Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Christmas

December 24, 2019July 11, 2020 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s ITV: Magpie, Christmas Eve 1976

December 24, 2019October 8, 2020 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s BBC: Watch – The Nativity

Play School (BBC2, 24th December 1970).
December 24, 2019December 26, 2019 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s BBC: Play School, Christmas Eve 1970

Now - The Christmas Album (Virgin/EMI, 1985).
December 23, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Now The Christmas Album Extra: “Just Cross That Four Out And Put A Five In”

December 23, 2019August 22, 2020 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s BBC: Bod’s Present

December 20, 2019July 16, 2020 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s ITV: Quincy’s Quest

December 19, 2019September 21, 2020 Tim Worthington

Christmas With Children’s BBC: Rentasanta

Radio Times cover for The Box Of Delights (1984).
December 19, 2019May 26, 2020 Tim Worthington

Ghosts, Monsters And Legends (And Tennis Prodigies)

Lee And Herring, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Phil Catterall in the Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra.
December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra: “It’s Like A Choose Your Own Adventure Of News”

Silent Night Deadly Night (Tristar, 1984).
December 6, 2019December 9, 2019 Tim Worthington

The Nightmares Before (And After) Christmas

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Looks Unfamiliar #69: Mitch Benn – Thunderbird One Is Blue You Weirdo
Mitch Benn on 54321, the Logan's Run TV series, Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, Atomic Man and Bullet Man, King Swamp, fifties nostalgia in the seventies and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Ant-Man And The Wasp
 Phil Catterall joins Tim to chat about Scott and Hope’s unfortunate tendency to change size in the heat of passionate moments.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Cloak And Dagger
 Ben Baker joins Tim to talk about Tandy and Ty healing the streets of New Orleans by shoplifting some Dr. Pepper.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #11: This Car Has Abilities Beyond The Capabilities Of An Ordinary Car
 Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Justin Lewis, Jane Hill, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Carrie Dunn , Tom Williamson and Bob Fischer.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Infinity War (Part One)
 Martin Ruddock joins Tim to talk about about Iron Man, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange re-enacting Three Men In A Boat in space.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther
 Shanine Salmon joins Tim to talk about T’Challa repeatedly being pushed over in some water.


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The Dance Floor Monsters That We’re All Getting Down To Right Now
A long time ago, I won a competition in Smash Hits - but I'm not quite sure how I won it and why...

Hits 5 Revisited
A look back at the late 1986 compilation of thirty two recent mid-chart hits, Hits 5.


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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.


It’s An S Pod Thing!: S Club 7 – Back To The ’50s



I have a chat with Sophie Davies about S Club 7's ludicrous time travel-themed TV Movie. 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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