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

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May 5, 2024November 24, 2025 Tim Worthington

Through The Square Window: Surf’s Up, Satire And Pyramint

November 11, 2021August 4, 2026 Tim Worthington

Wish I Could Sing It To You

Psychedelia And Other Colours by Rob Chapman (Faber & Faber, 2015).
February 12, 2018July 21, 2026 Tim Worthington

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

August 22, 2017February 18, 2026 Tim Worthington

All Fall Down And Lost In The Mystery

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

Through The Square Window: Kylie Minogue, Grace Petrie And Pongo The Dragon
Through The Square Window: Kylie Minogue, Grace Petrie And Pongo The Dragon
LIVE TONIGHT! Archive Showcase with Grace Petrie, Primal Scream, Anna Cale on Looks Unfamiliar, Twelve Radio Programmes That Need To Be Given A Proper Release and the stars of TV's Rubovia. SPONSORED BY PYRAMINT.

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!

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar: Georgy Jamieson – I Bet She Got It From A Catalogue
Looks Unfamiliar: Georgy Jamieson – I Bet She Got It From A Catalogue
Georgy joins me for a chat about Terry's Spartan, the EKCO hostess trolley, A Sharp Intake Of Breath, How To Win Holes By Influencing People, Charlie Chester's Sunday Soapbox and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Brand New Day With Garreth Hirons
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Brand New Day With Garreth Hirons
Garreth joins me for a chat about Frank Castle challenging Peter and MJ to the world’s worst reboot of Now Get Out Of That! in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Defenders With Andy Miller
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Defenders With Andy Miller
Andy joins me for a chat about The Punisher resolutely failing to turn up whenever anyone could actually have done with his help in The Defenders.

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.

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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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 Camberwick Green Procrastination Society
Emergency Questions
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Deadpool With Joanne Sheppard

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HIgher Than The Sun by Tim Worthington

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