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

Episoder

• Justin Richards - Thank you for the stories 05.07.2026 2t 35min

  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 46min

  '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 1t 13min

  James has some very potent and personal things to say about the new series in this episode, beautifully considered.
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - James Lark Tops the New Series 02.07.2026 1t 2min

  Marvel as James selects and champions his ten favourite new series episodes...
• Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of Silver Nemesis (3/3) 30.06.2026 44min

  An exciting new sketch for our showreel - Peinforte and Mrs Remmington! Does this all come together coherently? No. Is it delirious fun? Absolutely yes.
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - James Lark Bottoms the Classic Series 30.06.2026 1t 20min

  James Lark gets out his catapult and smacks ten classic series stories in the probic vent...
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - James Lark Tops the New Series 29.06.2026 1t 8min

  James Lark - teacher, composer, all round sparkling wit - delivers his ten favourite Classic Series stories...
• Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of Silver Nemesis (2/3) 28.06.2026 37min

  We ride to destiny, lie down to jazz, walk the fields, and discover shrouded battlefleets! Tom & I continue our delightful yomp through Silver Nemesis...
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - Mark Donaldson Bottoms the New Series 27.06.2026 49min

  Ever wanted to hear an erudite Scotsman lose his shit talking about the new series? Wait for number two...
• Talks to the incandescent Tom Neenan about his choice of Silver Nemesis (1/3) 26.06.2026 52min

  Comedian, bon vivant and all round lovely person Tom Neenan joins me to extol the virtues of a long winded game of bows and arrows...
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - Mark D Tops the New Series 26.06.2026 57min

  On the Timelash's Mark D gives a big Scottish hug to his ten favourite new series episodes...
• Tops & Bottoms - Mark Donaldson Bottoms the Classic Series 25.06.2026 41min

  Prepare for some serious Scottish ire as On the Timelash's Mark Donaldson spits fire on the worst ten classic series stories until there is nothing left...
• Talks to Ioan Morris about his choice of The Mutants (6/6) 25.06.2026 45min

  Slap on the KY, its time for the grand finale! Time to see the wretched Marshall get his comeuppance! This viewing of The Mutants has been a revelation for me. Thank you, Ioan.
• Talks to Ioan Morris about his choice of The Mutants (5/6) 24.06.2026 31min

  We're back on Skybase for the lead up of the grand finale and its all action and suspense as Jo & her gang attempt to wrestle control from the Marshall!
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - Mark Donaldson Tops the Classic Series 24.06.2026 54min

  On the Timelash's Mark Donaldson is firing hearts out at his top ten classic Doctor Who stories...
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - Mark Bottoms the New Series 23.06.2026 35min

  It's the list that everybody wants to hear...what does Mark Rawlins think is the worst ten new series episodes?
• Talks to Ioan Morris about his choice of The Mutants (4/6) 23.06.2026 30min

  Can Doctor Who pull off the climax of this episode where the walls collapse and Jo & friends are sucked into space? No? Should that stop them from trying?
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - Mark Rawlins Tops the New Series 22.06.2026 32min

  Mark has to concentrate extremely hard to try and conjure ten new series episodes to select as his favourites...
• Tops & Bottoms Tens - Mark Rawlins Bottoms the Classic Series 21.06.2026 33min

  Two Watch Who's Mark Rawlins takes a pistol to the classic series and knocks out his bottom ten stories...
• Talks to Ioan Morris about his choice of The Mutants (3/6) 21.06.2026 32min

  Easily the most visually beautiful episode of the story to date with some beautifully filmed and lit scenes on Solos and a feeling that the story is slowing down to examine the ideas presented thus far...