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
- 1018
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
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 performance of a Doctor Who companion in this? Jo…
00:30:52 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
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, creative, manic and stylish. Jason is back, an…
00:31:50 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
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 piss. Doctor Who has rarely been this c…
00:31:20 |
Tue 30 Nov 2021
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, Maddy’s silence and the pool robot prov…
00:26:17 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
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 Chibnall indulges a ‘sideways’ adventure. It’s…
00:53:04 |
Sat 27 Nov 2021
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 both? David offers a touching treatise on…
00:30:49 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
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 admire the marvellous script and laugh at…
00:32:52 |
Thu 25 Nov 2021
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 in the script, the hilarious guest char…
00:57:51 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
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 scary and very funny Sontarans, Dan’s pare…
01:03:50 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
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 three things that we adore about this s…
00:29:43 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
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 it. And Troughton gets to play the despera…
00:27:18 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
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 the best episode of Doctor Who yet?
00:29:50 |
Sun 21 Nov 2021
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 comedy? Birthing the Cybermen? Doctor Who…
00:26:39 |
Sat 20 Nov 2021
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 Cybermen, what works and what doesn’t with …
00:29:12 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
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 the name ‘Packer?’ His relationship with…
00:26:25 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
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 Zoe and Isobel as the Doctor’s companio…
00:32:28 |
Tue 16 Nov 2021
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 genres of season six, and Steven’s favourite …
00:30:00 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
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 kitty kitty’, a devastating ten minute …
00:37:55 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
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 simply human. More Pertwee, Manning and UNI…
00:29:30 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
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 yourself for Steve’s Brigadier theory
00:35:57 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
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