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

by Joe Ford

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 experience.

Latest episodes

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Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Witches Familiar (2/2)

You enjoyed the madness in part one? Well then you'll love the insanity in part two! The shits revolting, Clara is superfluous, Missy is diminishing the Daleks and the ab

Nov 15
1 h 13 min

Talks to and winds up James Lark about the experiments choice of The Magician's Apprentice (1/2)

James thinks this is a much improved version of Doctor Who than series eight, Joe thinks this is one of the worst years of Doctor Who ever. Can they find any common groun

Nov 12
1 h 05 min

Tops & Bottoms - Jonny Morris Tops the Classic Series

One of my all time favourite (10/10) Doctor Who writers Jonathan Morris celebrates his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

Nov 11
2 h 25 min

Talks to Lucy McCaul about her choice of Vengeance on Varos (2/2)

We head into the second episode where acid baths and poison vines cause controversy, but Baker, Jarvis, Shaban, Reid, Yardley and Teale continue to shine!

Nov 10
1 h 03 min

Tops & Bottoms Tens -Rob Davidson Bottoms the Classic Series

Rob Davidson - hilarious David Tennant impressionist - slaughters ten (possibly more) of his least favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

Nov 8
2 h 14 min

Tops & Bottom Tens - Woody Tops the Classic Series

Brand new contributor and Patreon member Woody gets ready to spread the love with his top ten classic Doctor Who stories! What a list!

Nov 2
2 h 07 min

Talks to Lucy McCaul about my choice of Vengeance on Varos (1/2)

Baker, Jarvis & Shaban - oh my! Lucy and I extol the many virtues of a story that was once popular but seems to have been trashed in later years.

Nov 1
1 h 00 min

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (4/4)

Taren Capel exposed! Z9 Electron packs exploded! Leela mousified! And the murder spree reaches its grim and satisfying conclusion...

Oct 31
40 min

Tops & Bottoms - Ioan Morris bottoms the Classic Series

Ioan Morris activates the laser from his secret base to take out his ten least favourite Doctor Who stories..

Oct 29
1 h 12 min

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (3/4)

The scariest episode of Doctor Who ever? Tom and I make a good case for why that might be so...

Oct 28
26 min

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (2/4)

The body count is piling up, history is being broadcast over the intercom, the robot army of the dead is multiplying...will anyone make it out alive?

Oct 24
29 min

Omnibus! All six episodes of The Keys of Marinus (featuring that troublesome pair Luke Molloy & Dylan Rees)

Just what madness will go down as Joe, Dylan and Luke head to the planet Marinus and face snows of terror, deadly jungles, flipper footed monsters and a rousing court cas

Oct 24
3 h 25 min

Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (1/4)

Tom and Joe decide to change vocation and shack up on a Sandminer with its comfortable quarters and slave robot staff and fabulous head gear...what could go wrong?

Oct 20
41 min

Talks to Robert Valentine, Lucy McCaul & Joumana Medlej about their choice of The Masque of Mandragora (4/4)

The final instalment brings more madness, laughter, education and joy as we spend our last day of our holiday in 15th Century Italy...

Oct 19
44 min

Tops & Bottom Tens - Ioan Morris Tops the Classic Series

Gorgeous human being and musician Ioan Morris serves up his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories...

Oct 16
1 h 20 min

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Dan Pinn Tops the Classic Series

One of the most beautiful of men graces the classic series with his top ten list...

Oct 6
2 h 04 min

Talks to Joumana, Rob and Lucy about their choice of The Masque of Mandragora (3/4)

Show and tell time! Braddles, ukeleles and needles, oh my!

Oct 4
30 min

Talks to Lucy McCaul, Joumana Medlej & Robert Valentine about their choice of The Masque of Mandragora (2/4)

We're in the thick of a romanticised Renaissance, with mad Dukes, scientific minds, evil cults and dominating energy from the Dawn of Time...what's not to love?

Oct 3
33 min

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Steve O'Brien Tops the Classic Series

Journalist and all round top bloke Steve O'Brien spreads a little love for the classic series...

Oct 2
51 min

Talks to Joumana Medlej, Lucy McCaul & Robert Valentine about The Masque of Mandragora (1/4)

A foursome of delight as we head to Italy for some magic, mysticism, art, sword polishing, oranges and education.

Oct 1
37 min

Chart trend

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#141
all-time peak
24
days in the top 200 since Dec 2024

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Terrific podcasts that don’t always stick to the episode but cover all of Doctor Who, by experts that don’t take it too seriously.

Norman Ashby · Aug 2022

I love this podcast. Joe is a stellar host and has the best guests. Full disclosure he was kind enough to invite me on once. Joe and his guest are smart, funny, and thought provoking. Everyone who loves Doctor Who should give this great show a listen.

T.Ross A · Aug 2022

I love Joe Ford from the Untitled Star Trek Podcast and he gets really great guests from around the world of Doctor Who fandom to do commentaries on episodes from classic and modern Who. Joe is super funny, occasionally crude, and as camp as the day is long! PS Joe, if you were to pick one Who villain or monster to be a member of Parliament, who would it be and why?

Eljefetacoma · Jan 2023

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