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March 23, 2023July 21, 2026 Tim Worthington

Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Five

February 13, 2023July 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Anna Cale – Ronnie Birtles, What Were You Up To?

November 4, 2022July 31, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Mitch Benn – A Slightly More Apologetic Version Of Subbuteo

October 12, 2022June 3, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Toby Hadoke – I Don’t Remember Birthdays But I Remember Weird ITV Love Stories

August 24, 2022February 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge – The Curse Of Plug Is A Myth

April 16, 2022July 21, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Hilary Machell – If You’re Really Lucky You Might Get Some Marvel Aftershave

April 5, 2022February 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Juliet Brando – An Adorable Serial Killer

March 20, 2022July 20, 2026 Tim Worthington

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December 1, 2021November 21, 2025 Tim Worthington

The Watch Nativity Follows Shortly…

September 10, 2021July 8, 2025 Tim Worthington

The Singing Ringing Tree

September 6, 2021July 31, 2026 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Joanne Sheppard – Not Really The Modus Operandi Of Your Average Ghoul

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Looks Unfamiliar: Joanne Sheppard – It’d Be Like Taking A Bungalow For A Walk

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV

The Golden Age Of Children's TV by Tim Worthington

The story of children's television from Play School and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything in between - get it in all good bookshops and from Waterstones here, Amazon here or from the Kindle Store here. Find out more about what you can find in it here.

New Features

Wake Up Sunday!
Wake Up Sunday!
What would you have been watching first thing on a Sunday morning in the seventies and eighties... and why could nobody quite work out whether they actually enjoyed any of it or not?

It’s Nearly Time For The News, Said Florence
“It’s Nearly Time For The News”, Said Florence
BOING - it's the story of the BBC's wittily redubbed five-minute pre-News quasi-psychedelic masterpiece, The Magic Roundabout!

Through The Square Window: Chigley, Capaldi And Carnival Of Light
Through The Square Window: Chigley, Capaldi And Carnival Of Light
Go To The Archives. Go Directly To The Archives. Do not pass The Beatles. Do not collect Doctor Who, Looks Unfamiliar or a load of ropey TV tie-in board games.

Latest Podcasts

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Daredevil: Born Again With Garry Abbott
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Daredevil: Born Again With Garry Abbott
Garry joins me for a chat about Wilson Fisk asserting that he’s better than Chuck Swirsky – frickin’ liberal – in Daredevil: Born Again.

Looks Unfamiliar’s New Season – Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson – The Kraken’s Big Night In
Looks Unfamiliar’s New Season – Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson – The Kraken’s Big Night In
Bob and Georgy are back for a chat about the NEW SEASON and all the exciting shows coming to your TV this autumn. But where is The Kraken??

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Brand New Day With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Brand New Day With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Gabby joins me for a chat about Yelena Belova demonstrating why she should never be counted on to keep an eye on a grocery store in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Doctor Who 70-79

Doctor Who 70-79

Includes a chapter by me on Doctor Who's unexpected moment of mass popularity over the summer of 1979. Find out more here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Countdown To Avengers: Doomsday

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Countdown To Avengers: Doomsday
Looking for a quicker - and only moderately more sarcastic - way of getting caught up on Marvel's watch list ahead of Avengers: Doomsday? You'll find one here.

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Laurie Johnson's great lost soundtrack for Hammer's original Vampire Slayer - available at last! Includes sleevenotes from me on the background to the Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter score. Find out more here.

So Disappointed: Whatever Happened To The Future?

So Disappointed: Whatever Happened To The Future?
I join Paul Whitelaw and Wendy Jordan for a look at why The BBC's science magazine show Tomorrow's World never quite delivered on what it promised, but not in the way we might have expected - listen to it here.

RHLSTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV

RHSLTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV
A chat with Richard Herring about The Golden Age Of Children's TV and thoughts on some of our favourite and indeed least favourite children's television shows - listen to it here.

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Wake Up Sunday!
It's Good, Except It Sucks: The Fantastic Four: First Steps With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Ah, Would That It Were...
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