Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Don’t Stand So Close To Me ’86

Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 by The Police as discussed by Tim Worthington and Mitch Benn in Looks Unfamiliar.
October 3, 2019April 25, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #49: Mitch Benn – The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream

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The Abandoned Planet
BWAMmM it’s ZOKKO!
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #8: I Never Thought I'd Think Tom Baker Was Going On Too Much
Looks Unfamiliar #66: Bob Fischer - It Was Unthinkable You Would Have An 'R' In An Eighties Tabloid
Looks Unfamiliar #42: Bob Fischer - False Flag Giant Hogweed
The Books I Couldn't Help Thinking About
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Age Of Ultron
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Looks Unfamiliar #32: Vikki Gregorich And Jeff Lewis - No It's Just A Radio That's Been Left On

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Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar #66: Bob Fischer – It Was Unthinkable You Would Have An ‘R’ In An Eighties Tabloid
Bob Fischer on Accidentally Kelly Street by Frente!, Rude Food, Suggs On Saturday, The Two Ronnies' 'Mileaway' and more. Listen to it here.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Iron Fist
Paul Abbott joins Tim to talk about Danny Rand scandalising high society by walking around barefoot. Listen to it here.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Doctor Strange
John Rain joins Tim to talk about Stephen Strange gaining the ancient mystic ability to remember how long Earth, Wind And Fire songs are. Listen to it here.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Luke Cage
Jim Sangster joins Tim to talk about the only superhero with his own official app. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar #65: Jane Hill – It Was Quite A Dungaree Based Film
Jane Hill on Out Of Bounds, Oil Strike North, His Land, Showell Styles Novels, Breakfast Slices and more. Listen to it here.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Captain America: Civil War
Mitch Benn joins Tim to talk about Earth’s Mightiest Heroes having a bit of a shoving match in an airport car park. Listen to it here.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: That Terrible Stereotyped Evil James Galway Look
Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar with Shanine Salmon, Lydia Mizon, Al Kennedy, Jenny Morrill, David Smith, Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge and Meryl O'Rourke. Listen to it here.


New Features

You Belong In Rock'n'Roll
There are many 'difficult' corners of David Bowie's catalogue, so why do Tin Machine get singled out as the one to forget about?

All The Fun Of The Flares
The pilot of That '70s Show is one of the best sitcom episdes ever. The pilot of UK remake Days Like These isn't. Where did it all go wrong?

The Abandoned Planet
How am I coping with lockdown? Not as well as I'd like, but better than many of the people in charge...

Ferry Cross The Mersey (Unless It’s Raining)
The seasick story of television's most weather-prone Saturday Morning children's show - The Mersey Pirate.

The Top Ten Most Least Best Worst Underrated Overrated Up And Down In And Out Round About Eeny Meeny Macka Racka Rare Are Dominacka Shickeypoppa Dickywhoppa Om Pom Stick TV Programmes In The World… Ever!
What are the Most Underrated TV Shows Of All Time? And Overrated? I've got absolutely no idea, and what's more I could not care less...


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You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 10% off in paperback (Code PUBLISH10) 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: Ringing On The Engine Bell By Bernard Cribbins



I have a chat with Paul Abbott about a little-heard comedy single from 1964. 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.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar #20: Paul Kirkley – The Most Memorable Movie Ferret Sacrifice Ever
The Kids From Fame Again, The Beastmaster, Del Amitri's debut album and more...
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