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Author: Tim Worthington

Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'.
May 28, 2019February 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Bob Fischer – False Flag Giant Hogweed

May 27, 2019July 29, 2025 Tim Worthington

BWAMmM it’s ZOKKO!

May 22, 2019November 24, 2025 Tim Worthington

E Arth Welcome… In Blue Jam

May 15, 2019December 1, 2025 Tim Worthington

You’ve Got To Fight For What You Want

May 11, 2019April 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Chris Shaw – It’s Half Three And Something Is Happening

May 6, 2019April 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: Top Cat Will Always Be Boss Cat

May 5, 2019November 22, 2025 Tim Worthington

Wrapped Up In Books

April 29, 2019January 14, 2025 Tim Worthington

62-39 Was His Number

April 25, 2019November 23, 2025 Tim Worthington

Come With Me Now, Into The Swirling Mists Of Human Inadequacy…

April 23, 2019January 7, 2025 Tim Worthington

All We Do Is Stand Around

April 17, 2019February 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Andy Lewis – It Was As Though Someone Had Phoned Through A Description Of What Coke Tasted Like

April 6, 2019April 23, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Tim Worthington – You Can’t Exactly Wash The Dishes To You Suffer By Napalm Death

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV

The Golden Age Of Children's TV by Tim Worthington

The story of children's television from Play School and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything in between - get it in all good bookshops and from Waterstones here, Amazon here or from the Kindle Store here. Find out more about what you can find in it here.

New Features

Through The Square Window: Villa Rosie, Humphrey Plugg And The Half-Open University
Through The Square Window: Villa Rosie, Humphrey Plugg And The Half-Open University
Tune in for more highlights from the archives featuring Scott Walker, Blur, Peter Cook, Chris Morris and a book about comedy on BBC Radio 3. Oh and plenty of insulting of Enoch Powell.

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Twenty Two – When You Feel Your Body Shake, Snakedance Snakedance, Then You Know You’ve Got The Break
It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Twenty One – When You Feel Your Body Shake, Snakedance Snakedance, Then You Know You’ve Got The Break
It's 1983, and Doctor Who is celebrating twenty years on air. But you really, really wouldn't know it.

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part 4a: Out On The Wiley, Windy Moors We’d Roald And Lizan And Screens
It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part 4a: Out On The Wiley, Windy Moors We’d Roald And Lizan And Screens
It's 2026, and suddenly we've got two lost episodes of Doctor Who unseen since 1965 to cast an irreverent eye over...

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar: Tom Williamson – You Stick Them In And They Go FH-DNK
Looks Unfamiliar: Tom Williamson – You Stick Them In And They Go FH-DNK
Tom joins me for a chat about Going For Gold, Duel by Propaganda, the Mr. Blobby VHS, The Adam And Joe Show and more.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: The Dublin Gang – Infinity War
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: The Dublin Gang – Infinity War
Mitch Benn on Channel 4's pre-launch trailers, Ricardo Autobahn on Roadmaker, Donna Rees on The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, Paul Whitelaw on The Secret Vampire Soundtrack EP by Bis, Ste Brotherstone on TV Tops, Adam S. Leslie on Mystery Train and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Wonder Man With Tim Worthington
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Wonder Man With Tim Worthington
Tim joins David Smith for a chat about Simon Williams possibly taking the idea of ‘playing’ Wonder Man on the playground a little too far in Wonder Man.

ALFsplaining: Teatime Without ALF

ALFsplaining: Teatime Without ALF
I join Ben Baker and John Matthews for another look at some of the flimsy imports that ITV regions used to pad out Saturday afternoons with when they couldn't be bothered showing ALF - listen to it here.

Vintage Rock Presents: The Rolling Stones – The Complete Albums Guide

Vintage Rock Presents: The Rolling Stones – The Complete Albums Guide

Including features by me on Performance, The Rolling Stones' early television appearances and more. Find out more here.

RHLSTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV

RHSLTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV
A chat with Richard Herring about The Golden Age Of Children's TV and thoughts on some of our favourite and indeed least favourite children's television shows - listen to it here.

Completing The Circle

Completing The Circle
My book about the making of Children Of The Stones and other spooky seventies ITV children's serials is now available again from here.

Journey To The Unknown

Journey To The Unknown
Join me for a nerve-jangling selection of little-heard spooky pop discs from the sixties here.

Wolfshead

Wolfshead

Hammer's great lost Robin Hood television pilot comes to Bluray - and decent picture quality - at last. Find out more here.

Patreon

Patreon
New reviews, obscurities from the archives, nonsense about old newspaper ads, exclusive audio and commentaries and much more besides. Find out more here!

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Looks Unfamiliar: Mitch Benn - Argos Blade Runner
ALFsplaining: Teatime Without ALF
Higher Than The Sun
Through The Square Window: Villa Rosie, Humphrey Plugg And The Half-Open University
Looks Unfamiliar: Tim Worthington - You Can't Exactly Wash The Dishes To You Suffer By Napalm Death
Emergency Questions
It's Still A Police Box, Why Hasn't It Changed? Part Twenty Two - When You Feel Your Body Shake, Snakedance Snakedance, Then You Know You've Got The Break
Now We Return You To The Test Card, And Some Music...
Never Call Me Jack Or James
Entirely A Matter For You

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Can't Help Thinking About Me by Tim Worthington

You can currently get Can't Help Thinking About Me in paperback with 15% off (code EARTHDAY15) from here.

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