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

September 02, 2023 Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Savages (4/4)
Joe & Mark; saying goodbye after all these years. A touching farewell, smashing the machine, a love story bears fruit and a new planet leader. Forgettable? Get out of town!
41 min
August 31, 2023 Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Savages (3/4)
Joe & Mark; and the plenitude of First Doctors! Who wore it best? Hartnell? Warwick? Noonan? Bradley? Hurndall?Purves? And why won’t John Cura hold his hand still?
37 min
August 29, 2023 Talks to Mark Rawlins about his choice of The Savages (2/4)
Billy love! We explore the wonder of William Hartnell in an episode where he gets to truly show his authority and moral indignation. Also highlighted is his upcoming departure and the events that could hand led to the regeneration.
32 min
August 27, 2023 Talks to Mark Rawlins about The Savages (1/4)
Joe & Mark; and the very first Doctor Who Confidential. If you think this is a forgettable Doctor Who story - think again! Dodo is given the spotlight, Hartnell is still on fine form and we’re watching the rich leeching off the poor!
37 min
August 26, 2023 Talks to John Bensahlia about his choice of Pyramids of Mars (4/4)
Joe & John; ‘you put your puny will against mine!’ A rousing conclusion or a damp squib? The Doctor is tortured, puppeteered and forced to game up. Doth technobabble make a satisfying climax?
38 min
August 25, 2023 Talks to John Bensahlia about his choice of Pyramids of Mars (3/4)
Joe & John; ‘all life is our enemy!’ Huge love for Gabriel Woolf this episode. Focus on Tom too, and just how alien his Doctor can be. Jagger & Bowie? What is the darkest thing Robert Holmes could do?
34 min
August 24, 2023 Hamster Book Club - The Burning
Join Joe, Mark & Chris as they head to Middleton to experience a murder count that would make Robert Holmes blush and meet a mysterious, brutal, incisive character who calls himself the Doctor...
1 hr 11 min
August 22, 2023 Talks to John Bensahlia about his choice of Pyramids of Mars (2/4)
Joe & John; ‘why don’t we dial up 1980 and, well, leave?’ Barely speaking characters that impact, terrifying murder, astonishing location work, memorable music & a dramatic divergence from the plot. All discussed and applauded.
34 min
August 20, 2023 Talks to John Bensalhia about his choice of Pyramids of Mars (1/4)
Joe & John; ‘as long as Albert didn’t wear it.’ Is this the all conquering classic of repute? What is the magic about this story that brought that reputation forth? Are Tom & Lis unbeatable?
38 min
August 18, 2023 Talks to the resplendent David Maskell about his choice of Revelation of the Daleks (2/2)
Joe & David; ‘to earn his favour…I have to kill you!’ The perfect new series episode? Eric Saward’s redemption? The best deaths? The boldest themes? The sickest lines? Oh yes!
1 hr 11 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…