Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Category: Movies

August 15, 2020 Tim Worthington

That’s Motivation

Avengers Asseble (2012) - hear Tim Worthington and Mark Griffiths talking about it in It's Good, Except It Sucks.
March 7, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers Assemble

Iron Man 2 (2010) - hear Tim Worthington and Mark Thompson talking about it in It's Good, Except It Sucks.
February 23, 2020February 27, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Iron Man 2

The Incredible Hulk (2008) - hear Tim Worthington and Gary Bainbridge talking about it in It's Good, Except It Sucks.
February 9, 2020February 27, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Incredible Hulk

Silent Night Deadly Night (Tristar, 1984).
December 6, 2019December 9, 2019 Tim Worthington

The Nightmares Before (And After) Christmas

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).
November 24, 2019August 14, 2020 Tim Worthington

Some Unspoken Thing

A Clockwork Orange (Warner Bros., 1971).
November 4, 2019August 1, 2020 Tim Worthington

Do Not Viddy This, My Brothers!

Dai-X from Star Fleet (Fuji TV, 1980).
October 23, 2019September 2, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Sci-Fi That Time Forgot

Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock.
April 29, 2019February 15, 2020 Tim Worthington

62-39 Was His Number

Morons From Outer Space (1985), as discussed by Tim Worthington and Rich Nelson on Betamax Video Club.
July 18, 2018November 27, 2019 Tim Worthington

Betamax Video Club: Morons From Outer Space And Absolute Beginners

Popular Features

Through The Two Hundredth Window
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #9: I Have A Photo Of You Admiring That Lettering
Doctor Who And The Silence In The Library (Incorporating Doctor Who And The Forest Of The Dead)
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Inhumans
Looks Unfamiliar #63: Justin Lewis - Tommy Vance's Pages From Ceefax
Can't Beat The Real Thing
Looks Unfamiliar
Doctor Who And The Utopia
Can't Help Thinking About Me
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther

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Latest Podcasts

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther
Anna Cale joins Tim to talk about Peter Parker taking dating tips from a voice inside a costume. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar #68: Mic Wright – A Very Fall Type Sweet
Mic Wright on The Adventures Of Pete And Pete, Emergency by 999, Rock On by David Essex, Army And Navy Sweets Thunderbirds comic, a certain murky playground rumour and more. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: The Punisher
Mic Wright joins Tim to talk about about Frank Castle taking out the corrupt in authority and knocking over a few bins along the way. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: Ragnarok
Garreth Hirons joins Tim to talk about about the galaxy’s most gambled on game of rock paper scissors. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Inhumans
Phil Catterall joins Tim to talk about about that stupid dog and that drippy girl doing absolutely nothing whatsoever. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Defenders
Tim joins Garreth Hirons to talk about about Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Daredevil protecting some dragon bones by punching buildings really bloody hard. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar #67: Mark Thompson – It Ended Up Underneath The Leg Of A Chair
Mark Thompson on V: The Series, The Mad Death, The Giftie, The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) by Peter Schilling and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

Ho Ho, Very Satirical...
Who should satire be aimed at, and why... and is it ever genuinely 'biased'?

That's Motivation
The Absolute Beginners soundtrack is even more overlooked than the movie itself - and it's about time that changed...

We're All Gonna Rock To The Rules That I Make
How can you discuss Glam Rock when you're not supposed to discuss some of the key participants?


Book Offer



You can currently get Higher Than The Sun with 15% off in paperback (Code READ15) 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.


It’s An S Pod Thing!: S Club 7 – Back To The ’50s



I have a chat with Sophie Davies about S Club 7's ludicrous time travel-themed TV Movie. 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 #26: Martin Belam – It’s Not Funny Having A Piano Fall On Your Head If Someone’s Just Drawn It
The Laurel And Hardy cartoon, Top Of The Pops censorship, a missing scene from Flash Gordon and more...
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