Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Punisher (1989)

June 18, 2020September 1, 2021 Tim Worthington

You Belong In Rock’n’Roll

June 6, 2019July 5, 2021 Tim Worthington

Just What Is It That You Want To Do?

March 15, 2019June 22, 2021 Tim Worthington

It’s Time For… It’s Time For… Comic Relief!

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Looks Unfamiliar: Joanne Sheppard - It'd Be Like Taking A Bungalow For A Walk
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It's Good, Except It Sucks: Captain America: Civil War
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Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar with Grace Dent Looks Unfamiliar: Grace Dent – We Fed A Lot Of These People After Midnight
Grace Dent joins Tim for a chat about Magic Smile by Rosie Vela, The Untied Shoelaces Show, unexplained television clowns, BMX Beat, the BBC Domesday Project and more.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Logan with Mic Wright It's Good, Except It Sucks: Logan
Mic Wright joins Tim for a chat about Wolverine setting off on the world’s most poorly reviewed Uber journey in Logan.

Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Tim Worthington chatting to Joel Morris, Joanne Sheppard, Emma Burnell, Samira Ahmed, Jonny Morris, Matt Lee, Shanine Salmon and Anna Cale. The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: What Were They Copying In That – Goonreel?
Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Joel Morris, Joanne Sheppard, Emma Burnell, Samira Ahmed, Jonny Morris, Matt Lee, Shanine Salmon and Anna Cale.


New Features

The Best Pictures Are In The Radio (Times) The Best Pictures Are In The Radio (Times)
Sometimes it's hard not to miss the days when you had to do all of your research literally by hand.

Emergency Questions Emergency Questions
Richard Herring asked some Emergency Questions - and I answered...

Brothers In Erm Brothers In Erm
'Classic' albums and good albums are not necessarily always the same thing...


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The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society by Tim Worthington

You can currently get The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society with 15% off in paperback (Code SPOOKY15) from here.


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The Singing Ringing Tree

The Singing Ringing Tree

The legendary eerie psychedelic dubbed imported children's serial is now out on Blu-ray - and I've written a book to go with it. Find out more here.


Vintage Rock Presents The Rock'n'Roll Years

Vintage Rock Presents The Rock'n'Roll Years

I've written a feature on legendary Marlon Brando movie The Wild One for this bookazine looking at the earliest days of rock'n'roll. Find out more here.


Goon Pod - Peter And Sophia

Peter And Sophia by Peter Sellers And Sophia Loren (Parlophone, 1960)

I have a chat with Tyler Adams about Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren's comedy album, which tends to get overlooked because of one particular song. You can listen to it here.


Go Down Record Huntin’ (In Charity Shops)

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

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Runaways It's Good, Except It Sucks: Runaways
Miriam Kent joins Tim for a chat about the Marvel Cinematic Universe teen series that is a lot more 'adult' than you might expect.
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