Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: The Beatles

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Tim Worthington

(Music For) The Head Ballet: Ringing On The Engine Bell By Bernard Cribbins

Pinky And Perky's Beat Party (Columbia, 1965).
April 3, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Alternative Anthology

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine (Parlophone, 1969).
March 31, 2020April 15, 2020 Tim Worthington

I Am The Eggpod: Yellow Submarine

Meet The Beatles! (Capitol, 1964).
February 29, 2020 Tim Worthington

Meet The Mono Beatles!

Tom Baker's Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz - as played by Tim Worthington, Vikki Gregorich, Jeff Lewis and Garreth F. Hirons in The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar.
November 22, 2019September 9, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #8: I Never Thought I’d Think Tom Baker Was Going On Too Much

October 6, 2019July 30, 2020 Tim Worthington

When The Levity Breaks

Zeeb Joins The Band by John Webster and Ian McCullough (Golden Acorn Books, 1979), as discussed by Tim Worthington and musician Paul Abbott in Looks Unfamiliar.
August 8, 2019July 21, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #46: Paul Abbott – So I Started Writing Stories About Gobots Instead

Cover of Now - The Summer Album (EMI/Virgin, 1986).
July 23, 2019June 24, 2020 Tim Worthington

You Can’t Imagine Summer Without It

Paul McCartney in Abbey Road around the time of Carnival Of Light.
June 30, 2019February 28, 2020 Tim Worthington

Can We Hear It Back Now?

Bailey's Comets, as discussed by Tim Worthington and Beatle Academic Chris Shaw in Looks Unfamiliar.
May 11, 2019February 18, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #41: Chris Shaw – It’s Half Three And Something Is Happening

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It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther

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Latest Podcasts

It's Good, Except It Sucks: Black Panther
Anna Cale joins Tim to talk about Peter Parker taking dating tips from a voice inside a costume. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar #68: Mic Wright – A Very Fall Type Sweet
Mic Wright on The Adventures Of Pete And Pete, Emergency by 999, Rock On by David Essex, Army And Navy Sweets Thunderbirds comic, a certain murky playground rumour and more. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: The Punisher
Mic Wright joins Tim to talk about about Frank Castle taking out the corrupt in authority and knocking over a few bins along the way. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Thor: Ragnarok
Garreth Hirons joins Tim to talk about about the galaxy’s most gambled on game of rock paper scissors. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Inhumans
Phil Catterall joins Tim to talk about about that stupid dog and that drippy girl doing absolutely nothing whatsoever. Listen to it here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The Defenders
Tim joins Garreth Hirons to talk about about Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Daredevil protecting some dragon bones by punching buildings really bloody hard. Listen to it here.

Looks Unfamiliar #67: Mark Thompson – It Ended Up Underneath The Leg Of A Chair
Mark Thompson on V: The Series, The Mad Death, The Giftie, The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) by Peter Schilling and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

Ho Ho, Very Satirical...
Who should satire be aimed at, and why... and is it ever genuinely 'biased'?

That's Motivation
The Absolute Beginners soundtrack is even more overlooked than the movie itself - and it's about time that changed...

We're All Gonna Rock To The Rules That I Make
How can you discuss Glam Rock when you're not supposed to discuss some of the key participants?


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You can currently get Higher Than The Sun with 15% off in paperback (Code READ15) 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.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar #26: Martin Belam – It’s Not Funny Having A Piano Fall On Your Head If Someone’s Just Drawn It
The Laurel And Hardy cartoon, Top Of The Pops censorship, a missing scene from Flash Gordon and more...
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