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

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June 30, 2020July 25, 2026 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Jessica Jones With Miriam Kent

June 16, 2020July 27, 2026 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Daredevil With Gary Bainbridge

The Golden Age Of Children's TV

The Golden Age Of Children's TV by Tim Worthington

The story of children's television from Play School and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything in between - get it in all good bookshops and from Waterstones here, Amazon here or from the Kindle Store here. Find out more about what you can find in it here.

New Features

Adventures Of A Black (And White) Bag
Adventures Of A Black (And White) Bag
Dr. Finlay's Casebook was one of the BBC's biggest drama series of the entire sixties, if not one of the biggest series full stop - so why does it attract so little interest now?

KEN-DALL!
KEN-DALL!
Don't be late for the school bell - we're taking the register for a look at Grange Hill and Tucker's Luck!

Through The Square Window: Bailey’s Comets, bishopslips And Giant Hogweed
Through The Square Window: Bailey’s Comets, bishopslips And Giant Hogweed
It's Saturday Morning, and while you're waiting for TV to 'start', here's a collection of highlights from the archives including Bob Fischer and Chris Shaw on Looks Unfamiliar and thoughts on The Flashing Blade, Blue Jam and Zokko!.

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Twenty Three – Come And Give Me Some Of That Yum Yum Chocolate Chip Honey Dip Can I Get A Time Scoop?
It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Twenty Three – Come And Give Me Some Of That Yum Yum Chocolate Chip Honey Dip Can I Get A Time Scoop?
It's 1983, and Doctor Who is celebrating twenty years on air - and this time around, they're going to make sure you know it...

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Laurie Johnson's great lost soundtrack for Hammer's original Vampire Slayer - available at last! Includes sleevenotes from me on the background to the Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter score. Find out more here.

So Disappointed: Whatever Happened To The Future?

So Disappointed: Whatever Happened To The Future?
I join Paul Whitelaw and Wendy Jordan for a look at why The BBC's science magazine show Tomorrow's World never quite delivered on what it promised, but not in the way we might have expected - listen to it here.

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar: David Quantick – We Were Excited Because We Saw Hugh Scully’s Makeup Chair
Looks Unfamiliar: David Quantick – We Were Excited Because We Saw Hugh Scully’s Makeup Chair
David joins me for a chat about Timeslip, Black Hearts In Battersea, Elephant's Eggs In A Rhubarb Tree, Mike Oldfield's Boxed, Bright's Boffins and more.

Looks Unfamiliar: Gareth Randall – Tony Hart’s Tin Machine
Looks Unfamiliar: Gareth Randall – Tony Hart’s Tin Machine
Gareth joins me for a chat about Screen Test Young Film-Maker entry Ice Cream, 'Where's Pepe?', Keep Your Pecker Up by Eugene And The Syncopaters, Captain Micro's Electronic Comic, Tim And The Hidden People, Master Maze, Skirrid, Darren Kimpton, Take Hart On Holiday and more.

Looks Unfamiliar: Mark Thompson – It’s Great For Your Gel Pen Needs
Looks Unfamiliar: Mark Thompson – It’s Great For Your Gel Pen Needs
Mark joins me for a chat about Lenny Henry's Square Crisps adverts, Allied Lyons - A Great British Company, The Quiet Earth, Illuminati, The Optimist, Father's Day and more.

The DNA Of Doctor Who: The Graham Williams Years

The DNA Of Doctor Who: The Graham Williams Years

A new book about Doctor Who in the late seventies, including a chapter by me on the impact that Star Wars had on the then-struggling show. Find out more here.

RHLSTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV

RHSLTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV
A chat with Richard Herring about The Golden Age Of Children's TV and thoughts on some of our favourite and indeed least favourite children's television shows - listen to it here.

Completing The Circle

Completing The Circle
My book about the making of Children Of The Stones and other spooky seventies ITV children's serials is now available again from here.

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It's Not Hard To Find, You've Got It In Your Mind

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Fun At One by Tim Worthington

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