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 episodes

March 14, 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 explanation as to why the Doctor is so shocked at the climax.
31 min
March 13, 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 very different opinions on the sexualisation of Doctor Who.
56 min
March 12, 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 Joan Collins going to feature in The Dominators sequel?
49 min
March 11, 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 adventures?
26 min
March 10, 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 Hardin?
23 min
March 09, 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 act?
23 min
March 08, 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 did the imagery do to an impressionable, five year old Si?
30 min
March 07, 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? or ‘Bye Bye Duggan!’
31 min
March 06, 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 switch!’
28 min
March 05, 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 so good?
26 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…