Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Top Of The Pops

Christmas In Hollis by Run DMC, as discussed by Tim Worthington and writer Stephen O'Brien in Looks Unfamiliar.
December 20, 2018April 16, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Christmas Extra: “The Meaning Of Christmas Is No Boris Gardiner”

Has a scene gone missing from Flash Gordon since it was first released? Find out when journalist Martin Belam chats to Tim Worthington in Looks Unfamiliar!
August 11, 2018August 24, 2019 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar #26: Martin Belam – It’s Not Funny Having A Piano Fall On Your Head If Someone’s Just Drawn It

Popular Features

Looks Unfamiliar #35: Stephen Brotherstone And Dave Lawrence - We'll Definitely Eat These Meatballs
It's Time For... It's Time For... Comic Relief!
All That I Can See With My Mind's Eye
And An Extra Point For Being So Clever!
Looks Unfamiliar #42: Bob Fischer - False Flag Giant Hogweed
Looks Unfamiliar #36: Paul Cornell - You Don't Want A Less Powerful Mantra For Frippery Astral Travel
Looks Unfamiliar #48: Pete Prodge - Paul Nuttalls Of The UCHIPS
I'm Meaner, I'm Leaner, I Ain't No Inbetweener
The Characters That Time Forgot
Amongst Them Trevor The Sheep

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Latest Podcast

Looks Unfamiliar #48: Pete Prodge – Paul Nuttalls Of The UCHIPS
Comedian Pete Prodge on School Fun, How Dare You!, The Dune Sticker Album, Curse Of Sherwood, The Evil Horde and more. Listen to it here.


New Features

And An Extra Point For Being So Clever!
A look at Ask The Family,a highbrow BBC1 family quiz show with strange theme music and even stranger opening titles.

Sweet Georgie Fame
How hunting for Children's TV theme albums in charity shops led me towards Sixties UK Jazz and its amazing sleeve art.

The Characters That Time Forgot
From Mandy from The West Wing to Mr. Dagenham from Camberwick Green, ten of the best characters that came and went without anyone really noticing.

This Is Television Freedom
The story behind The KLF's astonishing career-closing performance at the Brit Awards in 1992.

The Original Peter
BBC2's 1970 Arts-Jazz happening is here to blow your mind and get stuck in your head.


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You can currently get The Larks Ascending with 15% off in paperback (Code ONEFIVE) 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.


From The Archive


Looks Unfamiliar #30: John Rain – They Probably Made Mick Fleetwood And Samantha Fox Look Like The Hitman And Her
Murder In Space, Oink!, Hello Mum, E.T. Cola Creams, Your Mother Wouldn't Like It and more.

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