opening titles from Ask The Family (BBC1, 1967-84).
September 15, 2019 Tim Worthington

And An Extra Point For Being So Clever!

School Fun comic (Fleetway, 1983-84), as discussed by Tim Worthington and comedian Pete Prodge in Looks Unfamiliar.
September 13, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #48: Pete Prodge – Paul Nuttalls Of The UCHIPS

Get Away by Georgie Fame (Columbia, 1966).
September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Tim Worthington

Sweet Georgie Fame

Paul, Basil and Rosalie from The Magic Roundabout.
August 31, 2019 Tim Worthington

The Characters That Time Forgot

The Spice Girls: Spice World for the Playstation, as discussed by Tim Worthington and writer Jim Sangster in Looks Unfamiliar.
August 27, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #47: Jim Sangster – A Horrible Bee-In-A-Jar Type Noise

The KLF vs Extreme Noise Terror at the Brit Awards (1992).
August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Tim Worthington

This Is Television Freedom

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All That I Can See With My Mind's Eye
Looks Unfamiliar #41: Chris Shaw - It's Half Three And Something Is Happening
Doctor Who Magazine #543
The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society
And An Extra Point For Being So Clever!
Looks Unfamiliar #36: Paul Cornell - You Don't Want A Less Powerful Mantra For Frippery Astral Travel
Looks Unfamiliar #35: Stephen Brotherstone And Dave Lawrence - We'll Definitely Eat These Meatballs
Looks Unfamiliar #42: Bob Fischer - False Flag Giant Hogweed
Can't Help Thinking About Me
The Characters That Time Forgot

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Latest Podcast

Looks Unfamiliar #48: Pete Prodge – Paul Nuttalls Of The UCHIPS
Comedian Pete Prodge on School Fun, How Dare You!, The Dune Sticker Album, Curse Of Sherwood, The Evil Horde and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

And An Extra Point For Being So Clever!
A look at Ask The Family,a highbrow BBC1 family quiz show with strange theme music and even stranger opening titles.

Sweet Georgie Fame
How hunting for Children's TV theme albums in charity shops led me towards Sixties UK Jazz and its amazing sleeve art.

The Characters That Time Forgot
From Mandy from The West Wing to Mr. Dagenham from Camberwick Green, ten of the best characters that came and went without anyone really noticing.

This Is Television Freedom
The story behind The KLF's astonishing career-closing performance at the Brit Awards in 1992.

The Original Peter
BBC2's 1970 Arts-Jazz happening is here to blow your mind and get stuck in your head.


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Don't Let's Chart



I make a guest appearance on the latest edition of Don't Let's Chart With Ben And Phil counting down... well, it's a bit hard to explain really... listen to it here.


Tape Over This And I Will Thump You



A C90's worth of songs I originally discovered through Compilation Tapes, featuring Tim Buckley, France Gall, The Free Design, Traffic and more. Hear it here.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar #30: John Rain – They Probably Made Mick Fleetwood And Samantha Fox Look Like The Hitman And Her
Murder In Space, Oink!, Hello Mum, E.T. Cola Creams, Your Mother Wouldn't Like It and more.

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