Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Coca-Cola 'Can't Beat The Real Thing' commercial, 1988.
January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Tim Worthington

Can’t Beat The Real Thing

Vote For Froglet, the Clangers Election Special, as discussed by Tim Worthington, Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding in Looks Unfamiliar.
January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #9: I Have A Photo Of You Admiring That Lettering

The $1,000,000 Collection by John Dankworth And His Orchestra (Fontana, 1967)
January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Tim Worthington

The $1,000,000 Collection

John Lennon, giving peace a chance in 1969.
January 15, 2020January 20, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Ten Least Effective Protest Songs

Enoch Light And The Light Brigade - Spaced Out (Project 3, 1969)
January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Go Down Record Huntin’ (In Charity Shops)

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 547.
January 9, 2020January 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Doctor Who Magazine #547

The Day Today - Pilot (Talkback/BBC, 1993).
January 7, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Pilots That Time Forgot

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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #9: I Have A Photo Of You Admiring That Lettering
Well At Least It's Free
All Fall Down And Lost In The Mystery
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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #9: I Have A Photo Of You Admiring That Lettering
Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar with Suzy Norman, Richard Littler, Gary Bainbridge, Tim Worthington, Phil Catterall, Ben Baker, Mitch Benn and Darrell Maclaine. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar #55: Lydia Mizon – There Was No Dicaprio Rhyme
QI Elf Lydia Mizon tells us about Stoppit And Tidyup, Fervour, Roseanne And The Magic Mirror, Alphabet Castle, Party Mania and more. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar Now The Christmas Album Extra: "Just Cross That Four Out And Put A Five In"
Ben Baker joins us to talk about the mysteriously airbrushed from history original version of Now - The Christmas Album. Listen to it here.


New Features

Can't Beat The Real Thing
A not especially fond look back at some of the more cost-conscious alternatives to Coke and Pepsi. In particular, Panda Pops Green Cola...

The $1,000,000 Collection
A critic's eye view of some remarkable UK sixties jazz cover art - and the equally remarkable music.

The Ten Least Effective Protest Songs
A look at the songs that were never going to change the world...

Go Down Record Huntin’ (In Charity Shops)
A deep dive into that mouldy box of records in your local charity shop with some of my best, worst and just plain weirdest finds - and stories to match...

The Pilots That Time Forgot
The tryouts for hit telecision shows that almost got it right... but not quite.

Never Too Quickly, Never Too Slowly
A look at the episode of Trumpton where the telephone lines got mixed up, thanks to Miss Lovelace's dogs...


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You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 10% off in paperback (Code LULU10) from here.


Not All The Albums Again



I've written the sleevenotes for a box set of the Not The Nine O'Clock News albums. Find out more here.


The Zeitgeist Tapes



I'm on The Zeitgeist Tapes with Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding talking about Vote For Froglet, the election special of Clangers. You can listen to it here.


Go Down Record Huntin’ (In Charity Shops)



A deep dive into that mouldy box of records in your local charity shop with some of my best, worst and just plain weirdest finds - and stories to match... hear it here.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar #12: Steve O’Brien – E.T. Pretzel Design
KP Sky Divers, Brat Farrar, Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings and more...

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