Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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

This Is Television Freedom

Me And The Starman - an anthology of writing about David Bowie.
July 12, 2019 Tim Worthington

Me And The Starman

Screamadelica by Primal Scream.
June 6, 2019 Tim Worthington

Just What Is It That You Want To Do?

April 6, 2019April 17, 2019 Tim Worthington

The Larks Ascending

Why Bother? by Chris Morris and Peter Cook, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Garreth F. Hirons in Looks Unfamiliar.
April 6, 2019April 17, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar The Larks Ascending Extra: “You Can’t Exactly Wash The Dishes To You Suffer By Napalm Death”

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Tim Worthington

Review: Ashes To Ashes – The Songs Of David Bowie 1976-2016

How Does It Feel? A Life Of Musical Misadventures by Mark Kermode (Orion, 2018).
November 28, 2018August 9, 2019 Tim Worthington

‘Noddy Holder Men And Motors’ Anecdote Not Included

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This Is Television Freedom
Out In The Dark
Doctor Who Magazine #542
A Story Of A London Family Adapting To Life In A Country Town
Looks Unfamiliar #22: James Gent - A Cross Between The Prisoner And Test Match Special
The Original Peter
Doctor Who And The Rosa
Looks Unfamiliar
Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra: "A Giant Raymond Burr The Size Of Godzilla"
All We Do Is Stand Around

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Looks Unfamiliar #46: Paul Abbott – So I Started Writing Stories About Gobots Instead
Musician Paul Abbott on The Compleat Beatles, Rock Lords: Narlies, Crab E. Crab, The Commodore Plus/4 and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

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.

A Funny Old Game
Is Nintendo World Cup 1990 the most dated computer game ever - on every imaginable level?

Pining For The Punk Fjords
A look back at the lost are of post-punk railway station graffiti.

Time Will Crawl
During the school Summer Holidays, the BBC would sometimes show programmes so boring that time actually stood still...

This, He Thought, Is How The Clouds Must Feel
Why isn't the Balloon Race music from Mr. Benn available? Well, actually, it sort of is...

Party To 18 Of The Hottest Summer Hits
A look at 1990's Summer Chart Party, not only one of the worst compilations ever but also in no way connected to 'Summer'.

You Can't Imagine Summer Without It
A look at 1986's long-forgotten Now That's What I Call Music! spinoff, Now - The Summer Album.


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You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 15% off in paperback (Code ONEFIVE) from here.


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.


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It's Not Hard To Find, You've To It In Your Mind
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