Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Gillian Kirby

Looks Unfamiliar Request Show Extra
March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Request Show Extra

Mr. Brackett The Butler from Chigley (BBC1, 1969), as discussed by Tim Worthington and Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge in Looks Unfamiliar.
July 16, 2019March 3, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #7: I Personally Blame Mr. Brackett For That

Orbitz, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Gillian Kirby in Looks Unfamiliar.
March 9, 2019February 2, 2020 Tim Worthington

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

Popular Features

The Alternative Anthology
Thanks For Dropping By
Just What Is It That You Want To Do?
And The Senses Being Dulled Are Mine
Come With Me Now, Into The Swirling Mists Of Human Inadequacy...
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #7: I Personally Blame Mr. Brackett For That
Doctor Who And The Idiot's Lantern
Round The Archives: Here Come The Double Deckers!
I am The Eggpod: Yellow Submarine
Doctor Who And The Amy's Choice

Tim Worthington’s Newsround

Latest Podcasts

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: The Dark World
Paul Abbott joins Tim Worthington for a chat about the Asgardians’ battle against some falling shoes in Thor: The Dark World. Listen to it here.

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.


New Features

The Alternative Anthology
The Beatles wrote so many great songs that they couldn't have hits with all of them themselves... so some other bands had a go, and here are some of the best.

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...


Book Offer



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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