Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: 1990

Nintendo World Cup (NES, 1990).
August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Tim Worthington

A Funny Old Game

Summer Chart Party (Trax, 1990).
July 28, 2019 Tim Worthington

Party To 18 Of The Hottest Summer Hits

Screamadelica by Primal Scream.
June 6, 2019 Tim Worthington

Just What Is It That You Want To Do?

Popular Features

We Know That You Can Hear Us, Earthmen...
Listen With Hamble
Looks Unfamiliar #10: Mark Griffiths – It Was Definitely An Audience Member, If You'll Pardon The Pun
Looks Unfamiliar #54: Gary Bainbridge - There Must Be Some Kid Getting A Hundred And Fifty Grand
We Are Very Quiet Persons Who Do Not Like To Brag
The Ten Least Effective Protest Songs
Some Unspoken Thing
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Looks Unfamiliar
Looks Unfamiliar #52: Suzy Norman - I Kept This Sweaty Scarf In My Drawer For About Two Years

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Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar #55: Lydia Mizon – There Was No Dicaprio Rhyme
QI Elf Lydia Mizon tells us about Stoppit And Tidyup, Fervour, Roseanne And The Magic Mirror, Alphabet Castle, Party Mania and more. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar Now The Christmas Album Extra: "Just Cross That Four Out And Put A Five In"
Ben Baker joins us to talk about the mysteriously airbrushed from history original version of Now - The Christmas Album. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra: "It's Like A Choose Your Own Adventure Of News"
Phil Catterall joins us to talk about the Christmas Specials of On The Hour, The Chris Morris Music Show and Lee And Herring. Listen to it here.


New Features

The Ten Least Effective Protest Songs
A look at the songs that were never going to change the world...

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...

The Pilots That Time Forgot
The tryouts for hit telecision shows that almost got it right... but not quite.

Never Too Quickly, Never Too Slowly
A look at the episode of Trumpton where the telephone lines got mixed up, thanks to Miss Lovelace's dogs...


Book Offer



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


The Zeitgeist Tapes



I'm on The Zeitgeist Tapes with Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding talking about Vote For Froglet, the election special of Clangers. 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


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