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August 11, 2018May 4, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Martin Belam – It’s Not Funny Having A Piano Fall On Your Head If Someone’s Just Drawn It

King Boris and Pongo The Dragon from Rubovia, as discussed by Tim Worthington in Looks Unfamiliar.
July 27, 2018May 1, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Tim Worthington – People Don’t Really Go On About Psychedelic Blue Peter

July 18, 2018December 22, 2024 Tim Worthington

Betamax Double-Bill: Morons From Outer Space And Absolute Beginners

July 17, 2018May 2, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Garreth Hirons – I Backed The Betamax Of Nirvana Spinoffs

July 12, 2018March 30, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Ros Ballinger – I Can’t Remember If It Was The First Leg Or The Second Leg

July 1, 2018February 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: James Gent – A Cross Between The Prisoner And Test Match Special

June 18, 2018July 17, 2025 Tim Worthington

All Its Wonder To Know

Rubik's Clock, as discussed by Tim Worthington and designer Darrell Maclaine in Looks Unfamiliar.
June 7, 2018March 4, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Darrell Maclaine – The Russ Abbot’s Madhouse Cosplay Kit

May 27, 2018May 3, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Paul Kirkley – The Most Memorable Movie Ferret Sacrifice Ever

May 20, 2018May 14, 2026 Tim Worthington

There Was A Gentleman From Way Up North, And Kije Was His Name

May 3, 2018July 7, 2025 Tim Worthington

If You’re Feeling Happy, Tap Your Feet

April 24, 2018March 23, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Jonny Morris – What Was Actually In The Dandy?

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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.

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar: Mark Thompson – It’s Great For Your Gel Pen Needs
Looks Unfamiliar: Mark Thompson – It’s Great For Your Gel Pen Needs
Mark joins me for a chat about Lenny Henry's Square Crisps adverts, Allied Lyons - A Great British Company, The Quiet Earth, Illuminati, The Optimist, Father's Day and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Punisher: One Last Kill With Mic Wright
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Punisher: One Last Kill With Mic Wright
Mic joins me for a chat about Frank Castle going for a stroll around the block only with more hooting in The Punisher: One Last Kill.

The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – Anything Of The Daleks
The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “Anything Of The Daleks”
Watch with Jim Sangster on Mr. Benn, Richard Littler on The Magic Ball, Andy Miller on Jackanory, Rae Earl on Camberwick Green and Tim Worthington on The Banana Splits.

New Features

Through The Square Window: Lionel Nimrod, Boss Cat And The Morok Messenger
Through The Square Window: Lionel Nimrod, Boss Cat And The Morok Messenger
In this week's Radio Times - Doctor Who, The Monkees, Belle And Sebastian, Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World and Jailhouse Rock. Not THAT Belle And Sebastian. But also them too.

They've Been Taken Back To The Wilderness
They've Been Taken Back To The Wilderness
Doctor Who has been cancelled... so what happens next?

Return Of The Revenge Of TV That Time Forgot
Return Of The Revenge Of TV That Time Forgot
An assortment of programmes - though not including The Computer Programme - that have fallen off the edge of the Radio Times listings.

Britcom Goes To The Movies: The Young Poisoner's Handbook

Britcom Goes To The Movies: The Young Poisoner's Handbook
I join Guy Walker and Rob Heath for a look at twistedly comic mid-nineties horror movie that has since effectively disappeared The Young Poisoner's Handbook - listen to it here.

The DNA Of Doctor Who: The Graham Williams Years

The DNA Of Doctor Who: The Graham Williams Years

A new book about Doctor Who in the late seventies, including a chapter by me on the impact that Star Wars had on the then-struggling show. Find out more here.

Shatter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Shatter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Hammer's great lost funked-out soundtrack - available at last. Includes sleevenotes from me on the background to the Shatter score. 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.

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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: Mark Thompson - It's Great For Your Gel Pen Needs
Looks Unfamiliar: Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge - The Curse Of Plug Is A Myth
Looks Unfamiliar: Carrie Dunn - Some Strange Woman On The Northern Line Didn't Say Hello To Him
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: Love And Thunder With Catrin Lowe
The 100 Greatest Films Ever Made?
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Ms. Marvel With Una McCormack
It's Good, Except It Sucks: X-Men: X2 With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Bank Holiday Blockbusters!
Katarina Amongst The Pigeons
Looks Unfamiliar: Al Kennedy - All The Personality Of A Damp Ryvita Crispbread

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The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society by Tim Worthington

You can currently get The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society in paperback with 15% off (code MYBOOKS15) from here.

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