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

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August 28, 2026 Tim Worthington

The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream Part Two: You Can’t Help Falling For A Wall’s

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The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream Part One: There’s A Thousand Ways Of Having Fun With Lyons Maid Ice Cream

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The Looks Unfamiliar Summertime Special: Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson – Why Would Anyone Want To Eat A Foot-Shaped Ice Cream?

The Golden Age Of Children's TV

The Golden Age Of Children's TV by Tim Worthington

The story of children's television from Play School and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything in between - get it in all good bookshops and from Waterstones here, Amazon here or from the Kindle Store here. Find out more about what you can find in it here.

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The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream Part Two: You Can’t Help Falling For A Wall’s
The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream Part Two: You Can’t Help Falling For A Wall’s
Wall's or Lyon's Maid? The battle for the newsagent's freezer continues...

Ah, Would That It Were…
Ah, Would That It Were…
Either side of the children's television schedules, there were programmes that weren't meant for you, but also sort of were...

The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream Part One: There’s A Thousand Ways Of Having Fun With Lyons Maid Ice Cream
The Marvel And DC Of Ice Cream Part One: There’s A Thousand Ways Of Having Fun With Lyons Maid Ice Cream
Wall's or Lyon's Maid? Let the battle for the newsagent's freezer commence!

Latest Podcasts

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Brand New Day With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Spider-Man: Brand New Day With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Gabby joins me for a chat about Yelena Belova demonstrating why she should never be counted on to keep an eye on a grocery store in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Looks Unfamiliar: Martin Fitzgerald – Robert De Niro And Al Pacino Are Famously Not In Cool Runnings
Looks Unfamiliar: Martin Fitzgerald – Robert De Niro And Al Pacino Are Famously Not In Cool Runnings
Martin joins me for a chat about Dallas, The Rock'n'Roll Years, Shoot's 'Focus On', Jackpot comic and more.

Looks Unfamiliar: Georgy Jamieson – I Bet She Got It From A Catalogue
Looks Unfamiliar: Georgy Jamieson – I Bet She Got It From A Catalogue
Georgy joins me for a chat about Terry's Spartan, the EKCO hostess trolley, A Sharp Intake Of Breath, How To Win Holes By Influencing People, Charlie Chester's Sunday Soapbox and more.

Doctor Who 70-79

Doctor Who 70-79

Includes a chapter by me on Doctor Who's unexpected moment of mass popularity over the summer of 1979. Find out more here.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Countdown To Avengers: Doomsday

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Countdown To Avengers: Doomsday
Looking for a quicker - and only moderately more sarcastic - way of getting caught up on Marvel's watch list ahead of Avengers: Doomsday? You'll find one here.

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter – Original Soundtrack Selections

Laurie Johnson's great lost soundtrack for Hammer's original Vampire Slayer - available at last! Includes sleevenotes from me on the background to the Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter score. Find out more here.

So Disappointed: Whatever Happened To The Future?

So Disappointed: Whatever Happened To The Future?
I join Paul Whitelaw and Wendy Jordan for a look at why The BBC's science magazine show Tomorrow's World never quite delivered on what it promised, but not in the way we might have expected - listen to it here.

RHLSTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV

RHSLTP Book Club: The Golden Age Of Children's TV
A chat with Richard Herring about The Golden Age Of Children's TV and thoughts on some of our favourite and indeed least favourite children's television shows - listen to it here.

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