Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Christmas

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”

Radio Times cover for The Box Of Delights (1984).
December 19, 2019 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

Karen Gillan as Amy Pond in Doctor Who - The Wedding Of River Song (BBC1, 2011).
December 1, 2019December 8, 2019 Tim Worthington

Dear Father Christmas, I Would Like The Following (In 1986)

Channel 4 at Christmas, as discussed by Tim Worthington and writer and musician Garreth F. Hirons in Looks Unfamiliar.
December 25, 2018December 6, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Christmas On 4 Extra: “I Don’t Want To Get All Sepia Tinted Here”

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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Part One)
David Smith joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Phil Coulson and the gang picking up the literal pieces between the movies. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Iron Man 3
Phil Catterall joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Tony Stark’s battle against a terrorist who can’t do broadcast intrusions properly and about fifteen thousand other things at the same time. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: One-Shots
Jim Sangster joins Tim Worthington for a chat about the short films that accompanied some of the earlier movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers Assemble
Mark Griffiths joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Iron Man, The Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye and Captain America teaming up to order some shawarma in Avengers Assemble. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Captain America: The First Avenger
Melanie Williams joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Steve Rogers winning the Second World War by himself on his own of his own accord in Captain America: The First Avenger. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor
Vikki Gregorich joins Tim Worthington for a chat about the God of Thunder's punch-up with an enchanted suit of armour in New Mexico in Thor. Listen to it here.


New Features

Doctor Who And The Amy's Choice
My review of Amy's Choice from 2010 - and what I think about it now...

Doctor Who And The Silence In The Library (Incorporating Doctor Who And The Forest Of The Dead)
My review of Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead from 2008 - and what I think about it now...

My Fleeting House
What do I think of when I see the letters 'BBC'?

Doctor Who And The Utopia
My review of Utopia from 2007 - and what I think of it now...

Doctor Who And The Human Nature (Incorporating Doctor Who And The Family Of Blood)
My review of of Human Nature and The Family Of Blood from 2007 - and what I think of it now...

Doctor Who And The Idiot's Lantern
My review of of The Idiot's Lantern from 2006 - and what I think of it now...

Doctor Who And The Long Game
My review of of The Long Game from 2005 - and what I think of it now...


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You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 20% off in paperback (Code LULU20) 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.


I Am The Eggpod: Yellow Submarine



It's the Beatles album nobody ever talks about... but you can hear me talking about 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.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar #16: Will Maclean – Barnaby’s Apocalypse
Once Upon A Time... Man, Powers Of Ten, 'dangerous' dance crazes and more...
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