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September 8, 2017April 23, 2023 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Emma Burnell – Jessica Wakefield Is Jessica Fletcher Writ Large

Latest Podcasts

Looks Unfamiliar: Bibi Lynch – I’d Go Out Looking Like An Extreme Adam Ant
Looks Unfamiliar: Bibi Lynch – I’d Go Out Looking Like An Extreme Adam Ant
Bibi Lynch joins Tim for a chat about Head Over Heels In Love by Kevin Keegan, Jackie Magazine's makeup tips, Starsky Cardigans and more.

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: Chekhov’s Fire Brigade Band Concert Poster
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: Chekhov’s Fire Brigade Band Concert Poster
Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Gary Bainbridge, Tim Worthington, Becky Darke, Toby Hadoke, Anna Cale, Genevieve Jenner, Mitch Benn and more.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Incredible Hulk With Gary Bainbridge
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Incredible Hulk With Gary Bainbridge
Gary Bainbridge joins Tim for a chat about 'David' Bruce Banner’s quest to control the raging spirit that dwells within him by stealing some clothes off washing lines in The Incredible Hulk.

From The Archive

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Blade: Trinity With Joanne Sheppard
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Blade: Trinity With Joanne Sheppard
Joanne joins Tim for a chat about Eric Brooks finding himself up against BBC Three's idea of Dracula in Blade: Trinity.

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Higher Than The Sun by Tim Worthington

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  • Looks Unfamiliar: Nina Buckley - We're Not Very Sax Positive These Days
    Looks Unfamiliar: Nina Buckley - We're Not Very Sax Positive These Days
  • Looks Unfamiliar: Bibi Lynch - I'd Go Out Looking Like An Extreme Adam Ant
    Looks Unfamiliar: Bibi Lynch - I'd Go Out Looking Like An Extreme Adam Ant
  • Good Luck, Good Hunting, Good Friends
    Good Luck, Good Hunting, Good Friends
  • It's Still A Police Box, Why Hasn't It Changed? Part One: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Hartnell
    It's Still A Police Box, Why Hasn't It Changed? Part One: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Hartnell
  • It's Good, Except It Sucks - The Incredible Hulk (1977) With Gary Bainbridge
    It's Good, Except It Sucks - The Incredible Hulk (1977) With Gary Bainbridge
  • Goon Pod: Tales Of Old Dartmoor
    Goon Pod: Tales Of Old Dartmoor
  • The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: Chekhov's Fire Brigade Band Concert Poster
    The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: Chekhov's Fire Brigade Band Concert Poster
  • Special Møøse Effects: Olaf Prot
    Special Møøse Effects: Olaf Prot
  • It's Good, Except It Sucks: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Part Three) With David Smith
    It's Good, Except It Sucks: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Part Three) With David Smith
  • It's Good, Except It Sucks: She-Hulk: Attorney At Law With Miriam Kent
    It's Good, Except It Sucks: She-Hulk: Attorney At Law With Miriam Kent

New Features

Special Møøse Effects: Olaf Prot
Special Møøse Effects: Olaf Prot
What were the four - yes, four - pieces of music used in the moose-festooned opening titles of Monty Python And The Holy Grail?

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Three: Su-Su-Su-Subotksy!
It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Three: Su-Su-Su-Subotksy!
Doctor Who takes a slight detour as The Daleks invade the big screen...

Good Luck, Good Hunting, Good Friends
Good Luck, Good Hunting, Good Friends
Despite boasting a heavyweight cast and a Paul McCartney theme tune, The Zoo Gang came and went in 1974 without anyone really noticing... but why?

Goon Pod: Tales Of Old Dartmoor

Goon Pod: Tales Of Old Dartmoor
1959's The Best Of The Goon Shows was possibly the first item of comedy tie-in merchandise as we know it today - and you can find a chat about it here.

Doctor Who Magazine Special: Showrunners

Doctor Who Magazine Special: Showrunners

Includes my feature on late sixties Doctor Who producer Derrick Sherwin. Find out more here.

Doctor Who Magazine #588

Doctor Who Magazine #588

Includes my thoughts on The Sarah Jane Adventures. Find out more here.

Doctor Who Chronicles: 1988

Doctor Who Chronicles: 1988

Includes a feature by me on the music from the 1988 series of Doctor Who. Find out more here.

The Owl Service And The Intruder

The Owl Service

The Intruder

Two spooky children's serials are coming back to haunt you... with commentaries by me! Find out more here.

You can also find a feature I wrote about the process of adapting The Owl Service for television here.

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