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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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00:39:05

Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The...

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2026/02/10

Is this a disappointing denouement or a rousing conclusion to a story that Rob and I both admit is one of our all time favourites?

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00:33:21

Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The...

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2026/02/06

Joe’s favourite of the serial; sacrificial wrapping, QueQuiQuod and devastating reticules! Action, suspense, jokes, a brilliant Doctor and Benton and Hawthorne on form!

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00:33:59

Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The...

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2026/02/04

The Master makes his move on the village and blackmails them all with gossip and scandal! And the great Doctor/Miss Hawthorn debate rages on - Science or magic? 'With horns!'

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00:28:59

Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The...

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2026/01/31

E-O-Evo-Ay Azal! The Doctor is frozen, Jo is in a state, Miss Hawthorne is in a box and the Master is on the move...enter Yates and Benton to the rescue! My helicopter!?

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00:41:38

Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The...

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2026/01/29

'Lots of lovely hush!' Rob and I are in total agreement on the fact that this is one of the very best first episodes of Doctor Who; thrills, suspense, jokes, character moments, a great cliffhanger and...Miss Hawthorne!

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01:33:08

Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane (with...

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2026/01/27

In a brand new thread for Hamster, Joe & Daniel will be watching and celebrating The Sarah Jane Adventures. How smart, funny, silly, intelligent and mature this series can be.

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00:51:50

Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Destiny of...

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2026/01/25

It's shoddy and boring and pantomimic and gets the Daleks wrong. Screw that! Daleks blowing up, gun battles, mucky punch ups, 'BYE BYE!' Just fabulous!

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00:31:09

Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Destiny of...

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2026/01/23

More great direction, lots of Davros discussion, how ableist is Doctor Who, plus Joe heads down a very strange rabbit hole where he is heading off with Paul (and wife) to a new life!

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00:34:57

Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Destiny of...

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2026/01/21

Just what sinister purpose do the Daleks have for drilling down into the depths of Skaro? Why don't the Movellans die? And is Romana really dead?

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00:39:50

Talks to the delightful Paul Arthur about his choice...

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2026/01/20

It's a Terry Nation part one with Douglas Adams jokes...this is a hybrid that shouldn't work at all. So why are we having such a good time?

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00:45:09

Talks to Paul Dunn & Peter Ould about their choice of...

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2026/01/19

This vampiric tale comes to an epic conclusion with mythological beasts from the history of the Time Lords coming to life, Adric defecting to the enemy and Romana on the sacrificial stone! Huge thanks to Peter & Paul for making this such an enjoyable conversation!

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00:31:09

Talks to Peter Ould & Paul Dunn about their choice of...

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2026/01/16

The blood of the dead is stale and flat...we must feed on the living! We're into exposition territory now as we learn all about the Great War between the Time Lords and the Vampires...but delivered by Tom & Lalla in love.

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00:28:36

Talks to Paul Dunn & Peter Ould about their choice of...

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2026/01/14

What on earth word the names Joe Ford, Paul Dunn and Peter Ould become over the years? Is Aukon horny for Adric? Is Camilla horny for Romana?

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00:48:08

Talks to Peter Ould & Paul Dunn about their choice of...

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2026/01/12

Peter dazzles with his first Hamster recording, Paul is in the hot seat asking the questions, but and we head into E-Space for a chilling tale of vampires and crashed spaceships!

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02:23:11

Talks to Jack Coyer about his choice of The Witchfinders

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2026/01/08

Jack isn't the biggest fan of the 13th Doctor's era, but he does really enjoy this episode and we thought we would have some fun picking both of those stances apart. Before the axe falls down on Frazer Gregory.

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01:22:05

Talks to Joe M about his choice of The Fires of Pompeii

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2026/01/04

An ambitious production, a poignant emotional core, fierce regulars, a stunning guests cast and a complex dilemma...is this the best historical of the new series?

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01:31:44

Talks to Joe M about his choice of Partners in Crime

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2026/01/02

‘I’m waving at fat!’ Joe joins me for 90 minutes of silliness and flirting as we navigate the weight loss business via Loony Tunes...let the madness begin.

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00:47:17

Talks to Martin Parsons about his choice of The Ribos...

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2025/12/31

All but one doomed to die...thus written in this podcast. How did Martin manage to wrangle A Hamster with a Blunt Penknife out of Joe's hands? Sleight of hands! He switched it back again! Oh audience, is there nobody you can trust these days?

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00:35:54

Talks to Martin Parsons about his choice of The Ribos...

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2025/12/29

'They are not ice crystals!' Joe & Martin hit their favourite episode of the serial and are deeply moved by the introduction of Binro, and laughing their heads off at Garron's absurdly operatic criminal past.

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00:37:56

Talks to Martin Parsons about his choice of The Ribos...

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2025/12/27

If you hang that little beauty around your neck you'll never suffer from the scringes, no matter how cold it be! Joe & Martin discover that no one makes a fool of the Graff Vynda K and lives...

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