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 The Green Death (2/6)
Joe & Steven; armed with Blueprint fit Survival! We discuss the work of Michael E Briant, whether Doctor Who can handle going regional without being offensive, how being emotionless affects an actors…
00:33:10 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
The Exquisite Steven Alexander about his choice of The Green Death (1/6)
Joe & Steven; bright green and dead! What are the resonances between this and Planet of the Spiders? Is Robert Sloman the forgotten Doctor Who writer? And why is this the definitive first episode of …
00:30:39 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Talks to himself about The Halloween Apocalypse
Joe solo! Chills, excitement, ambition, wealth of characters and a huge dollop of fun - Doctor Who is back and it’s better than ever. Let’s talk about it.
00:53:38 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: The Planet of Decision (6/6)
Joe & Mark; Blue Peter presenters! We’ve saved the best for last! Mechanoids! Steven! Mechanoids! Hi-fi the Panda! Mechanoids! Firefights! Mechanoids! Heartbreaking goodbyes! The Chase ends on an inc…
00:33:37 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
Talks to robot duplicate Joe & Mark about The Chase: The Death of Doctor Who (5/6)
Faux Joe & Mark; sex therapy in action! Joe goes on a huge journey of self discovery here, from filth bag to Monk in 25 minutes. We’re on Mechnanus, the Daleks are in hot pursuit and all bets are off…
00:28:50 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: Journey Into Terror
Joe & Mark; going bumpity bumpity in the night. Frankenstein, Dracula, bats, the Grey Lady, spooks, companions left behind, duplicate Doctors…it’s all happening this week!
00:29:28 |
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: Flight Through Eternity (3/6)
Joe & Mark; playing Dalek time ships & sailors! We admire TARDIS design, Mark reveals his favourite line, we hang out with a really daft cowboy in New York and discover the truth behind the Marie Cel…
00:30:45 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: The Death of Time (2/6)
Joe & Mark; taken to the Mire Beast. An adventure on the planet Aridius, with its amphibian people, deadly enemies and the time travellers facing deadly danger at each turn. Meet Mark, the Aridian tr…
00:27:29 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Talks to co-host (at this rate) Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Chase: The Executioners
Joe & Mark; also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ney8R3Pq-UY Time and Space TV! Shakespeare! No Beatles! Alien worlds! The ring in the field! This episode has it all…
00:36:43 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Talks to one of a kind Frazer Gregory about his choice of The Eleventh Hour
Frazer & Joe; Geronimo! All about the praise train as the Moffat era kicks off with an astonishing debut full of laughs, scares, character, astonishing guest performances, spanking new regulars and a…
01:30:11 |
Sun 24 Oct 2021
Talks to Brendan Jones about his choice of Warriors’ Gate (4/4)
Joe & Brendan; they’ll be superb! Can we flirt madly at the beginning and the ending of the episode? How many smart lines, visuals, funny flourishes, character moments and twists can we marvel at in …
00:32:31 |
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Talks to Brendan Jones about his choice of Warriors’ Gate (3/4)
Joe & Brendan; the secret of the gateway is…? What is the Barry balance and what did Mr Letts bring to this story and the season as a whole? More chances to talk about the incredible visual storytell…
00:30:13 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Talks to Brendan Jones about his choice of Warriors’ Gate
Joe & Brendan; close the door…after I’ve gone through! Why is Brendan Jones so superb and where can you find him? Does a troubled production make a troubled final product? Did Lalla want to go? Were …
00:37:29 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
Talks to Brendan Jones about his choice of Warriors’ Gate (1/4)
Joe & Brendan; doing nothing. A phenomenal story to talk about; behind the scenes dramas, companions leaving, unusual concepts, artistic direction, a dense narrative, and lots of chances to flirt lik…
00:29:57 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
Talks to Harrison & David about their choice of The End of Time Part Two (2/2)
Joe, David, Harrison, Rose, Martha, Donna, Sarah, Verity, Jackie & Nerys. Joe is in love with this; melodrama, emotion and terrific acting opportunities. Harrison is less convinced; plot contrivances…
01:18:27 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Talks to David & Harrison about someone’s (???) choice of The End of Time Part One (1/2)
Joe & David & Harrison and the End of Time Itself! How much of this is padding? Does David remember or understand any of the plot? Is this the contrived half of the story? Or is this all sublime melo…
01:05:19 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Talks to Steven (from New to Who) about his choice of Castrovalva (4/4)
Joe & Steven; caught in a space time trap! Who loves CHB more than CHB? Can Doctor Who work around an abstract concept? Will the Doctor face more than shifting architecture? Is this hard science? Ple…
00:29:14 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Talks to Steven (from New to Who) about his choice of Castrovalva (3/4)
Joe & Steven; the Occlusion closes in! What about the chapter titles? Time to talk Peter Davison and his thoughtful interiority. How would you rewrite this for a modern audience? More awesome new pas…
00:28:12 |
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Talks to Steven (from New to Who) about his choice of Castrovalva (2/4)
Joe & Steven; still no way in! What does top ten mean to Steven? Frock or gun explained. Two female leads are taking control of Doctor Who for one week and we’re enamoured. Russian Roulette with the …
00:26:33 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Talks to the gorgeous Steven (from New to Who) about his choice of Castrovalva (1/4)
Joe & Steven; reading & watching! Come with us as we head into the head of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and explore the world of Castrovalva in prose. Featuring our favourite passages and a love for …
00:30:18 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
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