Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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September 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Punisher

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: Ragnarok

September 3, 2020 Tim Worthington

Ho Ho, Very Satirical…

September 1, 2020September 7, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Inhumans

August 29, 2020 Tim Worthington

Chadwick Boseman

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Defenders

August 23, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #67: Mark Thompson – It Ended Up Underneath The Leg Of A Chair

August 19, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Homecoming

August 15, 2020 Tim Worthington

That’s Motivation

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

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It's Good, Except It Sucks: Doctor Strange
Christmas With Children's ITV: Magpie, Christmas Eve 1976
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Iron Fist
The Pilots That Time Forgot
Top Of The Box
The Truth That Killed
Looks Unfamiliar #40: Andy Lewis - It Was As Though Someone Had Phoned Through A Description Of What Coke Tasted Like
Looks Unfamiliar The Larks Ascending Extra: "You Can't Exactly Wash The Dishes To You Suffer By Napalm Death"
Looks Unfamiliar #6: Emma Burnell - Jessica Wakefield Is Jessica Fletcher Writ Large
(Music For) The Head Ballet: Ringing On The Engine Bell By Bernard Cribbins

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Looks Unfamiliar #69: Mitch Benn – Thunderbird One Is Blue You Weirdo
Mitch Benn on 54321, the Logan's Run TV series, Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, Atomic Man and Bullet Man, King Swamp, fifties nostalgia in the seventies and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Ant-Man And The Wasp
 Phil Catterall joins Tim to chat about Scott and Hope’s unfortunate tendency to change size in the heat of passionate moments.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Cloak And Dagger
 Ben Baker joins Tim to talk about Tandy and Ty healing the streets of New Orleans by shoplifting some Dr. Pepper.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #11: This Car Has Abilities Beyond The Capabilities Of An Ordinary Car
 Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Justin Lewis, Jane Hill, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Carrie Dunn , Tom Williamson and Bob Fischer.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Infinity War (Part One)
 Martin Ruddock joins Tim to talk about about Iron Man, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange re-enacting Three Men In A Boat in space.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther
 Shanine Salmon joins Tim to talk about T’Challa repeatedly being pushed over in some water.


New Features

The Dance Floor Monsters That We’re All Getting Down To Right Now
A long time ago, I won a competition in Smash Hits - but I'm not quite sure how I won it and why...

Hits 5 Revisited
A look back at the late 1986 compilation of thirty two recent mid-chart hits, Hits 5.


Book Offer



You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 15% off in paperback (Code TREAT15) 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.
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