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

Join Joe& Jason & Duchess & Sailor Ben as they head into time and space! The most pretentious word ever to be uttered on this podcast, Hartnell dominates so close to the end, the story has SCALE and what happens to Jackie Lane’s 45 seconds in the 50th anniversary?

Join Joe & Jason as the witness the advance of the War Machines! WOTAN impressions, Jamie tossing restlessly, Polly cosplay, Ben’s shirt leaves nothing to the imagination, dynamic action with soldiers and a hell of a cliffhanger!

Join Joe & Jason as they bring Doc-tor Whoooooooo here. What are the most melodramatic Doctor Who titles? Does Dodo go out in style? Who is the best comedy tramp? We celebrate the glorious Michael Craze.

Join Joe & Jason as they face the dreaded WOTAN at the Post Office Tower! Why is Dodo marvellous? Did Jason judge this story unfairly on first watch? And how do we find our evening in the hottest nightclub in town?

Join Joe & John as we head for bargain basement Narnia via economy Mary Poppins. We choke down on extreme levels of Christmas, baulk at the waste of incredible guests stars, broad, obvious humour, and decide the (very simple) plot isn’t worth figuring out. We enjoyed this, but we’re not sure you will (especially if you like it).

Join Joe & David as they are charged with genocide! The truth is out: Janet is guilty and we reveal all about how she murdered the Conmodore and was put on trial. Also, what the hell does Nicola Bryant sing in Doctor in Distress?

Join Joe & David as they are driven directly into the eye of the black hole of Tartarus! The question ‘would you say this is the most vaginal monster?’ is asked in all sincerity, intrusive Trial segments are discussed, Doctor in Distress is celebrated and we salute cosplayers everywhere.

Join Joe & David as they don’t snap their necks, at least not until... Joe is frightened because David loves a good body count, incoming comedy show ‘The Two Bonnie’s’, discussion of Hyperion class design, and Dolly Parton’s new song ‘Doland.’

Join Joe & David as they set sail on the Hyperion III for mayhem & intrigue! Why are Pip’n’Jane underrated? How charming is Colin Baker? And David regales with a tale of the delightful Bonnie Langford.

Join Joe & Nathan as they face down the giant spiders of Death 🕷🕷🕷 Massive love for the look of this episode, a fun villain, icky horror, and a problematic ending. Laughter ensues as spiders attack! 🕷🕷🕷

Join Jason & Joe as they reach the apotheosis of Doctor Who - the trials of Hermack & Clancy! Much love for the stunning production value, discussion of how this almost inspired 70s Who, the terrific guest characters, the spin off show The Milo Clancy Adventures, interviews, charity singles and so much more! 

Join Joe & Conrad as they head for the biggest bang in history (yes we are aware, Harry!). Skystrikers, incoming planets and brief conclusions! Will the NMDs ever be kissed?

Join Joe & Conrad as they learnt there’s to be a second campaign! Much discussion of Cyber design, Christopher Robbie, excitement for action in the caves, and Conrad attempts to explain his way through every plot hole with (Cyber) head cannon.

Join Joe & Conrad as they head underground to join in the Vogon civil war. We look into why this story is an uncomfortable fusion of Troughton, Pertwee and Baker, learn about Conrad’s career in Wookey Hole and why Joe fainted in the middle of Edinburgh. Also education, as Conrad teaches us the origin of the word Cyber.

Back by popular demand! Join Joe & Conrad as they head to Voga. Love for Sarah and Harry, scene setting, ranking Cybermat wrangling, and much talk of how a four year old would love this. And will Conrad touch Joe’s Horns of Nimon?

Join Joe & Steven as they run as fast as they can from colliding motorcycles! It’s the end, and we’re sad that it is. 80s council blocks, a brilliant Doctor/Master showdown, and a final speech to move you to tears.

Join Joe & Steven A as they resist their darker sides, and hunt their prey under a pink sun. Lisa Bowerman is doing staggeringly good work, we talk about Ace’s fate and debate the merits (or not) of Sylvester McCoy’s performance. Steven asks an intoxicating question about the desire to go wild.

Join Joe & Steven A as they grapple with mechanical pussies, Puss in Boots and a homecoming for Ace. In the first 7th Doctor commentary, we talk about suspense, late 80s representation, celebrity guest stars and whether sex belongs in Doctor Who or not.

Join Joe & Steven as they head 30,000 years into the future to the time of the solar flares! Why is the horror homage approach so successful? Why are the Doctor, Sarah and Harry the ultimate TARDIS team? Noah’s possession is the scariest thing ever.

Join Joe & Steven as they dive into the dayglow 70s of army mullets, satanic villains and slavish CSO! We love Jo and the Master, the Doctor is being a prick, and we discuss how this era salvaged and ensured the future of Doctor Who.

Join Joe & Steven as they land on the Moon and avoid the coffee! Our experiment to see how episodes change direction of the show continues...Troughton is taking the show seriously, base under siege is in and overt horror is the order of the day.

Join Joe & Steven as they shake up the format and tackle episodes that changed the format of Doctor Who! We comment on the Unaired pilot, discuss how sinister the Doctor is, the lack of format and the magic of Doctor Who compressed into 25 minutes.

Join Joe & Tum as they square up to the ultimate Dalek Diva - the Supreme Dalek! Dare you take on Jo & Latep, the Musical? Ft tracks 'You can climb my rope', 'Do you hear the Thals sing?' and 'Jellicle Daleks!' Also, a reading from Joe from the novelisation as we compare the production to the prose. Why is this the ultimate comfort Who? 

Join Joe and Tum as they switch alarmingly between studio jungle and filmed inserts by an icy riverbank! Are we sufficiently involved in the fate of Prentis Handcock? Snog, marry avoid the first, second and third Doctors? Are Zippy and George from Rainbow genuine guest stars? And why is this the lamest cliffhanger in the whole story? 

Join Joe & Tum as they attempt to escape from the Dalek city by defying science but expounding creativity! We can see lots of production errors, but that doesn't stop this being the best possible escapism. Who does babbling better than Katy Manning? Is the third Doctor patronising or charming? And what is Bernard Horsfall's best performance?