Tim Worthington

@outonbluesix
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Writer. Occasional broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'

http://timworthington.org

New! Are the late seventies Evel Knievel-riffing transparent plastic shield-chucking Captain America TV Movies really as dull as rainy Bank Holiday recollections suggest? Gary Bainbridge joins me to investigate...

https://timworthington.org/2023/10/02/its-good-except-it-sucks-captain-america-1979-with-gary-bainbridge/

It’s Good, Except It Sucks – Captain America (1979) With Gary Bainbridge

Gary Bainbridge joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Steve Rogers halting international conspiracies where nobody knows what they are with a disinterested game of beach frisbee in Captain America…

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New Looks Unfamiliar! Georgy Jamieson joins me for a chat about Indoor League, Pippa Dolls, The Paul Squire Fan Club, Pig In The Middle, Maureen Lipman's Re-Joyce!, the glory days of Good Winter Telly and more. Listen to it here!

https://timworthington.org/2023/09/30/looks-unfamiliar-georgy-jamieson-the-les-dawson-of-darts/

Looks Unfamiliar: Georgy Jamieson – The Les Dawson Of Darts

Looks Unfamiliar with Georgy Jamieson talking to Tim Worthington about Indoor League, Re-Joyce!, the Animals In The Box sketch, the Paul Squire Fan Club, Pig In The Middle, Pippa Dolls, Good Winter…

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New It's Good, Except It Sucks! Joanne Sheppard joins me for a chat about Avengers: Infinity War - only she has no idea what's going on or even who any of these people are...

https://timworthington.org/2023/09/09/its-good-except-it-sucks-avengers-infinity-war-with-joanne-sheppard/

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Avengers: Infinity War With Joanne Sheppard

Joanne Sheppard joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Thanos’ slightly over-cautious plan for avoiding paying half of the restaurant bill in Avengers: Infinity War.

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Join me and PopRambler in a swanky eighties club for a 12" Extended Version look at the first ever Now That's What I Call Music spinoff - 1985's Now Dance! Featuring Clouds Across The Moon, Rhythm Of The Night, 'Beloius' 'Some' and more...

https://timworthington.org/2023/08/29/back-to-now-now-dance/

Back To Now: Now Dance

I’m on Back To Now talking about the first ever Now That’s What I Call Music spinoff – 1985’s Now Dance!

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New It's Good, Except It Sucks! Anna Cale (@real_meaning) is back for a chat about Captain Marvel, not to mention the etiquette of shouting about spotting a cat on screen and the importance of having hair bobbles to hand when fighting aliens...

https://timworthington.org/2023/08/25/its-good-except-it-sucks-captain-marvel-with-anna-cale/

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Captain Marvel With Anna Cale

Anna Cale joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Carol Danvers discovering she probably didn’t need to stock up on all of that Iams after all in Captain Marvel.

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New Looks Unfamiliar! Gabby Hutchinson Crouch joins me for a chat about Wella Shaders And Toners, Cricklewood by The Goodies, Harry Hill's Fruit Fancies, The American Adventure Theme Park, L.A. Noire, 'Catherine' her school ghost and more...!

https://timworthington.org/2023/08/06/looks-unfamiliar-gabby-hutchinson-crouch-catherine-catherine-one-two-three/

Looks Unfamiliar: Gabby Hutchinson Crouch – Catherine Catherine One Two Three

Looks Unfamiliar with Gabby Hutchinson Crouch talking to Tim Worthington about Cricklewood by The Goodies, Harry Hill’s Fruit Fancies, The American Adventure, L.A. Noire, Wella Shaders And To…

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I'm on BBC 6Music from 8pm chatting with Stuart Maconie about the weird and wonderful - and funky - output of BBC Records And Tapes. Tune in!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p83n

BBC Radio 6 Music - Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone, BBC Records Special

Stuart celebrates the wonders of BBC Records with author Tim Worthington.

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NEW! It's 1970, and Doctor Who ushers in an exciting new decade of colour - and industrial action...

https://timworthington.org/2023/07/31/its-still-a-police-box-why-hasnt-it-changed-part-eight-theres-a-stahlman-waiting-by-some-pipes/

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Eight: There’s A Stahlman, Waiting By Some Pipes

It’s 1970, and Doctor Who ushers in an exciting new decade of colour – and industrial action…

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Absolutely thrilled to renew my acquaintance with the magisterial opening titles of the BBC's mid-eighties Sunday lunchtime political discussion show This Week Next Week.

A local radio parody of Jack Your Body, blocks of ice cream you were expected to stuff into the cornet yourself, a lachrymose animated hippo and that time The Waltons met a poltergeist...

https://timworthington.org/2020/01/23/the-best-of-looks-unfamiliar-9-i-have-a-photo-of-you-admiring-that-lettering/

The Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: I Have A Photo Of You Admiring That Lettering

Highlights from Looks Unfamiliar with Suzy Norman on Hugo The Hippo, Richard Littler on the episode of The Waltons with a Poltergeist, Gary Bainbridge on Radio City’s Jack Your Body parody De…

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