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

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The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – Now In Paperback!

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The Golden Age Of Children’s TV

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Through The Square Window: Smash Hits, Sky Divers And Keyop

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Looks Unfamiliar: Steve O’Brien – E.T. Pretzel Design

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.

Latest Podcasts

The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – His Hair Represents Something Or Other
The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “His Hair Represents Something Or Other”
Watch with Ste Brotherstone on Grange Hill, Martin Ruddock on The Adventure Game, Juliet Harris on The Sooty Show, Danny Kodicek on Big John Little John and Paul Whitelaw on The Monkees.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Ironheart With Mic Wright
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Ironheart With Mic Wright
Mic joins me for a chat about Riri Williams suddenly finding herself having to choose between The Hood and The Hood in Ironheart.

The Looks Unfamiliar Bonfire Night Spooky Display Spectacular: Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson – Hashtag Wotsit Slurry
The Looks Unfamiliar Bonfire Night Spooky Display Spectacular: Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson – Hashtag Wotsit Slurry
Bob and Georgy join me for a chat about some of the Halloween and Bonfire Night autumnal ephemera that you just don’t seem to get any more.

Journey To The Unknown

Journey To The Unknown
Join me for a nerve-jangling selection of little-heard spooky pop discs from the sixties here.

From The Archive

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Captain America: Brave New World With Gary Bainbridge
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Captain America: Brave New World With Gary Bainbridge
Gary joins me for a chat about Sam Wilson finding that some politicians are literally hiding their true colours in Captain America: Brave New World.

New Features

The Josie That Came Up Was Not The Josie That Went Down
The Josie That Came Up Was Not The Josie That Went Down
What happened when Josie And The Pussycats found themselves possessed by a malevolent spirit...

F.A.B.
F.A.B.
Thunderbirds is back and looking better than ever... but didn't it always look great?

Through The Square Window: Snowmen, Snow Coach And Foxy-Faced Charles
Through The Square Window: Snowmen, Snow Coach And Foxy-Faced Charles
Oh Come All Ye Faithful and enjoy some festive highlights from the archives including thoughts on The Box Of Delights, The Ghosts Of Oxford Street and Madge and Harold from Neighbours' non-hit single.

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.

Goon Pod: Pickwick

Goon Pod: Pickwick
A chat with Tyler Adams about Harry Secombe's acclaimed turn in the sixties-dominating Charles Dickens-inspired stage musical smash Pickwick - listen to it here.

Wolfshead

Wolfshead

Hammer's great lost Robin Hood television pilot comes to Bluray - and decent picture quality - at last. Find out more here.

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Patreon
New reviews, obscurities from the archives, nonsense about old newspaper ads, exclusive audio and commentaries and much more besides. Find out more here!

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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - Now In Paperback!
The Original Peter
Never Too Quickly, Never Too Slowly
Ghosts, Monsters And Legends (And Tennis Prodigies)
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Agatha All Along With Una McCormack
Emergency Questions
Looks Unfamiliar: Joanne Sheppard - A Billy Butler For Every Region
Through The Square Window: Saboteur, Sizzlin' Bacon And Drak Pack
Andy Pandy's Coming To Play!
Looks Unfamiliar: Mitch Benn - A Slightly More Apologetic Version Of Subbuteo

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Fun At One by Tim Worthington

You can currently get Fun At One in paperback with 10% off (code BOOKBINDING10) from here.

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