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 Steven Alexander about his choice of Four to Doomsday (2/4)
Joe & Steven; remember @stealexanderuk! No stone is left unturned as we lock horns over this classic; Tegan’s tantrums, unexpected trainers, macho Adric, weak direction, marvellous Monoptocons…
00:29:15 |
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of Four to Doomsday (1/4)
Joe & Steve; having an absolute riot in the flesh time! No stone goes unturned as Steve fights for this story’s rights; the sets, the direction, the regulars, the big frogs, the stupid title, Kato…th…
00:31:40 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
Talks to Gary Russell about his choice of The Sensorites (6/6)
Joe & Gary; and the tables have turned! Joe interviewed! A discussion that has spanned the multi media universe of Doctor Who comes to a close with a very touching tribute to a much maligned producer…
00:33:21 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Talks to Gary Russell (kind of) about The Sensorites (5/6)
Joe & Gary; and cows on the moon! This commentary has become a full blown interview! We turn our mind to the comic strips, more Big Finish and the importance of a good voice in drama.
00:28:05 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Talks to Gary Russell about his choice of The Sensorites (4/6)
Joe & Gary; and at least 3.5 minutes of discussion on The Sensorites! Instead we talk about the pros and cons if bringing old monsters back, Gary’s time with Big Finish and how the Doctor never got t…
00:31:13 |
Thu 09 Jun 2022
Talks to Gary Russell about his choice of The Sensorites (3/6)
Joe & Gary; screwing it up and laughing their heads off. A treatise on fandom and the impact our opinion can have, on how the quality of the picture can affect your opinion of the story & a commentar…
00:25:41 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
Talks to Gary Russell about his choice of The Sensorites (2/6)
Joe & Gary; discussing the nature of soap operas through the years and how that relates to The Sensorites! There’s no soap left unturned! It’s the rarest of things, an episode of a commentary podcast…
00:28:52 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Talks to Gary Russell about his choice of The Sensorites (1/6)
Joe & Gary; in love with sixties Doctor Who. At this point we have lots of lovely things to say about The Sensorites; from the performances to the immediacy to the stunning cliffhanger.
00:34:55 |
Mon 30 May 2022
Talks to Jason Thompson about his choice of The Daleks’ Masterplan (6&7)
Joe & Jason; Christmas special double bill! Can Doctor Who spend an entire 25 minutes knocking up a fake bit of gubbins to fool the Daleks and then follow it up of a Christmas pantomime? Oh yes they …
01:11:43 |
Sat 28 May 2022
Talks to Jason Thompson about his choice of The Daleks’ Masterplan (5/12)
Joe & Jason; facing the trippiest transported through space special effects of all time! We’re confused by some episode titles, and also what the hell happened to Karlton, but we love Jean Marsh and …
00:31:08 |
Sat 21 May 2022
Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about The Two Doctors (3/3)
Joe & Si & a very rude Frazer; finally cutting out all this politeness bollocks and disagreeing with each other! It’s a tricky episode; blood, cyanide and stabbings - Joe loves it, Si and Frazer are …
00:49:27 |
Fri 20 May 2022
Talks to Frazer Gregory & Si Hart about Twitter’s choice of The Two Doctors (2/3)
Joe & Si and Frazer; discussing just how far Doctor Who can go. Three guys; one troublesome story, lots of opinions. However we find more up like than not; from the sets to the location to the biting…
00:48:56 |
Mon 16 May 2022
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of The Stones of Blood 🩸 (4/4)
Joe & Pete; questioning whether a story can take a lurch into slapstick. There’s still much to love; witticisms, campness, a clever use of the Key and more Amelia. Cosy teatime Who at its finest.
00:37:36 |
Sun 15 May 2022
Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about Twitter’s choice of The Two Doctors (1/3)
Joe & Si & Frazer; together for the first time on their - one year anniversary. Two Doctors, Peri & Jamie, Sontarans, Jackie Pearce, Dastari’s glasses, and a foreign location! Loads to talk about!
00:50:45 |
Fri 13 May 2022
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of The Stones of Blood 🩸(3/4)
Joe & Pete; discussing how Doctor who marries comedy and drama so well at times. The Doctor has a new assistant for this episode, and we simply can’t get enough of Professor Amelia Rumpford.
00:36:31 |
Fri 13 May 2022
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of The Stones of Blood 🩸 (2/4)
Joe & Pete; Untoppable (at least one of us is…) Cosy cottages, Good Life characters sacrificed to living stones, brandished truncheons, Shirley Bassey, K.9’s guts…this one has it all!
00:35:31 |
Wed 11 May 2022
Talks to Pete Lambert about his choice of The Stones of Blood 🩸
Joe & Pete; whoring away on other podcasts. It’s rural England, spooky happenings and sausage sandwiches…Pete is in heaven. Add in four fabulous women and we couldn’t be more enchanted.
00:32:44 |
Mon 09 May 2022
Talks to the increasingly cheeky Daniel Knight about his choice of Frontier in Space (6/6)
Joe & Daniel; not in bed together! Is this a disappointing climax to the story or do the Daleks sweep in save the day? We celebrate Roger Delgado as our favourite Master; funny, threatening and so cl…
00:41:41 |
Fri 06 May 2022
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Frontier in Space (5/6)
Joe & Daniel are heading to Draconia! Given that they are such a well defined species, we are shocked that you never see the Draconians again. A transitionary episode, but with lots of scope to talk …
00:34:13 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Frontier in Space (4/6)
Joe & Daniel; improvising for half an hour whilst the plot grinds to a halt. We adore the dialogue and the interplay in this one, and it gives us a chance to admire the charisma of this cast and talk…
00:39:27 |
Sun 01 May 2022
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