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 from New to Who about his pick of An Unearthly Child
Join Joe & Steven as they shake up the format and tackle episodes that changed the format of Doctor Who! We comment on the Unaired pilot, discuss how sinister the Doctor is, the lack of format and th…
00:35:01 |
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Talks to Tim Pollock about his choice of Planet of the Daleks (6/6)
Join Joe & Tum as they square up to the ultimate Dalek Diva - the Supreme Dalek! Dare you take on Jo & Latep, the Musical? Ft tracks 'You can climb my rope', 'Do you hear the Thals sing?' and 'Jellic…
00:28:42 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Talks to Tim Pollock about his choice of Planet of the Daleks (5/6)
Join Joe and Tum as they switch alarmingly between studio jungle and filmed inserts by an icy riverbank! Are we sufficiently involved in the fate of Prentis Handcock? Snog, marry avoid the first, sec…
00:26:37 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Talks to Tim Pollock about his choice of Planet of the Daleks (4/6)
Join Joe & Tum as they attempt to escape from the Dalek city by defying science but expounding creativity! We can see lots of production errors, but that doesn't stop this being the best possible esc…
00:24:46 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Talks to Tim Pollock about his choice of Planet of the Daleks (3/6)
Join Joe & Tum as they prepare to head up a shaft with Jon Pertwee and three others! What do we think of the colourisation? Is this the best episode of the story? And are icecanos real (Joe does rese…
00:53:43 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Talks to Tim Pollock about his pick of Planet of the Daleks (2/6)
Join Joe & Tum as they re-enact The Daleks episode two in the day glow 70s! What happened to the Doctor and Jo after this adventure with Big Finish? Does Jon Pertwee have a rod up his butt? What are …
00:26:56 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Talks to Tim Pollock about his choice of Planet of the Daleks (1/6)
Join Joe & Tum as they navigate one of the nastiest bits of space garbage in the ninth system. How much do we adore Katy Manning? How many references to British sitcoms can we make? And an explanatio…
00:30:38 |
Sun 14 Mar 2021
Talks to Denise Sutton about her pick of Timelash (2/2)
Join Joe & Denise as they are seduced by the Borad’s of technique of plucking out eyeballs! What does Denise think of all the Peri peril? How worrying is the Doctor’s behaviour at the climax? And two…
00:55:58 |
Sat 13 Mar 2021
Talks to the delightful Denise Sutton about her (brave) pick of Timelash
Join Joe & Denise as they dodge burning Androids, toxic plants, panto villains and tinsel on the planet Karfel. What are Denise’s favourite things about this story? Is Paul Darrow a God? And when is …
00:48:23 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Leisure Hive (4/4)
This time we must try and bring him up better, thinks Joe & Si. Is Tom Baker going to be old forever? What do we think of the music in this tale? And why, for Si, is this one of the best Doctor Who a…
00:25:28 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Leisure Hive (3/4)
Citizens of Argolis! The age of Joe & Si has begun! Much conversation about JNT and his revisions, his biography and his impact on the show. Plus, what is the secret illicit past between Mena and Har…
00:22:40 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Talks to Si Hart about his pick of The Leisure Hive (2/4)
After all those conversations on telecommunicator, here Joe & Si are at last! Who’s balls are going to drop? Who had the most outrageous carpet in the early eighties? And how do we force Tom Baker to…
00:22:29 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Leisure Hive
Join Joe & Si as they avoid robotic, gladiatorial games and instead head for the blasted radioactive surface of Argolis. What do we think of the revamp to the show? How fares the trailer? And what di…
00:29:15 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Talks to John Bensahlia about his pick of City of Death (4/4)
Join Joe & John as they witness the most important punch in history and realise they came from that, that soup! What is the most glorious line in Doctor Who? Is it ‘Is no-one interested in history? o…
00:30:33 |
Sun 07 Mar 2021
Talks to John Bensalhia about his pick of City of Death (3/4)
Join Joe & John as they pop through time, figure out why the Jaggaroth want all the chickens and do a few more daft impressions! Why oh why is this the best cliffhanger of all time? ‘No! Not that swi…
00:27:38 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
Talks to John Bensalhia about his choice of City of Death (2/4)
Join Joe & John (a beautiful man, probably) as they join the heist to steal the Mona Lisa (1/8). Just how many impressions can you squeeze into one episode? And why is the cliffhanger to this episode…
00:25:42 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Talks to the wonderful John Bensahlia about his pick of City of Death (1/4)
Join Joe & John as they slingshot from four hundred million years ago to (absolutely marvellous) Paris. Who does the better Kerensky impression? Why does this look SO good? Listen to two fans loving …
00:29:17 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
Talks to Sarah & Mark about their pick of The Keys of Marinus (6/6)
Join Joe & Sarah & Mark as they assemble the keys and take on terrible Voord! We don’t care about Susan being kidnapped...especially when there is Gilmore Girls to talk about! Does this story falter …
00:26:35 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
Talks to Sarah & Mark about their pick of The Keys of Marinus (5/6)
Join Joe & Sarah & Mark as they head to a terrible miscarriage of justice - the Trial of Ian Chesterton! Gawp as defence lawyer William Hartnell returns from his holiday and steals the show! And is t…
00:26:59 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
Talks to Sarah & Mark about their choice of The Keys of Marinus (4/6)
Join Joe & Sarah & Mark as they venture through the snows of terror! 17 glorious minutes on Two Watch Who, RuPaul and WandaVision. How rapey should Doctor Who be? Sarah explains why The Keys of Marin…
00:43:38 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
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