Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: BBC Radiophonic Workshop

June 24, 2021 Tim Worthington

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes

December 16, 2020 Tim Worthington

(Music For) The Head Ballet: I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek

Ghost In The Water (BBC1, 1982).
December 9, 2019December 3, 2020 Tim Worthington

A Ghost Story For Christmas (For Children)

Paul McCartney in Abbey Road around the time of Carnival Of Light.
June 30, 2019July 8, 2021 Tim Worthington

Can We Hear It Back Now?

May 27, 2019July 3, 2021 Tim Worthington

BWAMmM it’s ZOKKO!

January 3, 2019June 8, 2021 Tim Worthington

Auntie Takes A Trip

December 13, 2018June 6, 2021 Tim Worthington

You Shall Have It Under Your Hand Today

December 9, 2018June 5, 2021 Tim Worthington

Black And White Christmas

April 21, 2018May 26, 2021 Tim Worthington

Opening Theme, Two Bands Of Incidental Music And Closing Theme

February 25, 2018May 21, 2021 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Samira Ahmed – They All Had Hair Like Russ Tamblyn

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Shine Like Stars
Looks Unfamiliar: Gabby Hutchinson Crouch - He Was Condemned For Being A Time Yewtree
The Truth That Killed
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Far From Home
Listen Here
Perfect Night In
Looks Unfamiliar: Tom Williamson - A Band My Word Processor Hates
Looks Unfamiliar: Shanine Salmon - Maybe He Felt This Was Going To Be The New Modern Hymn
Doctor Who And The Night Terrors
Looks Unfamiliar: David Smith - Every Third Word Is The Word Clown

Tim Worthington’s Newsround

Latest Podcasts

It's Good, Except It Sucks: The Amazing Spider-Man with Gary Bainbridge It's Good, Except It Sucks: The Amazing Spider-Man
Gary Bainbridge joins Tim for a chat about Peter Parker fighting a procession of sixty five year old men in suits in The Amazing Spider-Man.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Guardians Of The Galaxy with Tim Worthington It's Good, Except It Sucks: Guardians Of The Galaxy
Tim joins Phil Catterall for a chat about the most blows traded over a not exactly top of the range Walkman in the cosmos in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Looks Unfamiliar with Joanne Sheppard Looks Unfamiliar: Joanne Sheppard - It'd Be Like Taking A Bungalow For A Walk
Joanne Sheppard joins me for a chat about The December Rose, Timbuctoo, KP Wickers, Major Morgan The Electronic Organ, Brontosaurus, Will You Wait For Me? by David Bellamy, The Enchanted Castle and more.


New Features

Shine Like Stars Shine Like Stars
Grief is an awkward, stubborn, contrary fucker.

The Camberwick Green Music Box Wound Up And Ready To Play
You probably saw the first episode of Camberwick Green dozens of times - but why was it different to what viewers saw in 1966?

Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd performing Astronomy Domine on The Look Of The Week (BBC, 1967) That Sight, Those Sounds...
When critics started to take pop music seriously in the mid-sixties, Pink Floyd and The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to turn up on television in some very unlikely places...


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The Larks Ascending by Tim Worthington

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Doctor Who Magazine

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 566

You can find my review of the Delia Derbyshire documentary The Myths And The Legendary Tapes in the new Doctor Who Magazine. Find out more here.


Doctor Who Chronicles: 1975

Doctor Who Chronicles: 1975

Includes a feature by me on various Doctor Who spoofs and sendups including Basil Brush, Spike Milligan, Crackerjack, Disney Time and more. Find out more here.


Vintage Rock Presents The Beach Boys

Vintage Rock Presents The Beach Boys

I've written a feature on The Beach Boys' legendary unreleased album SMiLE - and lots more besides - for this bookazine celebrating their career. 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

Helstrom It's Good, Except It Sucks: Helstrom
Vikki Gregorich joins Tim for a chat about Daimon and Ana having to literally decide whether it’s better the devil you know.
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