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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

tv & film tv reviews

All Episodes

00:36:43

Talks to Ioan Morris about his choice of The Sontaran...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/29

A celebration of a little mentioned but highly atmospheric story. Why is the premise here as Doctor Who as it gets? Who is the creature in the rocks?

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02:16:56

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Toby Hadoke Tops the Classic...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/28

Comedian, actor, presenter, podcaster extraordinaire Toby Hadoke delivers his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

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00:36:39

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of Death to the...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/27

We've gone from a terrifying opening episode to playing hopscotch with alien marmosets. And we're not complaining! Why does this story have the best last scene ever?

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00:26:32

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of Death to the...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/25

We're heading into the City of the Exillons, the Root is on the move and setting everybody on fire, and Sarah Jane has made some shining friends...

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00:29:09

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of Death to the...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/24

The power is down, the executions have been begun, deals are being made, and wind effects are screaming!

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00:32:54

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of Death to the...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/23

It's the sneaky Dalek story that emerges at the end of the Pertwee era that Tom and I both happen to love. Especially episode one...

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00:40:42

Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of The...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/22

It feels different this time... Luke and I reach the end of this incredible, dramatic, violent, surprising, emotional story...only to greet somebody quite magnificent!

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00:32:32

Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of The...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/19

Things are truly hotting up now; plots are bubbling over, resentments are raging, corpses are flying. We're not going to let you stop us now!

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01:03:34

Tops & Bottoms Tens - David GP Bottoms the Classic...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/17

David gets out the custard pie gun to rain dairy goods all over his least favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

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00:29:08

Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of The...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/17

The big question is asked...if this story is doing all the things that we don't like in the other stories surrounding it...why is it okay here?

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00:44:06

Talks to Luke Sims-Jenkins about his choice of The...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/15

One of the most popular Doctor Who stories of all time...and one of the most problematic?

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01:25:21

Tops & Bottoms Tens - David GP Tops the Classic Series

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/14

No It's Not Doctor Who's David GP waves his magic wand to elevate his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

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00:50:01

Talks to the glorious Paul Arthur about his choice of...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/13

It's time to say goodbye to Ian and Barbara and we're not ready...fortunately we get to meet Steven and see a great punch up between the Daleks and Mechanoids along the way...

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03:05:57

Strictly Come Hamster - Second Doctor Special...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/12

A huge love in for the Second Doctor era and a fight over the best and worst stories to crown one story a winner! Incredible accents, new box sets, crazy quotes and mad opinions guaranteed!

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01:06:23

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Lee McMenemy

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/10

The Polis Box's razor sharp and charming Lee McMenemy takes a chainsaw to ten popular stories that he doesn't enjoy...

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00:37:27

Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of The Chase (5/6)

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/10

We reach the planet Mechanus and Daleks have finally caught up with us...and sent their murderous duplicate Doctor Who after us!

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01:23:33

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Lee McMenemy Tops the Classic...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/09

The delightful Lee McMenemy from the Polis Box knocks out his top ten 'underrated but I love them' classic stories...

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00:35:22

Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of The Chase (4/6)

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/09

Dare you face down the things that go bumpity bumpity in the night as we encounter all the fears of the human mind...versus the Daleks!

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00:54:27

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Jon Arnold Bottoms the Classic...

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/08

Jon Arnold; smart cookie, raconteur and all round great guy details his ten least favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

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00:40:27

Talks to Paul Arthu about his choice of The Chase (3/6)

A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who... ·

2026/07/08

Laugh as the travellers come face to face with the great horror Morton Dill on the Empire State Building! Gasp as you learn just what did happen on the Marie Celeste!

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