Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Sixties

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Tim Worthington

Vintage Rock Presents The Beach Boys

April 17, 2021September 13, 2021 Tim Worthington

That Sight, Those Sounds…

October 15, 2019July 27, 2021 Tim Worthington

Plays For Yesterday

September 7, 2019July 21, 2021 Tim Worthington

Sweet Georgie Fame

Some Compilation Tapes.
March 17, 2019June 23, 2021 Tim Worthington

Tape Over This And I Will Thump You

Opening caption from The Newcomers (BBC1, 1967).
March 3, 2018May 22, 2021 Tim Worthington

A Story Of A London Family Adapting To Life In A Country Town

Psychedelia And Other Colours by Rob Chapman (Faber & Faber, 2015).
February 12, 2018May 21, 2021 Tim Worthington

You Can’t Seem To Find How You Got There, So Just Blow Your Mind

TV Times resident astrologer Maurice Woodruff.
October 15, 2017July 18, 2021 Tim Worthington

…And Looks Into 1967

August 19, 2017May 8, 2021 Tim Worthington

I’ve Heard Of Politics, But This Is Ridiculous

Popular Features

Looks Unfamiliar: Grace Dent - We Fed A Lot Of These People After Midnight
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: I Never Thought I'd Think Tom Baker Was Going On Too Much
Wound Up And Ready To Play
Peter And Sophia
Looks Unfamiliar
Who The Hell Are You Guys?
Betamax Double-Bill: Morons From Outer Space And Absolute Beginners
The Singing Ringing Tree
Top Of The Box
Hits 5 Revisited

Tim Worthington’s Newsround

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar with Grace Dent Looks Unfamiliar: Grace Dent – We Fed A Lot Of These People After Midnight
Grace Dent joins Tim for a chat about Magic Smile by Rosie Vela, The Untied Shoelaces Show, unexplained television clowns, BMX Beat, the BBC Domesday Project and more.

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Logan with Mic Wright It's Good, Except It Sucks: Logan
Mic Wright joins Tim for a chat about Wolverine setting off on the world’s most poorly reviewed Uber journey in Logan.

Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Tim Worthington chatting to Joel Morris, Joanne Sheppard, Emma Burnell, Samira Ahmed, Jonny Morris, Matt Lee, Shanine Salmon and Anna Cale. The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: What Were They Copying In That – Goonreel?
Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Joel Morris, Joanne Sheppard, Emma Burnell, Samira Ahmed, Jonny Morris, Matt Lee, Shanine Salmon and Anna Cale.


New Features

The Best Pictures Are In The Radio (Times) The Best Pictures Are In The Radio (Times)
Sometimes it's hard not to miss the days when you had to do all of your research literally by hand.

Emergency Questions Emergency Questions
Richard Herring asked some Emergency Questions - and I answered...

Brothers In Erm Brothers In Erm
'Classic' albums and good albums are not necessarily always the same thing...


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Top Of The Box by Tim Worthington

You can currently get Top Of The Box with 10% off in paperback (Code TREAT10) from here.


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The Singing Ringing Tree

The Singing Ringing Tree

The legendary eerie psychedelic dubbed imported children's serial is now out on Blu-ray - and I've written a book to go with it. Find out more here.


Vintage Rock Presents The Rock'n'Roll Years

Vintage Rock Presents The Rock'n'Roll Years

I've written a feature on legendary Marlon Brando movie The Wild One for this bookazine looking at the earliest days of rock'n'roll. Find out more here.


Goon Pod - Peter And Sophia

Peter And Sophia by Peter Sellers And Sophia Loren (Parlophone, 1960)

I have a chat with Tyler Adams about Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren's comedy album, which tends to get overlooked because of one particular song. You can listen to it here.


Go Down Record Huntin’ (In Charity Shops)

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: Deborah Tracey Looks Unfamiliar: Deborah Tracey - Relax Now, Dammit
Deborah Tracey joins Tim for a chat about Hardwicke House, Five To Eleven, Bring Me The Head Of Mavis Davis and more.
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  • Looks Unfamiliar: Grace Dent - We Fed A Lot Of These People After Midnight
  • The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: I Never Thought I'd Think Tom Baker Was Going On Too Much
  • Wound Up And Ready To Play
  • Peter And Sophia
  • Looks Unfamiliar
  • Who The Hell Are You Guys?
  • Betamax Double-Bill: Morons From Outer Space And Absolute Beginners
  • The Singing Ringing Tree
  • Top Of The Box
  • Hits 5 Revisited

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  • Looks Unfamiliar: Grace Dent – We Fed A Lot Of These People After Midnight
  • Who The Hell Are You Guys?
  • The Best Pictures Are In The Radio (Times)
  • It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Logan
  • The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: What Were They Copying In That – Goonreel?

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