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 experience.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 1017
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of Fury from the Deep (1/6)
Joe & Mark; trying to figure the scariest moments in Doctor Who. Is this a beautiful send off for Victoria or a protracted story where we just want shot of her? Was it as visually stunning as we imag…
00:41:17 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Talks to Mark McManus about his choice of Into the Dalek
Joe & Mark; we would make good Daleks! It’s a mixture of sitcom comedy, Honey I shrunk the kids, and pop psychology. Plus cool exploding Daleks. We really like this, and this is why.
01:15:19 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Talks to Mark McManus about his choice of The Doctor’s Wife
Joe & Mark; and a huge event has taken place since we last spoke! How many ways do we love this quirky, emotional episode? Great drama, character work, chilling set pieces and one that gets you right…
01:07:12 |
Mon 15 May 2023
Q&A The 70s Part One
Joe & Mark attack the Ham Fam’s questions and discuss everything from 7 parters, Mrs Slocombe, Hawthorne & Benton, double acts, Jeremy Brett as the Doctor and much more!
01:00:07 |
Sat 13 May 2023
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Robots of Death (4/4)
Joe & Steve; we might have a chance to use one of these! Well squeak mouse! I must free my brothers from bondage! Let me iiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn!!!!
00:35:47 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Robots of Death (3/4)
Joe & Steve; obsessed with all things robot! Jedikiah’s robot, Styre’s robot, the Federation security robot! None of them hold a candle to these robots! The psychology of Robophobia is considered.
00:36:56 |
Wed 10 May 2023
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Robots of Death (2/4)
Joe & Steve; uncanny valley… We discuss the psychological angle to this story, and the body horror. We can’t hope but quote this story because the dialogue (and delivery) is so exceptional.
00:41:08 |
Mon 08 May 2023
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of Robots of Death (1/4)
Joe & Steve; heading to Storm Mine Four for traces of lucanol! What inspired this story? Does anyone not like it? How many varied and spectacular ways can we sing this story’s praises?
00:55:29 |
Sat 06 May 2023
Talks to Brendan Jones & Si Hart about their choice of Terminus (4/4)
Joe, Brendan and Si; and it’s almost the end of everything! Will the space dog triumph? Will Nyssa get her clothes back? Can this troubled production pull it together for episode four?
00:37:23 |
Fri 05 May 2023
Talks to Brendan Jones & Si Hart about their choice of Terminus (3/4)
Joe, Brendan and Si; facing Lazars, Garm, and Vanir! More talk about production disasters, but also (almost inadvertent) triumphs! Are big ideas enough? It’s the beginning of the universe…again!
00:30:28 |
Thu 04 May 2023
Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of Shada
Joe & Rob; trying to determine which members of the cast to date! What is the Shada-i-est Shada? Was this story being incomplete the most Douglas Adana thing could happen? Is the first half better th…
02:51:48 |
Sun 30 Apr 2023
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Full Circle (4/4)
Joe & Si; and special guest star James Bree! A rousing conclusion, a sibling death, evolutionary surprises, geographical prisons and much mirth! Simon Hart, you’re a hamster superstar.
00:45:04 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Full Circle (3/4)
Joe & Si; ‘towards the embarkation!’ Is this Lalla Ward’s finest hour scaring the bejesus out of us? Is the story still going strong? And how is best out of the adult leads?
00:28:08 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Talks to to Si Hart about his choice of Full Circle (2/4)
Joe & Si; ‘we’re taking over your ship!’ Marshmen on the rampage - let’s head for the Starliner! One of the more impressively realised spaceships in Doctor Who. We’re besotted by this story.
00:29:31 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of Full Circle (1/4)
Joe & Si; two friends, kicking back, loving Doctor Who.
00:35:51 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Talks to Brendan Jones & Si Hart (Gotcha!) about their choice of Terminus (2/4)
Joe, Brendan & Si; we feel so hot… Set design, Big Finish, lighting, visual improvements, CGI, BUGS, Nyssa’s agency, and underwhelming cliffhangers. It’s the Terminus deep dive!
00:29:34 |
Sun 23 Apr 2023
Talks to gym sex God Brendan Jones about his choice of Terminus (1/4)
Joe & Brendan; we’re on a leper ship! Poor Mary Ridge, hot from some of the finest Blakes’ 7 episodes and suffering the production nightmare from hell. We detail her experience here.
00:34:33 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about their choice of Boom Town
Joe, Si & Frazer; the boys are back in town! Si & Frazer declare this their favourite episode of series 1, and Joe is sticking up for RTD dialogue. All the best and the worst of this era in one packa…
01:12:30 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (7/7)
Joe & Toby; 5 hours in and still going strong! Thorny moral dilemmas, sexy Pertwee, questioning the hypocrisy of Doctor Who, and an explosive ending that opens a whole can of worms.
00:52:45 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (6/7)
Joe & Toby; admiring the Pert Tee look! Six episodes in and we're attempting to cure a deadly plague, build bridges with a reptilian species that has claimed the planet and prevent a disaster in the …
00:33:09 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
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