Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

Menu Skip to content
  • Home
  • Books
    • The Larks Ascending
    • Top Of The Box
    • Can’t Help Thinking About Me
    • Fun At One
    • Higher Than The Sun
    • Not On Your Telly
    • The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society
    • Well At Least It’s Free
  • About
    • Cult Q&A
    • Creation Records Interview
  • Audio
  • Looks Unfamiliar
  • Contact
  • Links

Tag: Jazz

Some Compilation Tapes.
March 17, 2019May 7, 2019 Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington Presents… Tape Over This And I Will Thump You

Shakespeare And All That Jazz by Cleo Laine and John Dankworth.
February 28, 2019March 12, 2019 Tim Worthington

Diggin’ The Dankworths

Martin Freeman And Eddie Piller Present Jazz On The Corner.
April 19, 2018February 26, 2019 Tim Worthington

Listen Here

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet - front cover.
September 1, 2017November 20, 2018 Tim Worthington

Take Five Really Swings!

Popular Features

Out In The Dark
E Arth Welcome... In Blue Jam
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #6: Top Cat Will Always Be Boss Cat
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #1: Captain Peacock Is Pompous, Move Back Three Spaces
Looks Unfamiliar
The Larks Ascending
Well At Least It's Free
Executive Producer: Belinda Carlisle
'Noddy Holder Men And Motors' Anecdote Not Included
Amongst Them Trevor The Sheep

Tim Worthington’s Newsround

Latest Podcast

Looks Unfamiliar #41: Chris Shaw - It's Half Three And Something Is Happening
Beatle Academic Chris Shaw on Bailey's Comets, Evoluon, Rock School, Fighting Fantasy phone-in games and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

E Arth Welcome... In Blue Jam
The story behind Chris Morris' late-night night comedy nightmare.

You've Got To Fight For What You Want
The story of The Flashing Blade, the dubbed imported serial that the BBC never quite got round to showing in full.

Wrapped Up In Books
The story of Belle And Sebastian, the dubbed imported serial that gave the band their name.

62-39 Was His Number
Jailhouse Rock is on at the cinema and Elvis' fans are as rowdy as ever...

Come With Me Now, Into The Swirling Mists Of Human Inadequacy...
Looking back at Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World, and the time I saw it 'live'.

All We Do Is Stand Around
Are episodes Two to Four of the Doctor Who story The Space Museum as dull as everyone seems to think?


Book Offer



You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 10% off in paperback (Code LULU10) from here.


Round The Archives



Hear me talking to Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge about the last ever episode of the Trumptonshire saga here.


Tape Over This And I Will Thump You



A C90's worth of songs I originally discovered through Compilation Tapes, featuring Tim Buckley, France Gall, The Free Design, Traffic and more. Hear it here.


From The Archive



The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #1: Captain Peacock Is Pompous, Move Back Three Spaces
Highlights with Ben Baker, Emma Burnell, Phil Catterall, Mark Thompson, Stephen O'Brien, Garreth F. Hirons and a previously unheard extra about TV tie-in board games. Listen to it here.

@outonbluesix

My Tweets

In case you missed them…

  • Books
    • The Larks Ascending
    • Can’t Help Thinking About Me
  • About
  • Audio
  • Looks Unfamiliar
  • Contact
  • Links

Recent Posts

  • E Arth Welcome… In Blue Jam
  • You’ve Got To Fight For What You Want
  • Looks Unfamiliar #41: Chris Shaw – It’s Half Three And Something Is Happening
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com