Tim Worthington's Blog: Tim Worthington's Quickreads, page 5

Through The Square Window: Betamax, Bryter Layter And Quatro

Press SPACE to view more highlights from the archives including Ros Ballinger and Garreth Hirons on Looks Unfamiliar, the mystery of a disappearing Nick Drake song and a couple of words in defence of two of the most widely disliked movies of the entire eighties...

The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “It’s A Bit Like The A-ha Video”

Watch with Emma Burnell on Grange Hill, Mark Thompson on Running Scared, Al Kennedy on Count Duckula, Justin Lewis on Emu's Broadcasting Company and Genevieve Jenner on Faerie Tale Theatre.

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Sixteen: Marco! Herrick! Terry Lee! Gary Tibbs And Yours Truly!

It's 1978, and can K9 really hold off the Doctor Who-condemning forces of Mary Whitehouse? Affirmative!

Looks Unfamiliar: Joanne Sheppard – A Billy Butler For Every Region

Looks Unfamiliar with Joanne Sheppard talking to Tim Worthington about p Fax, First Born, Chimera, Next Of Kin, Mother Love, I'm Your Number One Fan, The History Trail, The Yolk Folk, Victoria Plum televised Cluedo and more...!

The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “Every Owl She Traced, She’d Be Taking A Selfie”

Watch with Bibi Lynch on Playbus, Rose Ruane on Bric-A-Brac, Anna Cale on Press Gang, Vikki Gregorich on Ulysses 31 and Bob Fischer on The Owl Service.

Through The Square Window: Prokofiev, Play Away And Templeton Peck

Tuning up with the school percussion ensemble to herald the arrival of more fun from the archives including bootleg Mr. Men, Adam Ant's bewildering comic strip adventures and The Kids From Fame's 'difficult' second album...

We Might Be Able To Hear Each Planet And Each Star Singing Their Own Song

On 10th November 1972, Tiny Clanger sent some musical signals back to BBC1.

Goon Pod Film Club: Billy Liar

Billy Liar is a 1963 movie positioned somewhere between a knockabout comedy and kitchen sink drama, set in a post-war industrial Britain that was literally disappearing as the cameras rolled - and here's a chat about it...

Last Minute Present Dash

I'm taking you all back to the eighties with a collection of lesser heard would-be Christmas hits and some thoughts on long-lost must-have presents, the b-side of Do They Know It's Christmas?, the origins of the Christmas Day EastEnders double bill, the long-faded glamour of Ferrero and the ubiquity of the Quality Street and Woolworths adverts, and absolutely no glad tidings whatsoever being afforded towards Jive Bastard Bunny...

Looks Unfamiliar’s Yuletide Binge: Ben Baker – The Fickleness Of The Long Distance Ratter

Looks Unfamiliar with Ben Baker talking to Tim Worthington about The Goodies: Snow White 2, Roland's Yuletide Binge, Grange Hill For Christmas and more...!