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

1200 episodes

Tops & Bottoms Tens - Jon Arnold Tops the Classic Series
07/07/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
Jon Arnold of this here book club hands out roses to his top ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories...
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of The Chase (2/6)
07/07/2026 | 32 mins.
Time to face the deadly Mire Beasts, meet the fey (and useless) Aridians, and see what happens when you defeat the Daleks and start a jumble sale!
Justin Richards - Thank you for the stories
05/07/2026 | 2h 35 mins.
Hamster pays tribute to and celebrates the incredible career of Justin Richards, and discuss his books and his time as editor.
Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of The Chase (1/6)
03/07/2026 | 46 mins.
'I am a useless person!' Let's all gather around the Time/Space Visualiser for some awesome universal televisual highlights...
Tops & Bottoms Tens - James Lark Bottoms the New Series
03/07/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
James has some very potent and personal things to say about the new series in this episode, beautifully considered.

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About 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 experience.

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