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PODCAST

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

00:37:18

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

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2025/12/04

There's a Sargasso Sea of spaceships, something is stirring in the laboratory, the Sisters are weaving their magic and a storm is brewing. Hold my hand, please Rob.

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01:48:01

Hamster Book Club - The Adventuress of Henrietta...

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2025/12/01

A rich, heady brew of sex, political detail, history, unknowable slathering horror, Gothic atmosphere and the absence left in the universe by the destruction of Gallifrey...but what will Joe & Mark Donaldson make of it?

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00:53:01

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Ark (4/4)

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2025/11/29

How will James cope with the numerous technical difficulties at the start of this episode - by trying out improvisational comedy!

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00:31:53

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Ark (3/4)

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2025/11/27

Where are Melium and Baku? Why are the Monoids suddenly so stupid? Are there invisible people on Refusis II?

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00:13:55

Hamster Book Club - ‘Trix’ - original short story

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2025/11/24

For Andrew, who has long been frustrated at a lack of backstory and explanation for Patricia ‘Trix’ MacMillan. So I thought I would write my own. Go wild.

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01:29:46

Happy Anniversary! The Day of the Doctor Commentary...

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2025/11/22

In a crossover with Too Hot for TV & We're All Stories in the End, Dylan, Iain and I have assembled to talk about the 50th anniversary special - The Day of the Doctor!

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00:31:54

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Ark (2/4)

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2025/11/21

The virus is spreading, the human race is falling, the Earth is burning and the Doctor's time is running out... Also one of the best cliffhangers of all time !

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00:50:24

Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Ark (1/4)

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2025/11/20

Joe & James - in person! The intrepid explorers head to the Ark which itself heads away from a decaying planet Earth and Refusis II...

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02:39:13

Hamster Book Club - Party Like Its 1998! (featuring...

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2025/11/19

The greatest gift we can think of - an anthology of short stories celebrating the eighth Doctor range. Sam Jones, Fitz Kreiner, Compassion, Anji Kapoor, Iris! Just a delight to talk about.

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00:50:09

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

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2025/11/17

This mammoth commentary comes to an end with a plethora of reasons to love this creepy, smart and funny tale. We're tossing salt (ahem), sucking in (ahem) explosions and realising we're too old for this sort of thing...

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00:29:32

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

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2025/11/14

'I will be a God!' Every horror trope imaginable descends on Fetch Priory; cults, eldrich horrors, slavering monsters, ghosts...and Martin and I are raring to face them all!

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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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