A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Latest Episodes
Strictly Come Hamster - Series Nine (featuring Pete Lambert & J.R. Southall
Join Rod, Joe, Pete & J.R. as we dare to enter a universe of revolting sewers, ghosts, immortal Vikings, lion men, terrorist Zygons, Ravens, puzzleboxes and toxic friendships.
Hamster Book Club - Survival (featuring David Gillespie-Pratt)
Join Joe & David as we succumb to our animalistic instincts, risk a very boring return home and end up in a fight for our lives on the Planet of the Cheetah People! Reading by Ken Moss.
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Underwater Menace (animated 4/4)
Joe & Dylan; I tell you, so that you may share the last, great experiment of Zaroff! A lesson on television production from the master, please make the 195 payable to Too Hot for TV Towers. I love this guy.
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Underwater Menace (animated 3/4)
Joe & Dylan; You're a fool. You're a fool! I'll send you to your beloved goddess Amdo to discuss the future of the universe with her! Is this the worst episode of Doctor Who of all time? Discuss.
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Underwater Menace (animated 2/4)
Joe & Dylan; You a scientist ask me WHY? Enter the deliriously fun Professor Zarrof and a conversation about over the top villains in Doctor Who. Plus biscuits.
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Underwater Menace (animated 1/4)
Joe & Dylan; 'Dinosaurs!' Together, in each others laps and watching cartoons of men in wetsuits! The horror of the fish people, the quality of the animations, the social events at the BFI. No stone is unturned.
Hamster Book Club - Time & Relative (featuring Michael Mills)
Join Joe & Michael as they head out into the Cold to face the prejudices of the 1960s, try and convince that strange old man in the junkyard that humanity is worth saving and navigate teenage life in a strange land.
Talks to Dan Pinn about his choice of Paradise Towers (4/4)
Joe & Dan; 'You couldn't even design a simple doorknob!' How does this plot all come together - with all the factions joining forces to defeat the evil Kroagnon of course! We watch as this script completes its journey very neatly.
Talks to Dan Pinn about his choice of Paradise Towers (3/4)
Joe & Dan; 'I am Kroagnon, the Great Architect, and I will put an end to you and everyone in Paradise Towers!' The plot starts to coalesce beautifully, the Doctor is pulling all the threads together and Kroagnon reveals his hand.
Talks to Dan Pinn about his choice of Paradise Towers (2/4)
Joe & Dan; 'Build High for Happiness!' Episode two and we're seeing a Doctor form before our eyes, much discussion of Richard Briers as the Chief Caretaker and how do we feel about that dark fairytale cliffhanger?