Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Phil Catterall

October 19, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Ant-Man And The Wasp

Iron Man (2008) - hear Tim Worthington and Phil Catterall talking about it in It's Good, Except It Sucks.
January 31, 2020February 27, 2020 Tim Worthington

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Iron Man

Vote For Froglet, the Clangers Election Special, as discussed by Tim Worthington, Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding in Looks Unfamiliar.
January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #9: I Have A Photo Of You Admiring That Lettering

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”

Mr. Brackett The Butler from Chigley (BBC1, 1969), as discussed by Tim Worthington and Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge in Looks Unfamiliar.
July 16, 2019July 17, 2020 Tim Worthington

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

Some of the podcasts I listen to. And Looks Unfamiliar.
April 13, 2019May 17, 2020 Tim Worthington

What We Just Listened To

The Wacky Races Annual 1970, as discussed by Ben Baker and Phil Catterall in Looks Unfamiliar.
April 1, 2019October 2, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Don’t Let’s Chart Extra: “Dust On Edge”

Godzilla, Russ Meyer and Video Nasties come under the Horrorscope (The ULTIMATE in Thingy) in the Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra with Tim Worthington, Ben Baker and Garreth F. Hirons.
October 12, 2018August 28, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra: “A Giant Raymond Burr The Size Of Godzilla”

September 10, 2018October 16, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Looks Familiar Extra: “If You’re One Of Those People Who Sells Crack…”

The Looks Unfamiliar Summer Extra - podcast fun from the archives with Tim Worthington, Ben Baker, Darrell Maclaine and Phil Catterall.
June 1, 2018July 7, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Summer Extra: “No More Giant Breads For Us”

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Looks Unfamiliar #69: Mitch Benn – Thunderbird One Is Blue You Weirdo
Mitch Benn on 54321, the Logan's Run TV series, Matchbox Zoomy Balloonies, Atomic Man and Bullet Man, King Swamp, fifties nostalgia in the seventies and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Ant-Man And The Wasp
 Phil Catterall joins Tim to chat about Scott and Hope’s unfortunate tendency to change size in the heat of passionate moments.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Cloak And Dagger
 Ben Baker joins Tim to talk about Tandy and Ty healing the streets of New Orleans by shoplifting some Dr. Pepper.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #11: This Car Has Abilities Beyond The Capabilities Of An Ordinary Car
 Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Justin Lewis, Jane Hill, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Carrie Dunn , Tom Williamson and Bob Fischer.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Infinity War (Part One)
 Martin Ruddock joins Tim to talk about about Iron Man, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange re-enacting Three Men In A Boat in space.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther
 Shanine Salmon joins Tim to talk about T’Challa repeatedly being pushed over in some water.


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The Road To Rawlinson End
English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water... but did the saga of Rawlinson End start with Viv Stanshall's unsuccessful hard rock band biG GRunt?

The Dance Floor Monsters That We’re All Getting Down To Right Now
A long time ago, I won a competition in Smash Hits - but I'm not quite sure how I won it and why...

Hits 5 Revisited
A look back at the late 1986 compilation of thirty two recent mid-chart hits, Hits 5.


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You can currently get Well At Least It's Free with 10% off in paperback (Code SPOOKY10) 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.


It’s An S Pod Thing!: S Club 7 – Back To The ’50s



I have a chat with Sophie Davies about S Club 7's ludicrous time travel-themed TV Movie. 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.
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