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

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 reviewers, writers, actors...the USP of this podcast is it"s variety of guests and the fact that they all bring their own unique perspective to the podcast. The guest chooses the story, be it one they love, hate or are completely indifferent, and amongst the gossip is trivia, critique and personal

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01:55:39

Talks to the wonderful Joumana about her choice of...

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2025/08/05

Welcome Joumana who joyfully skips into her first Hamster commentary to discuss her Doctor Who journey, her love of the 12th Doctor and why she likes this particular episodes. Plus, learn all about the Narvinettes!

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05:05:46

Strictly Come Hamster - Series B (featuring Elliot...

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2025/08/02

The debatiest Hamster yet; with a warning that racism, incel culture, homophobia, genocide, and all manner of provocative subjects are discussed. Also, how camp as tits the Rani is. A divisive year, but one worth talking about.

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01:52:21

Hamster Book Club - Trading Futures by Lance Parkin...

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2025/08/01

The name's Mills. Michael Mills. Licence to critique. A full discussion on Bond and Doctor Who - how they are familiar and how they are so, so different. And how, if you're a clever man like Lance Parkin, you can write a story that is both great James Bond AND great Doctor Who.

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00:48:25

Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about their choice...

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2025/07/31

Time for the murderer to be revealed, for the monsters go on a full on murder spree, to avoid the black hole, prevent a hijack and sing On With the Motley!

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00:34:44

Talks to Frazer Gregory & Si Hart about their choice...

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2025/07/30

Black holes, vaginal monsters, fabulous broads, and Mel in a bin! Could this story get any more exciting?

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00:32:31

Talks to suspects Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about...

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2025/07/28

The trial for murder continues with the chief suspects with the two potentially guilty parties, Frazer Gregory and Si Hart, under the spotlight!

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00:40:10

Talks to Frazer Gregory & Si Hart about their choice...

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2025/07/27

'We don't want you breaking your neck, at least not until...' has never had so many meanings! The ultimate relax with your friends and watch Doctor Who story...

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01:35:05

Hamster Book Club - The Plotters by Gareth Roberts...

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2025/07/25

Fie! A plot! Fireworks and burning Catholics! The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Victor - hoho! - I mean to say Vicki are caught up in the machinations and groin stirrings of King James!

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01:00:20

Target Book Club - Readings of the Day - Part Three:...

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2025/07/23

Stephen Gallagher reads from 'Warriors' Gate' Steve Cole 'The Wheel of Tara' Alex Hewitt 'Reading Games with Pip and Jane' Joe Lidster reads from 'Aliens of London'Gareth L. Powell reads from 'The Well'James Goss reads from 'Lux'

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00:47:28

Target Book Club - Recordings of the Day - Part Two:...

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2025/07/23

Robert Shearman reads from 'The Chimes of Midnight' John Grindrod 'Terror of the Blurboids' Nev Fountain 'The Policeman's Face Peeled Away...' Paul Quinn 'I see all the rumours about you are true...' - Trigger WarningPublished with kind permission of the contributors

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01:01:20

Target Book Club - Recordings from the Day - Part...

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2025/07/23

Gary Gillat - 'Opening Lines' Simon Guerrier - 'The Unseen Terrance Dicks'Jenny Colgan - Reading from 'Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone'Mags L. Halliday - 'Romancing the Target' Published with kind permission of the contributor.

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02:38:31

Hamster Book Club - Bad Therapy by Matthew Jones...

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2025/07/21

A stunning latter day New Adventure that is written with mature prose, compelling characters and a surprising plot that defies all your expectations of the range.

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03:44:07

Strictly Come Hamster - Season 25 (with James Lark,...

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2025/07/19

Dalek box sets, shiny VHS’, therapy, terrible impressions, faux intellectuals and two musicians - this has it all!

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01:11:45

Talks to Eddie and Jon Arnold about their choice of...

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2025/07/18

Is this where the wheels start coming off as Joe (positive until now) starts to see the cracks, Jon has ammunition in his argument against the story...but Eddie remains steadfast that this is a banger.

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01:05:03

Talks to (father and son) Jon & Eddie Arnold about...

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2025/07/17

Father and son combination of Jon & Eddie Arnold - watching Doctor Who together and having a huge difference of opinion! Who loves this one? And who thinks it is dogshit?

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01:12:52

Hamster Book Club - Blood Heat by Jim Mortimore...

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2025/07/16

John returns to the bookclub to discuss the much celebrated Blood Heat only to find that the memory cheats and fatalism is a little out of fashion...

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00:49:35

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion...

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2025/07/14

Our epic commentary on The Invasion reaches its climax and our intimate study of James' diary does too. How will the Cybermen be defeated? And will James get the girl?

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00:37:49

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion...

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2025/07/13

This mammoth commentary reaches its penultimate episode. Will Tobias Vaughn succeed with his evil plans? And more importantly, with James get his happily ever after with Sally?

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00:43:49

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion...

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2025/07/12

Joe declares this one of the best episodes of Doctor Who of all time, and James cannot disagree. We start with Cybermen menacing our friends in the sewers and end with them invading London!

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01:24:56

Hamster Book Club - Lux by James Goss (featuring...

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2025/07/09

Armed with advance copies, Michael and I discuss Lux the episode and the Target novelisation. A bold, stylish and nuanced take on the story. SPOILERS!

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