Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Mysteries Of Old Peking, as discussed by Tim Worthington and writer Ben Baker in Looks Unfamiliar.
September 8, 2017July 8, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #7: Ben Baker – Just A Bit Massively Stereotypical

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The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #4: The Real Bowie Says To The Imagined Bowie
2 Hours Of Wicked Mixes To Keep You Moving All Night Long
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Looks Unfamiliar #1: Phil Catterall - Here Is Pyramint, Buy Pyramint
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #7: I Personally Blame Mr. Brackett For That
Looks Unfamiliar #11: Lisa Parker And Andrew Trowbridge - He Looks Like A Normal Boy With A Nose
And If You Need Me, You Can Find Me Ironing My Shirt
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Looks Unfamiliar #44: Chris Hughes - The Mr. Willmott-Brown Of Chocolate Bars
Writer Chris Hughes on Buzzfax, The Gilette Video Show, Load Runner, the rave version of the Inspector Morse theme and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

A Fast Exciting All-Action Game
A look at the jaw-dropping - sometimes for all the wrong reasons - TV tie-in board games produced by Denys Fisher Toys.

Doctor Who And The Thin Ice
A review of the racist-punching belter of episode from 2017.

Can We Hear It Back Now?
What is Carnival Of Light by The Beatles, and why hasn't it been heard anywhere outside of an arts 'happening' in early 1967?.

Twelve Radio Programmes That Need To Be Given A Proper Release
A look at some radio shows that never seem to get the attention they deserve, and why I think it's time all that changed...

The TV That Time Forgot: Rubovia
A look at the series that came after Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley that almost nobody remembers.


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You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 10% off in paperback (Code LULU10) from here.


Don't Let's Chart



I make a guest appearance on the latest edition of Don't Let's Chart With Ben And Phil counting down... well, it's a bit hard to explain really... listen to it here.


Tape Over This And I Will Thump You



A C90's worth of songs I originally discovered through Compilation Tapes, featuring Tim Buckley, France Gall, The Free Design, Traffic and more. Hear it here.


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Betamax Video Club: Morons From Outer Space And Asbolute Beginners
Hear me talking about how much I love two mid-eighties films that nobody else likes.

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