Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: BBC Records And Tapes

November 27, 2020 Tim Worthington

Doctor Who Magazine #558

November 16, 2020 Tim Worthington

Stay Alert!

October 28, 2020November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #70: Catrin Lowe – A Comedy Panorama Report Meets A Superhero Film

Doctor Who Magazine #524 - including a feature on Doctor Who related releases on BBC Records And Tapes by Tim Worthington.
April 16, 2020November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Doctor Who And BBC Records And Tapes

Pinky And Perky's Beat Party (Columbia, 1965).
April 3, 2020November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Alternative Anthology

Tim Worthington and Andy Lewis on Soho Radio.
March 16, 2020November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Soho Radio: Andy Lewis 22/02/2020

(I Lost My Heart To A) Starship Trooper by Sarah Brightman And Hot Gossip (Ariola Hansa, 1978).
February 8, 2020November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Greatest Hits Of Outer Space!

The Box Of Delights by The Pro Arte Orchestra (BBC Records And Tapes RESL162, 1984).
December 17, 2019December 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Christmas With BBC Records And Tapes

The Changeling, the 'poltergeist' episode of The Waltons, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Richard Littler in Looks Unfamiliar.
October 31, 2019November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #53: Richard Littler – This Is All That Is Left… Of A Wall

Not The Nine O'Clock News - Not All The Albums Again.
October 24, 2019November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Not The Nine O’Clock News – Not All The Albums Again

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It's Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Far From Home It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Far From Home
 Gabby Hutchinson Crouch joins Tim to chat about Peter Parker trying to recreate National Lampoon’s European Vacation while being interrupted by a giant steam monster in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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 Ben Baker joins Tim to chat about the aftermath of Thanos’ plan to leave everyone arguing over whether Die Hard is a time travel movie in Avengers: Endgame.

Looks Unfamiliar Box Of Delights Extra: “Whether They Had A Million Pounds Or One Pound, They’d Always Give It A Go”
Stephen O’Brien joins Tim to take a trip back to 1984 for a look at how the BBC’s acclaimed adaptation of The Box Of Delights was received at the time by its target audience, long before it started to become recognised as a ‘Television Classic’, and in many ways was just another children’s programme.

Looks Unfamiliar Selection Box: “The Idea Of An Annual Eric Idle Christmas Special”
An all-star festive lineup of entertainment as Tim is joined by a series of guests to talk about television Christmas Specials that seem to have slipped under the radar despite featuring very big names or coming from very popular shows.


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The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society by Tim Worthington

You can currently get The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society with 10% off in paperback (Code THANKS10) 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.


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



I have a chat with Paul Abbott about the story behind the bizarre 1964 'Dalekmania' cash-in single. 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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