Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Author: Tim Worthington

Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'.
Stoppit And Tidyup, as discussed by TIm Worthington and QI's Lydia Mizon in Looks Unfamiliar.
January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #55: Lydia Mizon – There Was No Dicaprio Rhyme

Play School (BBC2, 24th December 1970).
December 24, 2019December 26, 2019 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s BBC: Play School, Christmas Eve 1970

Now - The Christmas Album (Virgin/EMI, 1985).
December 23, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Now The Christmas Album Extra: “Just Cross That Four Out And Put A Five In”

Radio Times cover for The Box Of Delights (1984).
December 19, 2019 Tim Worthington

Ghosts, Monsters And Legends (And Tennis Prodigies)

The Box Of Delights by The Pro Arte Orchestra (BBC Records And Tapes RESL162, 1984).
December 17, 2019 Tim Worthington

Christmas With BBC Records And Tapes

Lee And Herring, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Phil Catterall in the Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra.
December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra: “It’s Like A Choose Your Own Adventure Of News”

Ghost In The Water (BBC1, 1982).
December 9, 2019December 19, 2019 Tim Worthington

A Ghost Story For Christmas (For Children)

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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.

Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra: "It's Like A Choose Your Own Adventure Of News"
Phil Catterall joins us to talk about the Christmas Specials of On The Hour, The Chris Morris Music Show and Lee And Herring. Listen to it here.


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

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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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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.


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