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 Daniel Knight about his choice of Frontier in Space (3/6)
Joe & Daniel; accused of a list of crimes by the Sirius Commissioner! Katy Manning (and Jo Grant) love, more future fashion admiration, feminism, new prisons, Governer Lobos and sippy cups on the moo…
00:32:16 |
Sat 30 Apr 2022
Talks to the tea drinking, cake munching Daniel Knight about his choice of Frontier in Space (2/6)
Joe & Daniel; discussing Doctor Who and space opera. More fabulous prisons and outfits, a trip to the BFI (possibly MFI), impressive design and lighting, subtle political sexual chemistry…and our las…
00:34:44 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Frontier in Space (1/6)
Joe & Daniel; starting their tour of the prison cells of the universe. Or are they starting the Moonbase 3 podcast? The design and direction gets so love, and we love how chilled Pertwee is.
00:33:43 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Talks to the 🐹 fam about Survivors of the Flux
Joe; getting by with a little help (and questions) from my friends! I’m not teasing you! Lots of plot threads and characters…and delivering on a scene to scene basis. This is great fun…but is it any …
01:02:33 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of The Caves of Androzani (4/4)
Joe & Mark; making an argument that this is the single best episode of Doctor Who. Battered, bloody, dirty and exhausted…will the Doctor get out of this one alive? We’re completely bewitched by this …
00:40:29 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of The Caves of Androzani (3/4)
Joe & Mark; with no third episode syndrome. Is this the rudest episode of 🐹? Joe is distracted by bearded bullies, Mark is obsessed with handcuffs, Joe’s partner is tied up in shot, characters are pe…
00:27:17 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of The Caves of Androzani (2/4)
Joe & Mark; casting Morgus’ mother! The tightest Doctor Who script? The best of Robert Holmes? More troubling treatment of women? The best villain the show ever saw?
00:31:44 |
Sat 16 Apr 2022
Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of The Caves of Androzani (1/4)
Joe & Mark; in danger the second they leave the TARDIS. We have so much to say about this one, and not all of it is positive. However we both accept this is one of the best ever Doctor Who stories. G…
00:34:34 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Talks to partner in crime Mark Rawlins about his choice of Auton 2: Sentinel
Joe & Mark; facing a giant CGI vagina on top of a church! Verona Chard is out, but Natasha Alexander is in! Mark’s love for 90s spin offs knows more bounds and Joe is impressed with the filmic direct…
01:12:32 |
Sun 10 Apr 2022
Talks to the magnificent Jack Coyer about his choice of The Brink of Disaster (2/2)
Joe & Jack; and the Dawn of a new solar system! Much TARDIS talk, including all the innovations over years abc celebrating William Hartnell owning the show at last. Jack’s theories about the Ship are…
00:39:45 |
Sat 09 Apr 2022
Talks to Jack Coyer about his choice of The Edge of Destruction
Joe & Jack; ducking scissors, avoiding spiked drinks! How can you have this much fun talking about such a derided story? Everybody is acting out of character, but apparently in very different scripts…
00:36:45 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The End of the World
Joe & Steven; happy 17th to the destruction of the Earth! Here’s a chance to see what Doctor Who can do to a ridiculously high standard. Laughs, tears, developments, aliens, twists, romance and feels…
01:05:16 |
Sat 02 Apr 2022
Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of Remembrance of the Daleks (4/4)
Joe & Frazer; coming up with a huge list of reasons why this is one of the best Doctor Who stories ever. We talk episode fours, McCoy’s range, explosions, codas, ranting villains, and boiling down ra…
00:39:38 |
Sat 02 Apr 2022
Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of Remembrance of the Daleks (3/4)
Joe & Frazer; full of praise for the 7th Doctor. What scene does Frazer thing Chris Chibnall would be crucified for? Is this the ultimate Keff Jive session? Massive props for the effects they are pul…
00:35:43 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of Remembrance of the Daleks (2/4)
Joe & Frazer; and it’s Joe’s turn for a Tale of Youth (TM Simon Hart). Explosions, super weapons, bringing down racism, Peter Halliday, Keff McCulloch, a brilliant cliffhanger…this one has it all. An…
00:32:46 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of Remembrance of the Daleks (1/4)
Joe & Frazer; celebrating their anniversary! A story that offers up everything; a great setting, a marvellous cast of characters, production value, continuity, great monsters, shock moments, period d…
00:45:58 |
Sat 26 Mar 2022
Talks to Si Hart about their love of Invasion of the Bane
Step up, laugh and quote with Joe & Si as they step into the glorious world of The Sarah Jane Adventures. So many beautiful men, glorious colours, smart kids and a heroine for the ages. We’re just de…
01:23:00 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of Mummy on the Orient Express
Joe & Mark; in the train carriage, with the mummy rags. Mark struggled with this season, but this was his salvation. Much talk of the new, crabby Doctor, his fascinating relationship with Clara and t…
01:04:29 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Talks to the fabulous Lucy McCall about her choice of School Reunion
Joe & Lucy; and a hell of a tribute to Lis Sladen. So much to enjoy here; Anthony Head’s villain, creepy monsters, a memorable setting, emotional and great gags, and a fannish David Tennant getting h…
01:06:55 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Talks to Steven B from New to Who about his choice of Tooth and Claw
Joe & Steven; falling in love with the Doctor and Rose and series 2! Why is this the modern day Horror of Fang Rock? What about the direction? And why is this Steven’s favourite season of NuWho? A jo…
01:03:24 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
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