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

April 20, 2023 Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about their choice of Boom Town
Joe, Si & Frazer; the boys are back in town! Si & Frazer declare this their favourite episode of series 1, and Joe is sticking up for RTD dialogue. All the best and the worst of this era in one package? You decide…
1 hr 13 min
April 18, 2023 Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (7/7)
Joe & Toby; 5 hours in and still going strong! Thorny moral dilemmas, sexy Pertwee, questioning the hypocrisy of Doctor Who, and an explosive ending that opens a whole can of worms.
53 min
April 17, 2023 Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (6/7)
Joe & Toby; admiring the Pert Tee look! Six episodes in and we're attempting to cure a deadly plague, build bridges with a reptilian species that has claimed the planet and prevent a disaster in the scientific base. It's all going on! And we're loving it.
34 min
April 16, 2023 Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (5/7)
Joe & Toby; things are getting very plaguey. Some smart questions from Twitter sends us down a morally thorny road, we admire Silurian performances and compare to recent versions of this story.
39 min
April 14, 2023 Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (4/7)
Joe & Toby; discussing impressive rubber! We get to wax lyrical about Norman Jones, minster designs and Pertwee’s wonderful 8 week old ability to walk in and own the show.
38 min
April 13, 2023 Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (3/7)
Joe & Toby; being seduced by a kazoo! Can you devote an entire episode to the wonder of Carey Blyton’s music? More discussion of the dense storytelling and incredible characterisation that seven parts affords.
42 min
April 12, 2023 Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (2/7)
Joe & Toby; exploring the moors! We discuss Liz Shaw (and other companions against the grain), what it takes to write Doctor Who, Doomwatch, Paul Darrow, Tim Coombe’s creative direction and Dicks vs Sherwin.
37 min
April 11, 2023 Talks to the generous Toby Hadoke about his choice of Dr Who & the Silurians (1/7)
Joe & Toby; going underground to face a prehistoric monster! A conversation about vulnerability, detail and intimacy - before the episode begins! It’s a marvellous story, and our journey begins here…
55 min
April 10, 2023 Talks to the delightful Mark Cockram about his choice of The Horns of Nimon (4/4)
Joe & Mark; and why these podcasts came to be. Joe isn’t a virgin either! Soldeed and Romana impressions. Lots of Douglas Adam’s talk. And a friendship is born. Bless The Horns of Nimon 😊
44 min
April 09, 2023 Talks to Mark Cockram about his choice of The Horns of Nimon (3/4)
Joe & Mark (and Mark is not a virgin!). What is the Tower of Technobabble world record? What Seth/Adric delights appear on Teaspoon? What does the Nimon play on his sound system?
33 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…