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 the radiant Mark Rawlins about his choice of Shakedown, Return of the Sontarans
Joe & Mark; hiring out the Belfast. The careers of Sophie Aldred & Carole Ann, Michael Wisher’s last job, featuring the Dentist, comedy Sontarans, Cally from Blakes’ 7, a surprisingly robust producti…
01:13:22 |
Tue 12 Oct 2021
Talks to the wonderful John Bensalhia about his choice of The Web of Fear (6/6)
Joe & John; things are coming to a crispy, frazzled head! Who is the agent of the Great Intelligence? Is there an optimum length of a Doctor Who story? Also, the first recorded dialogue between Tryst…
00:30:39 |
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Talks to John Bensalhia about his choice of The Web of Fear (5/6)
Joe & John; something funny is coming over us. What is the fine line between chilling possessed acting and pure pantomime? How do you do a Who whodunnit? Did they disguise who the villain of the piec…
00:29:24 |
Sat 09 Oct 2021
Talks to John Bensalhia about his choice of The Web of Fear (4/6)
Joe & John; brutality overdrive! Is this the best single episode of classic Doctor Who? We’re astonished by the relentless action and atmosphere and discuss what is appropriate to put children in fro…
00:29:23 |
Fri 08 Oct 2021
Talks to John Bensalhia about his choice of The Web of Fear (3/6)
Joe & John; meeting the Brig for the first time! We discuss the nature of missing episode reconstructions and how on Earth we’re in relationships for loving them. When is Nick Courtney given real act…
00:30:16 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
Talks to John Bensahlia about his choice of The Web of Fear (2/6)
Joe & John; Milo Clancy impressions! We’re still agog that we can watch this, and discuss just how terrifying it is. Gas masks + darkened corners + cobwebs = 👀 It’s the 🐹 agonised scream impression c…
00:27:43 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
Talks to John Bensalhia about his choice of The Web of Fear (1/6)
Joe & John; heading into dark tunnels! What is the most shocking oversight of 🐹? We talk the return of the stories and what we did when the news hit. The best directed story in Doctor Who’s run? New …
00:35:01 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
Talks to ☀️ Si Hart about his choice of The Curse of Fenric Special Edition
Joe & Si; let the chains of Fenric shatter! Arc plots, filthy weather, stunning characters, scary monsters, all location, action, a frenetic score, unforgettable (in every sense of the word) performa…
01:59:30 |
Sun 03 Oct 2021
Talks to David Maskell about his choice of The Sun Makers (4/4)
Why would Kim Woodburn be a great villain in this? is Tom Baker an icon, a hero or a monster? Does David make a better host of 🐹? A discussion of actors loving/hating each other and whether that exte…
00:35:17 |
Sat 02 Oct 2021
Talks to David Maskell about his choice of The Sun Makers (3/4)
Joe & David; playing top trumps! What is the fear factor of Rachel Jensen, the Tollmaster, Morgaine, The Chief Clown, and Mrs Remmington? Back at The Sunmakers, we’re astonished at how funny and how …
00:38:47 |
Fri 01 Oct 2021
Talks to David Maskell about his choice of The Sun Makers (2/4)
Joe & David; deep diving into social commentary plus musical numbers. Is Joe mad to compare this to Pixar movies? Why is John Leeson the most adorable man alive? The best ever Leela scenes? Why does …
00:34:47 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Talks to the glorious David Maskell about his choice of The Sun Makers (1/4)
Joe & David; running from the taxman! Why should you go to conventions? Why is this story underrated? Clever, bitingly satirical, witty and surprisingly dark…but has the money run out? Kim Woodbury, …
00:36:56 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Talks to David Rennie about his choice of The Creature from the Pit (4/4)
Joe & David; discussing the spoilers statue of limitation. Is Joe exhausted or cock jokes? Why is this an unusual episode four? How universal are Doctor Who stories and what can you read into them? C…
00:29:06 |
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Talks to David Rennie about his choice of The Creature from the Pit (3/4)
Joe & David; scared we might be written out at the end of episode three. What is Chekhov’s eggshell? Who are the camp Divas of Doctor Who? Is Karela Adastra’s mother? Are Tom Baker’s scenes with the …
00:25:58 |
Sun 26 Sep 2021
Talks to David Rennie about his choice of Creature from the Pit (2/4)
Is every story in this season compared to City of Death? What are the Creatures elephantine qualities? What works/doesn’t work about the Creatures realisation. We imagine the Creature versus Kroll! M…
00:31:07 |
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Talks to David Rennie about his choice of Creature from the Pit (1/4)
Joe & David; gimp masks galore! Joe is over excited by David’s accent, and we’re both stunned at the marvellous production value. Adastra is FABULOUS, the script is witty, we’re confidently directed …
00:28:33 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Destiny of the Daleks (4/4)
Joe & Daniel; bemused at how one the less considered stories of the era has one of the best last episodes. Action! Power pack depletion interpretative mime! Exploding Daleks! Big ideas! Stick around …
00:35:09 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Destiny of the Daleks (3/4)
Joe & Daniel; talking about the 🐹 community. Is this the weakest Davros? Is this tense and exciting or flat and uninteresting? How do we find the logical impasse? We’re still awed by Grieve’s directi…
00:34:13 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Destiny of the Daleks (2/4)
Joe & Daniel; Terry Nation debate! Was he any good? What were his best stories? Was Destiny a good way to go out? What is the best way to act alongside Daleks? How long is a Rel? Daniel has the answe…
00:34:29 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
Talks to Daniel Knight about his choice of Destiny of the Daleks (1/4)
Joe & Daniel; comedically changing bodies! Season seventeen has begun and we’re astonished that it looks this good. Atmosphere and laughs, and Terry Nation cliches abound. ‘Oh look, rocks!’
00:29:49 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
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