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

By Joe FordTV & Film TV Reviews

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

October 05, 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 series or old series Great Intelligence?
36 min
October 03, 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) performances…does this one have it all?
2 hr
October 02, 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 extends on screen.
36 min
October 01, 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 adult this is. Voyerism, morally ambiguous rebels, and sick executions.
39 min
September 30, 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 David love the Collector?
35 min
September 29, 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, Tilda and many Gatherer Hade impressions feature.
37 min
September 28, 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? Can the story survive the dispatch of Adastra?
30 min
September 26, 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 Creature some of his Doctor’s best characterisation? All this and more dick jokes. Of course.
26 min
September 25, 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! Myra Francis continues to make us hard.
32 min
September 24, 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 by Christopher Barry and and the wolfweeds are teabagging.
29 min

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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…