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A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Join Joe Ford as he waltzes all around the world (via whatever means the internet allows) and undertakes Doctor Who commentaries with a wide range of wonderful contributors. Fans, podcasters, online reviewers, writers, actors...the USP of this podcast is it's variety of guests and the fact that they all bring their own unique perspective to the podcast. The guest chooses the story, be it one they love, hate or are completely indifferent, and amongst the gossip is trivia, critique and personal…
Episodes
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Is Petrified (geddit?) by The Village of the Angels
Joe solo; being given the willies and then some! Is this the best of the Flux season? Jodie’s finest? The most memorable cliffhanger? The creepiest imagery?…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to the very charming Mike Honor about his choice of Eve of the Daleks
Joe & Mike; and a massive Flux love in prelude! Superlatives abound as we sing the praises of this delightful episode. Is this Jodie Whittaker’s finest…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to (the very patient) Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Mind Robber (5/5)
Joe & Mark; playing consequences, swapping hair stories & conjuring up six reasons why this is the best story of the era. Also, Mark finally does it. He out…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Mind Robber (4/5)
Joe & Mark; ranking season six! The Doctor is figuring out the rules, and we’re delighting in the quirky imagery, funny lines and great acting. We talk Doc Oho…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Mind Robber (3/5)
Joe & Mark; out of control! Why is Rupunzel the ultimate companion? Who is the Master? Why is Mark so horny watching Jamie climbing rocks? Why is Joe quoting…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Mind Robber (2/5)
Joe & Mark; suffering from the pox! A deep dive into surrealism and humour, with some clever set pieces and mad creativity. You might think after the…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Mind Robber (1/5)
Joe & Mark; coming to the conclusion that this is the best Doctor Who episode of all time. This is weird with a beard, and scary, and funny. All hell is…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Jeff Goddard about his choice of The Curse of Peladon (4/4)
Joe & Jeff; lost in conversation and barely aware that The Curse of Peladon exists! Is this story slow? Jeff explains what that isn’t a problem, and why that…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Jeff Goddard about his choice of The Curse of Peladon (3/4)
Joe & Jeff; trying to decide whether this is science fiction or a historical. A medieval tale with crazy aliens! We talk villainous performances and how they…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Jeff Goddard about his choice of The Curse of Peladon (2/4)
Joe & Jeff; trying to determine which decade had the best directors. Jeff sees Doctor Who in striking imagery and he is served a buffet in this story. Also…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to the beautiful Jeff Goddard about his choice of The Curse of Peladon (1/4)
Joe & Jeff; together and doing what they love…celebrating great Doctor Who! Special editions, atmospheric storm lashed Doctor Who in outer space again, Pertwee…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Five Doctors
Joe & Mark; stuck in a queue at Longleat. What is Flavia’s dirty secret? Who is the ultimate Doctor? Which companions shine? Which version is better? And can…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Nightmare of Eden (4/4)
Joe & Si; putting the worlds to tights about later Tom Baker, shitting over somebody’s good time and why Doctor Who is a massive comfort in moments of stress…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Nightmare of Eden (3/4)
Joe & Si; juggling different tones. Hamster has been away for a few weeks, but we’re back and cheekier than ever! We’re loving the wit, the smart dialogue, the…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Nightmare of Eden (2/4)
Joe & Si; dancing to Dudley leaping down stairs music! Nightmare of Eden comes in for some flack from fandom circles, but we are here it celebrate its massive…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Nightmare of Eden (1/4)
Joe & Si; claiming superior knowledge! There’s one name who is on our lips in the first episode of this commentary: Bob Baker. After his recent death, we…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Luke Molloy about his choice of Love & Monsters
Joe & Luke; drunk, then sober! Take two of this commentary where we discuss Luke’s fabulous sequel to this adventure, silly monsters, Doctor Who fandom, sex…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to the glorious Daniel Knight about his choice of New Earth
Joe & Daniel; having a chavtastic time! Celebrating the work of Russell T Davies, giving his work a potentially spiritual bent, loving the production values…
A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcastTalks to Pete Lambert about his choice of State of Decay (4/4)
Joe & Pete; what goes up, must come down! How much does Tom Baker adlib? How much is Lalla's disdain for Matthew evident? Can you handle Joe singing Button…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of State of Decay (3/4)
Joe & Pete; come! Why is Worzel Gummidge so terrifying? Why is Chris Noth's super villain such a gem? The Great Love It/Like It challenge. Where did the second…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of State of Decay (2/4)
Joe & Pete; exploring large phallic objects! Cybermen in the woods, soul selling, Terrance Dicks reverence, which Doctor Who directors are gay, great lines…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of State of Decay (1/4)
Joe & Pete; in love as Tom and Lalla! A wedding invite, a love of season 18, people being sucked dry, actors who can't walk across a set convincingly, a fusion…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Doomsday (2/2)
Joe & Toby; on the verge of saying I love you. The zenith of New Who? The point where the show was genuine watercooler conversation? The funniest bitch fight…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to the brilliant Toby Hadoke about his choice of Army of Ghosts (1/2)
Joe & Toby; nostalgic for the golden age of the show. Massive love for Russell T. Davies from two podcasts that adore this era, it’s fantastic characters, it’s…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of the Doctor Who spin off, Auton
Joe & Mark; filming a Doctor Who spin off. A small location, great characters, a script that understands what Doctor Who wants, tight direction, and a firm…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Jason Miller about his choice of Logopolis (4/4)
Joe & Jason; swapping TCE tips. What could possibly make the Master say ‘horrible!’ Disco running music, epic showdowns, entropy cutting through the universe…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Jason Miller about his choice of Logopolis (3/4)
Joe & Jason; forced by the powers that be to be civil! We discuss the legend that is Anthony Ainley and his many memorable performances. John Frazer gets some…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Jason Miller about his choice of Logopolis (2/4)
Joe & Jason; duelling with swords whilst agreeing with each other. Is Matthew Waterhouse unfairly maligned? Does Janet Fielding give the worst single…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to sparring partner Jason Miller about his choice of Logopolis (1/4)
Joe & Jason; with 17 year scores to settle! We’re talking contributors and this time around we focus on director Peter Grimwade; focussed, antagonistic…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to David Maskell about his choice of Paradise Towers (4/4)
Joe & David; coming to terms with the 🐹 formula. All the factions of Paradise Towers are coming together, and it’s time to bring down Richard Briers taking the…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to fabulous impressionist David Maskell about his choice of Paradise Towers (3/4)
Joe & David; putting an end to everything in Paradise Towers! The ultimate quoting session! The deaths of Tabby & Tilda, the possession of the Chief Caretaker…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Untangles Once, Upon Time..,
Joe; learning about the end of the universe. Time is fucked, we’re diving into memories, the regulars are having great fun with multiple roles and Chris…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to David Maskell about his choice of Paradise Towers (2/4)
Joe & David; and the fear factor score game. Are the mucky fingers of Andrew Cartmel all over this script? Is it too silly or too scary? Or a weird fusion of…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to David Maskell about his choice of Paradise Towers (1/4)
Joe & David; they don’t want us to be Kangs! David has an obscene love for this story, and Joe is trying to beat some sense into him. We’ve come to quote and…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to 🐹 Elder Statesman Si Hart about his choice of Gridlock
Joe & Si; In the same room! What makes us more excited…David Tennant’s hair, the VFX, marvellous Martha, Travis Oliver, Boe, the Macra, the titles, the emotion…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Waxes Lyrical Solo about War of the Sontaran
Joe - in love with Flux! Let me count the ways I love this; the production value, the simple but vivid storytelling, Jodie Whittaker being magnificent, very…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (8/8)
Joe & Steven; the rulers of a dead world! A worthy, action packed finale…or does this all fall apart in the end? And how will Steven and I possibly choose just…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (7/8)
Joe & Steven; helicopter fetishists! Which two Doctor Who directors would get married and produce the ultimate story? Vaughn is losing his shit, and we love…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (6/8)
Joe & Steven; loving the incidental score (except one bizarre jingle). The scariest ever Cyberman scenes in the his episode? The most iconic? Or is this simply…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (5/8)
Joe & Steven; you…you….men! We talk maverick Derrick Sherwin, and what season seven might have looked like if he had stuck around. Would there have been more…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (4/8)
Joe & Steven; reaching the end of The Invasion (Part One). What are the two Target novels that we both have nostalgic affection for? Much discussion of the…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (3/8)
Joe & Steven; Packer gets some attention, and the best Doctor Who henchmen. Is he miscast, or a perfect fusion of comedy and sadism? How many ways can you say…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (2/8)
Joe & Steven; enjoying existing 60s episodes! Steven explains the word mercurial, and why it applies to Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. Are we missing a trick with…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven from New to Who about his choice of The Invasion (1/8)
Joe & Steven; secret agents in SpyFi! We talk about missing episodes, animation, how to create suspense and atmosphere, the incredible score, the diverse…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (6/6)
Joe & Steven; ‘Connect!’ Super bitch Aunt Sally, self congratulatory RTD and Manning, our hearts are broken, Britbox’s Bing Bong thingy, flaming maggots, ‘here…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (5/6)
Joe & Steven and the synopsis of Death! A love of spinning tape technology, but questioning whether the evil here should have been fantastical, rather than…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (4/6)
Joe & Steven; Brian Blessed love! We talk about the best TV show ever made…and fail to mention Doctor Who! Finally - a positive Jon Pertwee experience! Prepare…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (3/6)
Joe & Steven; menaced by the fire by a maggot! We talk domestic scenes in Doctor Who, Gruntleigh the Ogron, the inevitability’s of having a recurring cast…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (2/6)
Joe & Steven; armed with Blueprint fit Survival! We discuss the work of Michael E Briant, whether Doctor Who can handle going regional without being offensive…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
The Exquisite Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (1/6)
Joe & Steven; bright green and dead! What are the resonances between this and Planet of the Spiders? Is Robert Sloman the forgotten Doctor Who writer? And why…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to himself about The Halloween Apocalypse
Joe solo! Chills, excitement, ambition, wealth of characters and a huge dollop of fun - Doctor Who is back and it’s better than ever. Let’s talk about it.
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: The Planet of Decision (6/6)
Joe & Mark; Blue Peter presenters! We’ve saved the best for last! Mechanoids! Steven! Mechanoids! Hi-fi the Panda! Mechanoids! Firefights! Mechanoids!…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to robot duplicate Joe & Mark about The Chase: The Death of Doctor Who (5/6)
Faux Joe & Mark; sex therapy in action! Joe goes on a huge journey of self discovery here, from filth bag to Monk in 25 minutes. We’re on Mechnanus, the Daleks…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: Journey Into Terror
Joe & Mark; going bumpity bumpity in the night. Frankenstein, Dracula, bats, the Grey Lady, spooks, companions left behind, duplicate Doctors…it’s all…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: Flight Through Eternity (3/6)
Joe & Mark; playing Dalek time ships & sailors! We admire TARDIS design, Mark reveals his favourite line, we hang out with a really daft cowboy in New York and…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: The Death of Time (2/6)
Joe & Mark; taken to the Mire Beast. An adventure on the planet Aridius, with its amphibian people, deadly enemies and the time travellers facing deadly danger…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to co-host (at this rate) Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: The Executioners
Joe & Mark; also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ney8R3Pq-UY Time and Space TV! Shakespeare! No Beatles! Alien worlds! The ring in the field! This…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to one of a kind Frazer Gregory about his choice of The Eleventh Hour
Frazer & Joe; Geronimo! All about the praise train as the Moffat era kicks off with an astonishing debut full of laughs, scares, character, astonishing guest…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Brendan Jones about his choice of Warriors’ Gate (4/4)
Joe & Brendan; they’ll be superb! Can we flirt madly at the beginning and the ending of the episode? How many smart lines, visuals, funny flourishes, character…
- A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Talks to Brendan Jones about his choice of Warriors’ Gate (3/4)
Joe & Brendan; the secret of the gateway is…? What is the Barry balance and what did Mr Letts bring to this story and the season as a whole? More chances to…