Tim Worthington

Tim Worthington

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

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Tag: Video Nasties

Silent Night Deadly Night (Tristar, 1984).
December 6, 2019December 9, 2020 Tim Worthington

The Nightmares Before (And After) Christmas

BBC Test Card F, as discussed in the Looks Unfamiliar Halloween Extra.
October 31, 2018November 10, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Halloween Extra: “Last Play School House On The Left”

Godzilla, Russ Meyer and Video Nasties come under the Horrorscope (The ULTIMATE in Thingy) in the Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra with Tim Worthington, Ben Baker and Garreth F. Hirons.
October 12, 2018November 30, 2020 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar Movie Double Bill Extra: “A Giant Raymond Burr The Size Of Godzilla”

Popular Features

Looks Unfamiliar #9: Martin Ruddock - I Made A Plasticine Harold Macmillan
Looks Unfamiliar #10: Mark Griffiths – It Was Definitely An Audience Member, If You'll Pardon The Pun
The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar #11: This Car Has Abilities Beyond The Capabilities Of An Ordinary Car
Looks Unfamiliar #54: Gary Bainbridge - There Must Be Some Kid Getting A Hundred And Fifty Grand
It's Good, Except It Sucks: Runaways
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Must Be All This Talk Of Witches...
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It's Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Endgame It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Endgame
 Ben Baker joins Tim to chat about the aftermath of Thanos’ plan to leave everyone arguing over whether Die Hard is a time travel movie in Avengers: Endgame.

Looks Unfamiliar Box Of Delights Extra: “Whether They Had A Million Pounds Or One Pound, They’d Always Give It A Go”
Stephen O’Brien joins Tim to take a trip back to 1984 for a look at how the BBC’s acclaimed adaptation of The Box Of Delights was received at the time by its target audience, long before it started to become recognised as a ‘Television Classic’, and in many ways was just another children’s programme.

Looks Unfamiliar Selection Box: “The Idea Of An Annual Eric Idle Christmas Special”
An all-star festive lineup of entertainment as Tim is joined by a series of guests to talk about television Christmas Specials that seem to have slipped under the radar despite featuring very big names or coming from very popular shows.


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TV's Newest Series
A look at the most brilliantly ridiculous television series ever made... Skiboy!


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Top Of The Box by Tim Worthington

You can currently get Top Of The Box with 15% off in paperback (Code SHOP15) 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.


(Music For) The Head Ballet: I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek



I have a chat with Paul Abbott about the story behind the bizarre 1964 'Dalekmania' cash-in single. 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.
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