Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Ceefax

Michael Caine tries to retrieve the gold at the end of The Italian Job (1969).
July 20, 2019August 26, 2019 Tim Worthington

Hang On A Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea…

Noel Edmonds, as seen by Ceefax.
July 8, 2019July 15, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #44: Chris Hughes – The Mr. Willmott-Brown Of Chocolate Bars

Orbitz, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Gillian Kirby in Looks Unfamiliar.
March 9, 2019July 29, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #38: Gillian Kirby – What’s Not Work Safe About Sick Worms?

Popular Features

The Characters That Time Forgot
Looks Unfamiliar #47: Jim Sangster - A Horrible Bee-In-A-Jar Type Noise
Looks Unfamiliar #5: Ben Baker - The Famous Fourth Universal Monster
It's Not Hard To Find, You've Got It In Your Mind
Looks Unfamiliar #50: Tim Worthington - That Perfect Collision Of Time, Place And Loud Ties
Looks Unfamiliar #17: Jacqueline Rayner - She Went To The Ball In A Horse-Drawn Bath
All Fall Down And Lost In The Mystery
Hang On A Minute Lads, I've Got A Great Idea...
Can We Hear It Back Now?
Sweet Georgie Fame

Tim Worthington’s Newsround

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar #50: Tim Worthington – That Perfect Collision Of Time, Place And Loud Ties
Tim appears as the guest to talk about Stop-Go!, It's A Shame by Kris Kross, Spider-Woman, I Wanted To See You To See If I Wanted You by Moose, The ITV Encyclopedia Of Adventure, the original version of Right Here by SWV, The Young Poisoner's Handbook and Radio Tip Top. Listen to it here.


New Features

When The Levity Breaks
Some sixties 'rock bores' were funnier than you might think. They just don't like to remind us of it...

It's A Well-Worn Scene, Man
A look at the infamous 'drug party' episode of Hadleigh, and how it ended up on a cable channel in the early nineties.

Drahvin Saturday
A look at what was on television - and radio - on 25th September 1965. Including Doctor Who, Juke Box Jury and WAY too much politics...

The Truth That Killed
The story of Georgi Markov, a writer assassinated in one of the Cold War's darkest moments.

And An Extra Point For Being So Clever!
A look at Ask The Family,a highbrow BBC1 family quiz show with strange theme music and even stranger opening titles.

Sweet Georgie Fame
How hunting for Children's TV theme albums in charity shops led me towards Sixties UK Jazz and its amazing sleeve art.


Book Offer



You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 10% off in paperback (Code LULU10) from here.


Don't Let's Chart



I make a guest appearance on the latest edition of Don't Let's Chart With Ben And Phil counting down... well, it's a bit hard to explain really... listen to it here.


Tape Over This And I Will Thump You



A C90's worth of songs I originally discovered through Compilation Tapes, featuring Tim Buckley, France Gall, The Free Design, Traffic and more. Hear it here.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar: Mark Thompson - Libby's Difficult Second Carton Drink
Moonshine, A. Mazing Monsters, We Know Where You Live and more.

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