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

May 25, 2023 Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of Fury from the Deep (4/6)
Joe & Mark; exploring impeller shafts. What the hell is the motivation of the Weed? Is not seeing the monster scarier? Would we be able to cope as Doctor Who companions? We list the brilliant strong women from this era.
32 min
May 23, 2023 Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of Fury from the Deep (3/6)
Joe & Mark; and a nice trip back to the TARDIS for some of experiments! Huge love for Megan Jones, a strong female character who pops up to sort all this nonsense out. Victoria really starts to show her doubts about this lifestyle.
25 min
May 21, 2023 Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of Fury from the Deep (2/6)
Joe & Mark; heading down the impeller shaft! Why the hell did Derrick Sherwin piss so many people off? What do we think of the animation? How do the domestic scenes work in Doctor Who?
32 min
May 19, 2023 Talks to Mark Dodyk about his choice of Fury from the Deep (1/6)
Joe & Mark; trying to figure the scariest moments in Doctor Who. Is this a beautiful send off for Victoria or a protracted story where we just want shot of her? Was it as visually stunning as we imagine? How many ways is this story unusual?
42 min
May 17, 2023 Talks to Mark McManus about his choice of Into the Dalek
Joe & Mark; we would make good Daleks! It’s a mixture of sitcom comedy, Honey I shrunk the kids, and pop psychology. Plus cool exploding Daleks. We really like this, and this is why.
1 hr 16 min
May 15, 2023 Talks to Mark McManus about his choice of The Doctor’s Wife
Joe & Mark; and a huge event has taken place since we last spoke! How many ways do we love this quirky, emotional episode? Great drama, character work, chilling set pieces and one that gets you right in the heart.
1 hr 8 min
May 13, 2023 Q&A The 70s Part One
Joe & Mark attack the Ham Fam’s questions and discuss everything from 7 parters, Mrs Slocombe, Hawthorne & Benton, double acts, Jeremy Brett as the Doctor and much more!
1 hr 1 min
May 12, 2023 Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Robots of Death (4/4)
Joe & Steve; we might have a chance to use one of these! Well squeak mouse! I must free my brothers from bondage! Let me iiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn!!!!
36 min
May 10, 2023 Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Robots of Death (3/4)
Joe & Steve; obsessed with all things robot! Jedikiah’s robot, Styre’s robot, the Federation security robot! None of them hold a candle to these robots! The psychology of Robophobia is considered.
37 min
May 08, 2023 Talks to Steven Alexander about his choice of The Robots of Death (2/4)
Joe & Steve; uncanny valley… We discuss the psychological angle to this story, and the body horror. We can’t hope but quote this story because the dialogue (and delivery) is so exceptional.
42 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…