Books

Books by writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington.

Here are all of my books; some of them are on specific subjects and some of them are collections of various pieces of writing. With the emphasis very much on ‘various’. They’re all available in paperback and from the Kindle Store. There’s often handy discount offers on the paperbacks too – you’ll find details of the latest one over in the sidebar. Enjoy!

Keep Left Swipe Right by Tim WorthingtonKeep Left, Swipe Right
A collection of thoughts from uncollected times and how I kept myself sane – and didn’t – while the world swung off its hinges. Loss, love, lockdown, laughter, lying politicians and lots of watching Agent Carter and Fist Of Fun.

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Top Of The Box Vol. 2 by Tim WorthingtonTop Of The Box Vol. 2
The story behind every album released by BBC Records And Tapes, from Play School Play On to Russell Grant’s Zodiac Jukebox.

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Can't Help Thinking About Me by Tim WorthingtonCan’t Help Thinking About Me
An hilarious tour of how and why I ended up on the BBC News channel with a big caption saying ‘CLANGERS EXPERT’. From growing up in a noisy household with clowns on the Christmas Tree to asking some elderly Elvis Presley fans if they’d mind keeping the volume down, you’ll find the answers to so many questions nobody ever asked in here. There’s sex, there’s drugs, there’s rock’n’roll… and there’s Skiboy!

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Not On Your Telly by Tim WorthingtonNot On Your Telly
A collection of columns and features with an archive TV, films and music slant, looking at the lost, the forgotten, the censored and the just plain ignored. Includes a complete history of the BBC’s ‘Sunday Classics’ slot alongside features on Doctor Who, Play School, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Lee & Herring and more.

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Fun At One by Tim WorthingtonFun At One
The story of comedy at BBC Radio 1, from Kenny Everett to Chris Morris and beyond. Features the full behind-the-scenes story of Fist Of Fun, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Blue Jam and more, along with Armando Iannucci, Vivian Stanshall, Lenny Henry, Mark Radcliffe, and pretty much anyone who ever made a joke in front of Radio 1 microphone.

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Well At Least It's FreeWell At Least It’s Free
My first published anthology, featuring columns and features on all kinds of cult television programmes and movies. Includes tons on lost black and white Doctor Who and the full text of the booklet from the unreleased Hardwicke House DVD.

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The Larks Ascending by Tim WorthingtonThe Larks Ascending
A complete guide to comedy, humour and downright oddness on BBC Radio 3, from Kenneth Williams’ archival documentaries about strolling players who never existed, through Rowan Atkinson’s academic profiles of public figures who never existed, right up to Armando Iannucci’s interval talks about composers who did exist, but they’re fitting around him and his using his ears whether they like it or not.

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Top Of The Box by Tim WorthingtonTop Of The Box
The story behind every single released by BBC Records And Tapes, from Every Loser Wins to Awesome Dood.

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The Singing Ringing TreeThe Singing Ringing Tree
All about the curious story of the making of – and the equally curious story of the legacy of – the eerie psychedelic dubbed imported children’s serial.

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The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society by Tim WorthingtonThe Camberwick Green Procrastination Society
A collection of in-depth context-heavy historical studies of subjects that are not even remotely important. From Rubik’s Magic to Battle Of The Planets, you’ll never have been more educated on less significant topics.

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Higher Than The Sun by Tim WorthingtonHigher Than The Sun
The story of Screamadelica by Primal Scream, Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne, Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub, Loveless by My Bloody Valentine and how, long before Britpop, Creation Records took on the world and almost won.

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Children Of The Stones (HTV, 1977) DVDCompleting The Circle
A book about the eerie sci-fi/fantasy children’s serials that HTV made for the ITV network in the seventies. Available with the DVD release of Children Of The Stones.

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Sapphire And Steel (ATV, 1979-82) DVDSapphire & Steel
A book about the story of the cult late seventies sci-fi series, which revealed for the first time what would have happened if the series had continued.

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TV Cream Toys

TV Cream Toys
I’m one of the contributors to this Action Man to Zoids of the toys that everyone wanted but never actually got.

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© Tim Worthington.
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