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 Gary Russell about his choice of Day of the Daleks (2/4)
Joe & Gary; the Tomorrow People podcast! Much focus on Paul Bernard and his strengths and weaknesses as a director. How many kids out of a class of 25 were watching Doctor Who in the 70s?
00:25:20 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Talks to Jeff Goddard (plus 🐹 fam) about his choice of The Power of the Doctor
Joe, Jeff & the Hammies; celebrating Doctor Who’s part in 100 years of the BBC and Jodie Whittaker’s incredible Doctor. Come with us as we count those references, laugh, cry and delight in this.
02:28:27 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Talks to Gary Russell about his choice of Day of the Daleks (1/4)
Joe & Gary; a good humoured commentary - perhaps a touch sardonic but not cynical. Discussion of the Targets, for Terrance, Barry, being a child in the 70s watching Doctor and why this story is hideo…
00:35:24 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Talks to the fabulous Jim Allenby about his choice of Utopia
Joe & Jim; perfectly content drinking their own lactic fluid. It’s Derek Jacobi as the Master! That would be enough. But this is a fierce script, packed with great characters, banter, twists, energy …
01:15:54 |
Sat 22 Oct 2022
Talks to Luke Molloy & Mark Rawlins about their choice of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6/6)
Joe, Luke & Mark; and the plot condensed in three sentences. Holmesian gobbledegook, character beats, atmosphere, scares and our personal reasons we love this story. Mostly it’s Mr Sin!
00:31:38 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins & Luke Molloy about his choice of The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Joe, Mark & Luke; and River Song? Can Mark pronounce anything? Is Big Finish a vulture pecking over the corpse of Talons? Has the plot run out of juice just as the character work goes through the roo…
00:34:23 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins & Luke Molloy about their choice of The Talons of Weng Chiang (4/6)
Joe, Mark & Luke; it won’t be a stylish marriage! Luke’s favourite episode thanks to the magic tricks, show tunes and suspense in the theatre. How many Doctor Who tunes can we fit into one episode?
00:35:35 |
Sun 16 Oct 2022
Talks to Luke Molloy & Mark Rawlins about their choice of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (3/6)
Joe, Luke & Mark; getting by with a little questions from their friends. Is Jameson the best actor to appear in Doctor Who? A hooker?! Massive love for a giant fluffy rat gnawing on Leela. The Maitla…
00:38:10 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins and Luke Molloy about their choice of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2/6)
Joe, Mark & Luke; straight to the point boys! Patsy the Mudlark - the Complete History! Much love for Leela; the conception of her character and how it is executed here. Two double acts; the Doctor &…
00:29:27 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Talks to Luke Molloy & Mark Rawlins about their choice of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1/6)
Joe, Luke & Mark; a podcast threesome experience! You cannot talk about Talons without dealing with the racism and we get straight to the point so we can deal with its many, many virtues. Make an ‘or…
00:43:11 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Talks to Nathan Bottomley about his choice of The Parting of the Ways (2/2)
Joe & Nathan; off to Barcelona! He killed Lynda with a Y, and Jack, and the entire game station crew, and Joseph Patterson. And the Doctor! Badass Daleks, religion, redemption and very human moments.…
01:02:19 |
Sat 08 Oct 2022
Talks to Nathan Bottomley about his choice of Bad Wolf (1/2)
Joe & Nathan; WHERE were they hiding that? How do you pastiche reality TV whilst adoring it and using it for sick jokes and drama? RTD knows. How do you bring back the Daleks in the most spectacularl…
00:51:08 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of A Town Called Mercy
Joe & Si; and the curious case of Moffat love on 🐹 Saddle up cowboy! We’ve got lush location work, confident regulars, a fascinating moral dilemma, action, a great score and some fine character study…
01:08:22 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Talks to Jack Coyer about his choice of The Unquiet Dead
Joe & Jack; don’t look at us like it’s our fault! Animated cadavers, gaseous lifeforms, immigration rumblings, a morality play, a fresh Doctor and companion, a Christmas ghost story and a verbally de…
01:12:22 |
Sun 02 Oct 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of Battlefield (4/4)
Joe & Mark; THERE WILL BE NO BATTLEFIELD! Why is Joe sniffing? Why is the Destroyer so cool? Should the Brig have died? And what about that charming coda? More on Bambera and how much we would have l…
00:32:30 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of Battlefield (3/4)
Joe & Mark; hairy chests and drippy mouths. Our love for Battlefield explodes into action! Where is Shou Young’s mother? Why is Morgaine so layered? And poor Sylv is wondering when it’s safe to walk …
00:27:56 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of Battlefield (2/4)
Joe & Mark; and the tragic tale of the Fantom signing. Which Battlefield spurned Mark? Who’s not joining the action? Why do we love Jean Marsh? And will Joe survive his childhood memory of the cliffh…
00:27:09 |
Mon 26 Sep 2022
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of Battlefield (1/4)
Joe & Mark; drinking Arthur’s Ale (anything but that beer!). Mark ADORES this, and Joe has done a 180 with it. The Brig, Bambera, Shou Young, Lavel, Morgaine, Mordred, Elizabeth & Patrick…too many gr…
00:37:32 |
Sun 25 Sep 2022
Talks to Lucy McCaul about her choice of The Underwater Menace (4/4)
Joe & Lucy; and a dramatic U-turn into tragedy! Zaroff, his plan at its apotheosis, is ready to pull the massive phallic lever and destroy the world. And we couldn’t be more delighted for him.
00:33:15 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Talks to Lucy McCaul about her choice of The Underwater Menace (3/4)
Joe & Lucy; rebelling under the ocean! Joe needs help unpicking Zaroff’s fatal plan and Lucy is on hand to provide the logic! It’s pure farce this week, plankton is in short supply and nothing in the…
00:28:31 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
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