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

Joe & Mark (and the special appearance of the pussy of Rassilon). What is the Barry Letts balance? What is Omega Eleganza? What is the Timeless Cat? Who is Mark Raw? Where is Liz Shaw? Have You Been Ollised? What happened to Orville?

Joe & Mark; holy Moses, what’s that? Benton and his irresponsible gum wrapper, a discussion of Doctor Who erotic fiction, the Brigadier’s incredulous TARDIS reaction, Mark’s severe lack of scientific knowledge, Omega’s creme brûlée palace and the ultimate Doctor Who/Charlie & the Chocolate Factory musical mashups!

Joe & Mark; fire at will! Is the third Doctor a prick? Are birthday jellies a less than credible threat? Does the title sequence look vaginal? Can the B7 teleport theme be sung? Mark’s love affair with Barry Letts is celebrated. The Time Lords are watching us podcast.

Joe & John; they could be crawling with germs! Doctor Who = panto/Pixar? Dirty jokes in Doctor Who? How do you ensure promise and delivery? Is this the perfect ‘introduce a kid to Doctor Who’ story? How do you structure in a huge plot twist as how much do you labour the explanation?

Joe & John; nothing serious, nothing political. We discuss ambition, experimental effects work, horror movies, ambiguous plot explanations, Robert Holmes’ Dhal-sequel humour & political leanings influencing work. Occasionally discuss we discuss the story.

Joe & John; more intelligent than whelks! How much should a writer use their expectations against them? What’s the difference between a twist and a surprise? What is the best & worst kind of cliffhanger? How much do you need to suspend your disbelief? More writerly smarts abound. Enjoy.

Joe & John; 99 skidoo! Occasionally we talk about Carnival, but we also cover the works of Robert Holmes, Big Finish stories, recasting, Oscar winners, character actors, why Doctor Who has to be funny, and who scores best in that respect. A fascinating man, and an engaging conversation.

Pete & Joe & BENNI! This is it folks. The best Doctor Who episode of all time. Despicable Dregs, dysfunctional families, fabulous Furries, annoying OAPs, a brilliant Doctor, plots for each companion, a moral message, tragedy, horror, drama, comedy, and very rude jokes! ‘That doesn’t sound like my Benni...’

Joe & Pete; swingers in Morton Harwood! Sinister covens, countless phone calls, everyone dunnit, honking wards, plummeting plant sales, terrifying tractors and hateful Hecate! ‘Oh Doctor, you didn’t forget...’.

Joe & Lucy; following Doctor Who’s safety advice following a nuclear power station exploding. Exploding jeeps, spaghetti horrors, an unreliable Doctor, hunks aplenty, peak Jo Grant hysteria snd a temporal arc. Oh Lucy, it seems we are some sort of galactic yo-yos!