A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
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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...
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1136 episodis
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The TV Movie
The first of three episodes celebrating the TV Movie this month - James takes a trip back in time to re-experience The TV Movie as a 16 year old via h...
Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (2/6)
Proper Ice Warrior we have lumbering around the base threatening Victoria and all in black and white animation! Where so these lumbering behemoths com...
Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (1/6)
It's battle between Dad and Son again! Eddie loves this glacial story, but Jon isn't a fan. We head to the tundra to see a Viking Warrior cut out of t...
Talks to Joe M about his choice of The Robot Revolution
The battle of RTD2! In the blue corner; Joe M! Lover, not fighter! In the red corner; Joe F! Who is not amused about anything this episode is doing......
Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of The Kings Demons (2/2)
Has the impossible been achieved? Has Frazer made allowed me to find a way to enjoy The Kings Demons?
Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of The Kings' Demons (1/2)
Who else but our Frazer could take hold of this insignificant little two parter and shout from the rooftops about it. His beguiling argument starts he...
Strictly Come Hamster - 13th Doctor Special (ft Frazer Gregory, Daniel Knight & Daniel Rawnsley)
A delightful episode celebrating Jodie Whittaker and the 13th Doctor and determining the Strictly Come Hamster best episode of the era...
Talks to the delightful Matt Cox about his choice of The Giggle
And its Tennant and Tate out...and Ncuti Gatwa in! Plus The Toymaker, Melanie Bush, UNIT, and tons of continuity! How will it fare a few years after r...
Talks to Lee about his choice of The Timeless Children (2/2)
A wonderful conversation about continuity, lore, production value, the Master and the Cybermen, self sacrifice, strong companions and a magnificent Do...
Talks to Lee about his choice of Ascension of the Cybermen (1/2)
A brand new contributor to Hamster and the boldest introductory swing as we head straight into Jodie's two part series 12 finale.
Talks to James Lark about his choice of Mawdryn Undead (4/4)
Are we really talking about the abuse of science and committing suicide in a Doctor Who story? Has the story run out of steam or does it rouse at the...
Talks to James Lark about his choice of Mawdryn Undead (3/4)
We're very much in the wander around the spaceship section of the story but with David Collings on the scene and two Brigadiers in action things don't...
Strictly Come Hamster - Season 2a (featuring Eddie Arnold, Toby Hadoke, Jon Arnold & Jack Coyer)
What chaos will ensue when super villain Eddie Arnold takes the reins and guides us through season 2 featuring discussions on Planet of the Giants, Th...
Talks to James Lark about his choice of Mawdryn Undead (2/4)
Our favourite episode of the story and the one which introduces timey wimey to Steven Moffat whilst he was still a wee nipper. The ultimate nostalgia...
Talks to James Lark about his choice of Mawdryn Undead (1/4)
Joe & James embark on a timey wimey adventure and talk season 20, introducing new companions, unforgettable incidental music and a story with some ser...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6/6)
Welcome to Dinosaur Hour with me, Joe Ford, and my pupil Paul Arthur...get ready to see Dino on Dino action, Dinos in the Underground and a jeep drive...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (5/6)
What's that? An episode of padding? It's the Doctor on the run...from UNIT? Plus politics gets messy when the far left show what they do with insurrec...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (4/6)
Joe & Paul continue their love in with this latter era Pertwee six parter with the story opening out in some fascinating and absurd new directions. Ho...
Strictly Come Hamster - 5th Doctor Special (featuring Luke, Dan, Lucy & Paul)
The ultimate fifth Doctor love in as the team discuss the era, the actor, the character and determine the Strictly Come Hamster ultimate fifth Doctor...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (3/6)
There's a ruddy great T-Rex chained down in the hangar and its pissed and wants to eat Sarah Jane! Does Doctor Who get any more exciting than this?
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (2/6)
It's all to play for with this episode; Yates is acting oddly, the Doctor is just trying to work, Sarah goes out to play and the Brigadier hunts for a...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1/6)
Paul bravely hands this episode to his family to watch...and then realises that whatever embarrassment he might have felt is dispelled when he watches...
Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of Earthshock (4/4)
We bring this commentary to a rousing conclusion as we discuss the momentous ending, the crazy pace, the mad twists and of course why the Cartmel era...
Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of Earthshock (3/4)
It's time for name that Davison incidental music quiz! Things are REALLY hotting up with part three; traitors, massacres, and thousands of silos burst...
Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of Earthshock (2/4)
Bombs, Freighters and Reid - oh my! We're still in love with this propulsive, expensive and impressive action romp.
Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of Earthshock (1/4)
We discuss everything that makes this story stand out as impressively as it does, the many ways that the story is unique and why the instincts of the...
Talks to Luke Hollands about his choice of Revolution of the Daleks (
Winner of the Paul Spragg Big Finish competition, Luke Hollands joins me to talk about a much ignored but blisteringly action packed and entertaining...
Top and Bottom Tens - Hamster Book Club Extra!
Joe, David, Gareth and Dan all meet up in London for the day and of course had to do a bookclub recording - so we add to our original top and bottom t...
Talks to Daniel Rawnsley about his choice of Eye of the Gorgon (2/2)
Serve the podcast! Serve the podcast! More great Nun action, a portal to another world, a bneautiful gift for Bea and touching moment for Chrissie.
Talks to Daniel Rawnsley about his choice of Eye of the Gorgon (1/2)
A moving examination of dementia, an chilling look at Greek myths, a hilariously camp group of sinister nuns and Phylida Law!
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Terror of the Autons (4/4)
Is there anything more Doctor Who than a Time Lord and a human tied up in a van using the indicators to send out morse code while the army fights a bu...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Terror of the Autons (3/4)
Who's in charge of you pen pushers these days? What makes good and bad comedy in Doctor Who? What makes scary Doctor Who? What makes entertaining Doct...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Terror of the Autons (2/4)
Hungry asphyxiating chairs! Troll dollies that strangle fathers! Coppers with blank faces! Jo Grant having a meltdown! What a first day on the job...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Terror of the Autons (1/4)
The Master! Jo Grant! Captain Yates! A shrunken scientist in a lunchbox! Don't touch her that's a bomb! Daddy issues! So much for Joe & Paul to get th...
Talks to Daniel Rawnsley about his choice of Revenge of the Slitheen (2/2)
We've synchronised the mega wattage, called New York, prepared the vinegar in squeezies and turned off the sun! Anything else?
Talks to Daniel Rawnsley about his choice of Revenge of the Slitheen (1/2)
Time for another exciting adventure with Sarah Jane and the moppets...and the Slitheen! A new friend, Clyde, joins, and there's some unfinished Doctor...
Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (5/5)
Is this a disappointing denouement or a rousing conclusion to a story that Rob and I both admit is one of our all time favourites?
Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (4/5)
Joe’s favourite of the serial; sacrificial wrapping, QueQuiQuod and devastating reticules! Action, suspense, jokes, a brilliant Doctor and Benton and...
Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (3/5)
The Master makes his move on the village and blackmails them all with gossip and scandal! And the great Doctor/Miss Hawthorn debate rages on - Science...
Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (2/5)
E-O-Evo-Ay Azal! The Doctor is frozen, Jo is in a state, Miss Hawthorne is in a box and the Master is on the move...enter Yates and Benton to the resc...