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June 26, 2019May 4, 2023 Tim Worthington

Looks Unfamiliar: Anna Cale – Mrs. Mangel’s Living Room Was The Bane Of My Life

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

From The Archive

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Hawkeye With Vikki Gregorich
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Hawkeye With Vikki Gregorich
Vikki joins Tim for a chat about Clint and Kate helping Santa out with his naughty list during a busy period in Hawkeye.

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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
  • Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Prologue
    Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Prologue
  • Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Five
    Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Five
  • Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part One
    Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part One
  • Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Four
    Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Four
  • Can't Help Thinking About Me
    Can't Help Thinking About Me
  • Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Two
    Time And Tide Melts The Snowman: Part Two
  • It's Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers Assemble With Joanne Sheppard
    It's Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers Assemble With Joanne Sheppard
  • It's Good, Except It Sucks: X-Men: First Class With David Smith
    It's Good, Except It Sucks: X-Men: First Class With David Smith
  • The Larks Ascending
    The Larks Ascending

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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.

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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.

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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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