Tim Worthington
@outonbluesix.bsky.social
Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'.
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Looks Unfamiliar: Athena Kugblenu – FANCY THIS MAN!
Looks Unfamiliar with Athena Kugblenu talking to Tim Worthington about Street Hawk, I Do Like A Ski Man, Bad Influence!, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Murder One, Due South, The Dreamstone and more&#…
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New! Athena Kugblenu (@athenakugblenu.bsky.social]) joins me for a chat about Street Hawk, the ‘I Do Like A Ski, Man’ advert, Bad Influence!, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Murder One, Due South, The Dreamstone, useless school gym equipment and more!
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Higher Than The Sun. A book all about four brilliant albums released by one brilliant label late in 1991. 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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January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Higher Than The Sun. A book all about four brilliant albums released by one brilliant label late in 1991. Paperback or Kindle from here.
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timworthington.org/books/higher...
Was Blade: Trinity a lazy directionless Buffy-plagiarising BBC Three adaptation of Dracula only less interesting than that sounds, or... well, there's only really one answer to that. But here's a chat with @redskyatnight.bsky.social about it...
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Blade: Trinity With Joanne Sheppard
Joanne Sheppard joins Tim for a chat about Eric Brooks finding himself up against BBC Three’s idea of Dracula in Blade: Trinity.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Was Blade: Trinity a lazy directionless Buffy-plagiarising BBC Three adaptation of Dracula only less interesting than that sounds, or... well, there's only really one answer to that. But here's a chat with @redskyatnight.bsky.social about it...
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Very early on, EastEnders did a storyline about the teenage residents of Albert Square forming a band which led to two real-life hit singles. It was aimless and daft and I *loved* it, and I explain exactly why to @benbaker.bsky.social here...
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Looks Unfamiliar: Tim Worthington – A Kind Of Home Bargains KLF
Tim Worthington joins Ben Baker for a chat about the 1986 EastEnders spinoff hit single, Something Outa Nothing by Letitia Dean And Paul J. Medford.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Very early on, EastEnders did a storyline about the teenage residents of Albert Square forming a band which led to two real-life hit singles. It was aimless and daft and I *loved* it, and I explain exactly why to @benbaker.bsky.social here...
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Traumatized me for life, back in the day, whenever I used a phone box, I always kept my foot in the door...True!
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Traumatized me for life, back in the day, whenever I used a phone box, I always kept my foot in the door...True!
Gary Bainbridge (@garybainbridge.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about the 1978 Doctor Strange television pilot - Macho seventies mystical mumbo jumbo, mirrorball disco visuals and some spectacular overacting from Jessica Walter. Basically it's, well, strange.
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Dr. Strange With Gary Bainbridge
Gary Bainbridge joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Stephen Strange’s rarely acknowledged stint as Office Lothario Supreme in Dr. Strange.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Gary Bainbridge (@garybainbridge.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about the 1978 Doctor Strange television pilot - Macho seventies mystical mumbo jumbo, mirrorball disco visuals and some spectacular overacting from Jessica Walter. Basically it's, well, strange.
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Venom is, of course, a movie where the primary threat to decent and polite society is the prospective sale of a social media platform to some malevolent amorphous alien gunge masquerading as a genius tech entrepreneur. Here's @invaderace2000.bsky.social on it...
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Venom With Garreth Hirons
Garreth Hirons joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Eddie Brock’s bid to thwart the sale of a popular social media platform to a carnivorous alien life form in Venom.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Venom is, of course, a movie where the primary threat to decent and polite society is the prospective sale of a social media platform to some malevolent amorphous alien gunge masquerading as a genius tech entrepreneur. Here's @invaderace2000.bsky.social on it...
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Kit Williams' Masquerade - high concept puzzle book with post-concept album artwork which saw an obsessed nation literally haring around with compasses and shovels on the hunt for an actual literal golden hare. Suitably bizarre backstory too...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Kit Williams' Masquerade - high concept puzzle book with post-concept album artwork which saw an obsessed nation literally haring around with compasses and shovels on the hunt for an actual literal golden hare. Suitably bizarre backstory too...
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Cabana - elaborate 'sophisticated' cocktail-esque coconut and cherry-based not for the likes of you exotic and aspirational chocolate bar with correspondingly prohibitive price tag.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Cabana - elaborate 'sophisticated' cocktail-esque coconut and cherry-based not for the likes of you exotic and aspirational chocolate bar with correspondingly prohibitive price tag.
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La Cabina - simple low-key but bloody terrifying short film about a man trapped in a telephone box, and... well it would be a crime to give away the ending, much beloved of BBC2 and Channel 4 and not quite so beloved of viewers who saw it by chance...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
La Cabina - simple low-key but bloody terrifying short film about a man trapped in a telephone box, and... well it would be a crime to give away the ending, much beloved of BBC2 and Channel 4 and not quite so beloved of viewers who saw it by chance...
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Oh my god I can TASTE the blue cocktails and Sobranies
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Oh my god I can TASTE the blue cocktails and Sobranies
Timeslip - one-off Channel 4 pilot starring Duran Duran's John Taylor as 'The Hacker', a clandestine tech whiz who spies on cautionary tales involving the residents of a near-future hi-tech apartment block. Is it possible for anything to *be* more 1985?
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January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Timeslip - one-off Channel 4 pilot starring Duran Duran's John Taylor as 'The Hacker', a clandestine tech whiz who spies on cautionary tales involving the residents of a near-future hi-tech apartment block. Is it possible for anything to *be* more 1985?
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Channel 4's complaint-baiting edgy late-night comedy sketch show Who Dares Wins. Genuinely rock star massive at the time but barely ever even mentioned now. Even by pandas.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Channel 4's complaint-baiting edgy late-night comedy sketch show Who Dares Wins. Genuinely rock star massive at the time but barely ever even mentioned now. Even by pandas.
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Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka - art-pop synth-panpipe-driven socially aware genius with an ahead of its time message about media saturation or preachy pleased-with-itself spoilsporty earworm... or both?
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January 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka - art-pop synth-panpipe-driven socially aware genius with an ahead of its time message about media saturation or preachy pleased-with-itself spoilsporty earworm... or both?
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Toby Hadoke (@tobyhadoke.bsky.social) recounts the terrible tale of his stolen Cabana Bar, along with Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka, Kit Williams' Masquerade, La Cabina, Who Dares Wins, P.S. It's Paul Squire and a sci-fi pilot starring Duran Duran's John Taylor..
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Looks Unfamiliar: Toby Hadoke – You’ll Go To Prison For False Accusation
Looks Unfamiliar with Toby Hadoke talking to Tim Worthington about Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka, Who Dares Wins, Timeslip, La Cabina, Cadbury’s Cabana, Masquerade by Kit Williams, Paul Squire …
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January 25, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Toby Hadoke (@tobyhadoke.bsky.social) recounts the terrible tale of his stolen Cabana Bar, along with Hey Matthew by Karel Fialka, Kit Williams' Masquerade, La Cabina, Who Dares Wins, P.S. It's Paul Squire and a sci-fi pilot starring Duran Duran's John Taylor..
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David Smith (@davidstrathdee.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about Moon Knight, a series that deals extremely sensitively with mental illness and cultural appropriation in between a *lot* of punching and explosions. Kill The Hippo, Steal The Boat!
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It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Moon Knight With David Smith
David Smith joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Marc and Steven’s battle to control which member of The Monkees they sound the most like in Moon Knight.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
David Smith (@davidstrathdee.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about Moon Knight, a series that deals extremely sensitively with mental illness and cultural appropriation in between a *lot* of punching and explosions. Kill The Hippo, Steal The Boat!
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@herring1967.bsky.social Is this like the Bootleg Beatles??
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
@herring1967.bsky.social Is this like the Bootleg Beatles??
Duck Tales The Movie :Treasure Of The Lost Lamp - Indiana Jones-riffing feature-length swashbuckling outing for Scrooge McDuck and company, representing a rare flash of genius just before Disney found its way again. "Somebody - stop those pants!".
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January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Duck Tales The Movie :Treasure Of The Lost Lamp - Indiana Jones-riffing feature-length swashbuckling outing for Scrooge McDuck and company, representing a rare flash of genius just before Disney found its way again. "Somebody - stop those pants!".
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Bart Simpson's Guide To Life. It was everywhere at the time, but like a lot of early merchandise - including The Simpsons Sing The Blues - it felt like it had been put together by someone who had seen a couple of episodes from Series One and nothing else.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Bart Simpson's Guide To Life. It was everywhere at the time, but like a lot of early merchandise - including The Simpsons Sing The Blues - it felt like it had been put together by someone who had seen a couple of episodes from Series One and nothing else.
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Very odd to think now that when The Naked Gun first came out, Police Squad was its forgotten precursor and almost viewed as an 'extra'. Now it's essentially the other way round - which is fair enough as Police Squad hits a high the movies never quite did.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Very odd to think now that when The Naked Gun first came out, Police Squad was its forgotten precursor and almost viewed as an 'extra'. Now it's essentially the other way round - which is fair enough as Police Squad hits a high the movies never quite did.
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Everyone remembers Blaze Of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi but nobody really mentions Richie Sambora's concurrent solo effort Stranger In This Town. Well, apart from in this...
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January 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Everyone remembers Blaze Of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi but nobody really mentions Richie Sambora's concurrent solo effort Stranger In This Town. Well, apart from in this...
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I am probably late to the party but aren't these the balls Anthena was thinking of? I can remember the hollow plastic sound they make when they hit concrete: shop.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/products/air...
Airflow Balls
Airflow balls are light, easy to throw and unlikely to do much damage if they hit anything! We've got them in 3 different sizes - large, medium and small - and in a variety of colours which we will su...
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January 25, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I am probably late to the party but aren't these the balls Anthena was thinking of? I can remember the hollow plastic sound they make when they hit concrete: shop.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/products/air...
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I sometimes think about people pearl-clutching about BBC shows being shot in ITV facilities and vice versa now, and always remember the gag which opens this video: “On behalf of the BBC, I’d like to welcome you to London Weekend Television…”
This is not a new phenomenon any more!
This is not a new phenomenon any more!
January 25, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I sometimes think about people pearl-clutching about BBC shows being shot in ITV facilities and vice versa now, and always remember the gag which opens this video: “On behalf of the BBC, I’d like to welcome you to London Weekend Television…”
This is not a new phenomenon any more!
This is not a new phenomenon any more!
Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You - Richard Wilson and Eddie Izzard-guesting VHS-only 'Too Hot For TV' edition with all the swearing and retakes left in. Default stocking filler for an entire generation of students.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You - Richard Wilson and Eddie Izzard-guesting VHS-only 'Too Hot For TV' edition with all the swearing and retakes left in. Default stocking filler for an entire generation of students.
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David Smith (@davidstrathdee.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about Duck Tales The Movie, Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You, Sega Game Gear, Bart Simpson's Guide To Life, Police Squad!, 28 Acts In 28 Minutes and more...
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Looks Unfamiliar: David Smith – It Made Me Want To Go Out And Buy A Bryan Adams Album
Looks Unfamiliar with David Smith talking to Tim Worthington about Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You, Stranger In This Town by Richie Sambora, 28 Acts In 28 Minutes, Billy Connolly’s Wo…
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January 25, 2026 at 10:17 AM
David Smith (@davidstrathdee.bsky.social) joins me for a chat about Duck Tales The Movie, Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You, Sega Game Gear, Bart Simpson's Guide To Life, Police Squad!, 28 Acts In 28 Minutes and more...
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