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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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All Episodes

00:35:00

Talks to Martin Parsons about his choice of Image of...

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2025/11/13

The menace is afoot with clicky technology summoning an ancient evil, Ma Tyler is on the move, and who the hell did let the Doctor go?

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00:52:17

Talks to Martin Parsons about his choice of Image of...

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2025/11/11

We welcome Martin into the Hamster family, discover his Doctor Who journey and find out precisely what happened last night at Fetch Priory. 'A dead one what other sort is there?'

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02:57:37

Hamster Book Club - Rob Shearman Interview

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2025/11/10

Joe & James talk to one of their favourite authors about writing The Chimes of Midnight and Jubilee, coming to terms with your own work, and the creating unique short story collections. A real insight into the writing process from one of the masters.

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01:41:48

Hamster Book Club - Ghost Light by Marc Platt...

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2025/11/09

Quintessence of wickedness! Corruption incarnate! Until all the Atlas is pink! The Cream of Scotland Yard! Will Anthony and I finally get the answers we seek from the Ghost Light novelisation...

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01:12:40

Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of The Web of...

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2025/11/07

A brilliant ending to this six part classic...or a damp squib? And will Toby have the audacity to rewrite what is on TV to suit his reading of the story?

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00:51:30

Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of The Web of...

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2025/11/05

We're still mightily impressed with the production value, the thick atmosphere and the performances in this underground chiller...

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00:44:17

Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of The Web of...

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2025/11/03

Joe Ford & Toby Hadoke are very different people. One crude & coarse, the other erudite & charming. One selling a podcast on gossip & scandal, the other on trivia and critique. But one thing unites us: we both think this is one of the best episodes of all time.

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00:42:49

Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of The Web of...

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2025/11/01

Otherwise known as the one with the balloon people…although one of us was surprised by the reaction to the animation.

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00:42:52

Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of The Web of...

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2025/10/31

Troughton is taking a week off but we are ably supporting by a host of fascinating guest characters...and more importantly we can watch this episode!

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00:56:54

Talks to Toby Hadoke about his choice of The Web of...

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2025/10/31

Where we explore dark undergound passages, homicidal mythological creatures, sticky web and the joy of returned missing episodes...

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02:04:44

Hamster Book Club Halloween Special - White Darkness...

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2025/10/29

Real life historical atrocities rub shoulders with mythological and cosmic horror rub shoulders with James Bond spy thriller! There is much to discuss in this neglected and surprisingly contentious book...

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00:50:32

The (X) Hamster Files - Ghost in the Machine...

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2025/10/27

Evil sentient technology…a portent of the future? How does The X-Files tackle HAL? Agent Morris is with me to do all the hard work and let me take all the credit!

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02:00:59

Hamster Book Club - Vanderdekens Children by...

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2025/10/26

War in the Hamster Book Club! As we explore Christopher Bulis' gaping orifice, there is a huge spread of opinions. Is this the Middest of all Doctor Who writers...or are there some surprises?

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00:35:39

Talks to Dr Simon Exton about his choice of The...

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2025/10/25

That’s taken care of the Cybermen! The most powerful tea tray in history! Is gravity the best weakness of the Cybermen ever? And have you ever seen a bigger ray gun?

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00:30:43

Talks to Dr Simon Exton about his choice of The...

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2025/10/25

What the hell her the ingredients of a Polly cocktail? Is this her best episode? And are Jamie and Ben both in love with her?

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02:10:27

Hamster Book Club - The Last Dodo by Jacqueline...

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2025/10/23

A throwaway New Series Adventure or a moving lesson in the human races extinction list? We tackle the thorny subject of extinction, of museums, and of conservation in this surprisingly touching book.

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00:50:20

The (X) Hamster Files - Shadows (featuring Agent...

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2025/10/21

The first supernaural case in The X-Files - a woman haunted by her murdered boss who is trying to protect her from the people who killed him. Is this so serious that Frazer's journey will end before it begins?

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00:26:12

Talks to Dr Simon Exton about his choice of The...

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2025/10/20

Our discussion of this under appreciated story continues as we figure out…it’s in the sugar! Troughton charms, and his scenes with Polly charm the most.

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03:51:48

Strictly Come Hamster - the rest of Hartnell (Jon...

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2025/10/19

The maddest, most contentious, most laughter filled Strictly yet! How can the fag end of Hartnell provoke so many potent opinions?

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00:36:07

Talks to Dr Simon Exton about his choice of The Moonbase

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2025/10/17

Grab your Polly cocktails, zip up your quilted spacesuits, avoid the Phantom Piper...we're heading to the moon!

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