Tim Worthington
@outonbluesix.bsky.social
Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'.
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Looks Unfamiliar: Garreth Hirons – Old Jeeves’ Special Truffle And Cheese Popcorn
Looks Unfamiliar with Garreth Hirons talking to Tim Worthington about Copper Blue by Sugar, the Crusader Nuts advert, The Hobbit on the ZX Spectrum, Too Sussed? by These Animal Men, Spring 1994 EP …
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New! Garreth Hirons (@invaderace2000.bsky.social) is back for a chat about Copper Blue by Sugar, the Crusader Nuts advert, The Hobbit on the ZX Spectrum, Too Sussed? by These Animal Men, Spring 1994 EP by S*M*A*S*H, Ghoulies Horror Bar and more!
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These are bloody lovely.
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
These are bloody lovely.
Adam And Joe raid the Channel 4 archives, Mr. T goes Christmas shopping, Kid Creole And The Coconuts try their hand at topical satire and the Bullseye studio is invaded by Victorian literary ghosts...
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Looks Unfamiliar: Ben Baker – Historical Sitcom Man
Looks Unfamiliar with Ben Baker talking to Tim Worthington about Mr T’s Christmas Dream, There’s Something Wrong In Paradise, God In The House, To Hell With The Devil, Highway, The Flin…
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February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Adam And Joe raid the Channel 4 archives, Mr. T goes Christmas shopping, Kid Creole And The Coconuts try their hand at topical satire and the Bullseye studio is invaded by Victorian literary ghosts...
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Also, it was promoting a sex pest despite knowing he was a sex pest and then said sex pest immediately sexually assaulting a man who'd been invited to the HoC as a VIP and then boz lying about it that ended him.
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Also, it was promoting a sex pest despite knowing he was a sex pest and then said sex pest immediately sexually assaulting a man who'd been invited to the HoC as a VIP and then boz lying about it that ended him.
As Prime Minister he had a responsibility not to hold or attend parties in direct contravention of his own guidance. If he didn't want or care for that responsibility he should not have so intently coveted the job. Also he took his merry time to resign. This is not remotely a weighted equation.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
As Prime Minister he had a responsibility not to hold or attend parties in direct contravention of his own guidance. If he didn't want or care for that responsibility he should not have so intently coveted the job. Also he took his merry time to resign. This is not remotely a weighted equation.
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I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
Bullseye giving away a cassette of Kate Bush's The Whole Story and a twin-tape stereo that will almost certainly chew it within seconds.
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Bullseye giving away a cassette of Kate Bush's The Whole Story and a twin-tape stereo that will almost certainly chew it within seconds.
This is The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society, and it's a collection of some of my features on some of the more mind-frazzling corners of television. Think The Banana Splits turned up to eleven. Currently 15% off in paperback (Code LIBRARY15).
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The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society
The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society – a collection of columns and features by Tim Worthington.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This is The Camberwick Green Procrastination Society, and it's a collection of some of my features on some of the more mind-frazzling corners of television. Think The Banana Splits turned up to eleven. Currently 15% off in paperback (Code LIBRARY15).
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I thoroughly enjoyed I Am Groot despite having no clear idea what was going on, as this excellent listening experience proves.
It's time for a bit of a crossover fun as @benbaker.bsky.social and @ricardoautobahn.co.uk from @alfsplaining.bsky.social join me for a chat about the ice cream-seeking off-screen exploits of everyone's favourite monolexical tree creature in I Am Groot...
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: I Am Groot With Ben Baker And John Matthews
Ben Baker and John Matthews join Tim Worthington for a chat about Groot’s increasing frustration with a considerable assortment of extra-terrestrial birds in I Am Groot.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed I Am Groot despite having no clear idea what was going on, as this excellent listening experience proves.
It's time for a bit of a crossover fun as @benbaker.bsky.social and @ricardoautobahn.co.uk from @alfsplaining.bsky.social join me for a chat about the ice cream-seeking off-screen exploits of everyone's favourite monolexical tree creature in I Am Groot...
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: I Am Groot With Ben Baker And John Matthews
Ben Baker and John Matthews join Tim Worthington for a chat about Groot’s increasing frustration with a considerable assortment of extra-terrestrial birds in I Am Groot.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
It's time for a bit of a crossover fun as @benbaker.bsky.social and @ricardoautobahn.co.uk from @alfsplaining.bsky.social join me for a chat about the ice cream-seeking off-screen exploits of everyone's favourite monolexical tree creature in I Am Groot...
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Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about The New Mutants, the very last of the Fox X-Men movie series which barely even got a proper release and hardly anyone seems to have actually seen...
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The New Mutants With Mic Wright
Mic Wright joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Iliyana Rasputin more or less deciding that her homework is probably the more interesting option after all in The New Mutants.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about The New Mutants, the very last of the Fox X-Men movie series which barely even got a proper release and hardly anyone seems to have actually seen...
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Next Wednesday, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social return with a new episode of Through the Square Window (wherever you get your podcasts) looking at shows from February 1969. First up is...
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Next Wednesday, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social return with a new episode of Through the Square Window (wherever you get your podcasts) looking at shows from February 1969. First up is...
Like Friends or hate Friends, it isn't going anywhere... so how do we deal with some of the more 'difficult' aspects now?
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The One Where I Talk About The One With The Football
Like Friends or hate Friends, it isn’t going anywhere – so how do we deal with its more ‘difficult’ aspects now?
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February 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Like Friends or hate Friends, it isn't going anywhere... so how do we deal with some of the more 'difficult' aspects now?
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Some time ago, I had an idea for a book about comedy on BBC Radio 1. It turned out to be the worst possible idea at the worst possible time - and some people tried to warn me about that...
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The Nation’s Not-Quite-As-Favourite
Some time ago, I had an idea for a book about comedy on Radio 1 – and It was the worst possible idea at the worst possible moment…
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February 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Some time ago, I had an idea for a book about comedy on BBC Radio 1. It turned out to be the worst possible idea at the worst possible time - and some people tried to warn me about that...
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If you missed me on the radio on Halloween playing a nerve-jangling selection of little-heard spooky sixties hits - or if you were just too frightened to listen in the first place - here it is again.
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Journey To The Unknown
Take a ticket for the abandoned fairground and get strapped in for a collection of lesser heard spooky pop discs from the sixties…
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December 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you missed me on the radio on Halloween playing a nerve-jangling selection of little-heard spooky sixties hits - or if you were just too frightened to listen in the first place - here it is again.
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Me again, I’m sorry.
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Me again, I’m sorry.
I’ll still be very grateful for any shares 🙏🏻😘🖤
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Me again, I’m sorry.
I’ll still be very grateful for any shares 🙏🏻😘🖤
Me again, I’m sorry.
I’ll still be very grateful for any shares 🙏🏻😘🖤
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The Golden Age Of Children's TV - the story of children's television from Play School and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything inbetween. Cue Blue Peter drum roll...
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The Golden Age Of Children’s TV
Do you live in a town? Was it Bill or was it Ben? Who is The Phantom Phlan Plinger? Can you guess what is in it today? Why don’t you just switch off your television set and go out and do something …
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February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The Golden Age Of Children's TV - the story of children's television from Play School and Pipkins to Pob's Programme and Press Gang and everything inbetween. Cue Blue Peter drum roll...
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Higher Than The Sun. The story of four albums released late in 1991, and how long before Britpop, Creation Records took on the world and almost won. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Higher Than The Sun
Higher Than The Sun by Tim Worthington – the story of Screamadelica by Primal Scream, Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne, Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub, and Loveless by My Bloody Valentine &#…
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November 9, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Higher Than The Sun. The story of four albums released late in 1991, and how long before Britpop, Creation Records took on the world and almost won. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Top Of The Box Vol. 2 - the story behind every album released by BBC Records And Tapes. No, genuinely. I listened to them all. Even the one that's just bells.
Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Top Of The Box Vol. 2
Top Of The Box Vol. 2 by Tim Worthington – the story behind every album released by BBC Records And Tapes from Play School Play On to Russell Grant’s Zodiac Jukebox,
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December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Top Of The Box Vol. 2 - the story behind every album released by BBC Records And Tapes. No, genuinely. I listened to them all. Even the one that's just bells.
Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Can't Help Thinking About Me. If you don't enjoy it, it's big enough to use as a replacement housebrick. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Can’t Help Thinking About Me
Can’t Help Thinking About Me by Tim Worthington – a collection of columns and features with a personal twist.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Can't Help Thinking About Me. If you don't enjoy it, it's big enough to use as a replacement housebrick. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Play him one of the later albums.
February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Play him one of the later albums.
If you watched Watch at school - and why didn't they think about how linguistically messy that name would make it to reminisce about - then you'll enjoy this chat about their it has to be said singular retelling of The Nativity...
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The Watch Nativity Follows Shortly…
A chat about a television programme that has always meant ‘Christmas’ to me – BBC Schools show Watch’s retelling of The Nativity.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
If you watched Watch at school - and why didn't they think about how linguistically messy that name would make it to reminisce about - then you'll enjoy this chat about their it has to be said singular retelling of The Nativity...
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A chat about Blade II, a movie Joanne had never seen before and knew nothing about but *does* know a lot about vampires, and more than she would probably like to know about Luke Goss...
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Blade II With Joanne Sheppard
Joanne Sheppard joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Eric Brooks finding that those raving vampires are still keeping him up all night in Blade II.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
A chat about Blade II, a movie Joanne had never seen before and knew nothing about but *does* know a lot about vampires, and more than she would probably like to know about Luke Goss...
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Mic Wright joins me for a chat about Clarissa Explains It All, Sharky And George, I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape by The Times, Nikolai Dante, Steve Aylett's 'Jeff Lint' hoax and tons more besides...
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Looks Unfamiliar: Mic Wright – Film Noir But It’s Fish
Looks Unfamiliar with Mic Wright talking to Tim Worthington about I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape by The Times, Clarissa Explains It All, Nikolai Dante, Sharky And George, Jeff Lint, The Game and …
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February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Mic Wright joins me for a chat about Clarissa Explains It All, Sharky And George, I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape by The Times, Nikolai Dante, Steve Aylett's 'Jeff Lint' hoax and tons more besides...
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Top Of The Box - the story behind every single released by BBC Records And Tapes, from Every Loser Wins to Awesome Dood! by Edd The Duck. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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Top Of The Box
Top Of The Box by Tim Worthington – the story behind every single released by BBC Records And Tapes.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Top Of The Box - the story behind every single released by BBC Records And Tapes, from Every Loser Wins to Awesome Dood! by Edd The Duck. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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It's Sunday, and it's not five to five... but there are still a few signed copies of The Golden Age Of Children's TV left in the brilliant @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social!
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
It's Sunday, and it's not five to five... but there are still a few signed copies of The Golden Age Of Children's TV left in the brilliant @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social!