A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

Mar 30 2025 916 ep. 57 mins 62

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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.

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Hamster Book Club - The Ancestor Cell by Peter Anghelides & Stephen Cole (featuring Mark Donaldson)

Mar 30 2025 92 mins

Mark steps into the book club with a nice easy read - voodoo cults, twisted versions of Fitz & the Doctor, a female TARDIS that Romana is attempting to force breed, an oncoming War and the destruction of Gallifrey. No biggie.

Strictly Come Hamster Series 4A (featuring Frazer Gregory, Daniel Rawnsley & Kieran Pell)

Mar 27 2025 256 mins

Join Joe, Frazer, Daniel & Kieran as we face Adipose, Pyrovilles, evil corporations, Sontarans and genetic warfare in the aim to crown the winner of this half season...with a very special guest star!

The Savages Omnibus (featuring Mark Rawlins)

Mar 26 2025 147 mins

To celebrate the release of the animation, a re-release of the best time that Mark & I had discussing one of his favourites and one I have come to love through his eyes. 'Thank you, young lady, for making me look so grand!'

Hamster Book Club - Terror of the Vervoids by Pip and Jane Baker (featuring Paul Quinn)

Mar 24 2025 94 mins

I bring in one of the smartest men I know to critique the work of Pip and Jane Baker. With an enormous vagina on the cover, murder, mayhem and intrigue within its pages and conversations that consider morality and the poignancy of death, how does this book fare?

Talks to Pete Lambert & Toby Hadoke to celebrate Revelation of the Daleks (full commentary)

Mar 22 2025 135 mins

At Pete's request, we have assembled to talk about one of the most unusual Doctor Who stories of all time and just how many ways we love it...

Hamster Book Club - The Romans & The Myth Makers by Donald Cotton (featuring Luke Sims-Jenkins, Jon Arnold & Andrew Batty)

Mar 21 2025 104 mins

A fascinating pair of historical artefacts (both in content and as books) - most unlike your usual script to page Target and divisive reads amongst the book clubbers this week. Does taking a risk reap rewards? Also, our favourite book companion exits.

The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords Omnibus (featuring Toby Hadoke)

Mar 18 2025 214 mins

Recorded two years ago - how time flies - we (mostly) wax lyrical about the closing two parter of series three. It was a time when we were both pinching ourselves at the shows success and loving what was being delivered.

Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Stranger - In Memory Alone

Mar 15 2025 55 mins

A huge Nicholas Briggs love in for a great script and brilliant guest turn. Easily our favourite of the Strangers - a creepy, beguiling SF mystery with a superb chance for Colin and Nicola to show what they can do.

Hamster Book Club - Mutually Assured Destruction by Nick Walters (featuring Dylan Rees & Frazer Gregory)

Mar 14 2025 66 mins

In a double bill with Too Hot for TV - it's Quarkmania! Joe, Dylan and Frazer embark on a Quark (and Dominator) filled spy thriller from the Lethbridge-Stewart range...

Talks to Dylan Rees about The Stranger - More Than a Messiah

Mar 13 2025 50 mins

Sophie Aldred as a sexy alien planet! Naked with Colin Baker! Nigel Fairs as a bereaved gay lover! Peter Miles & Barbara Shelley! And possibly Wookey Hole! Bring it on!