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

Hamster pays tribute to and celebrates the incredible career of Justin Richards, and discuss his books and his time as editor.

'I am a useless person!' Let's all gather around the Time/Space Visualiser for some awesome universal televisual highlights...

James has some very potent and personal things to say about the new series in this episode, beautifully considered.

Marvel as James selects and champions his ten favourite new series episodes...

An exciting new sketch for our showreel - Peinforte and Mrs Remmington! Does this all come together coherently? No. Is it delirious fun? Absolutely yes.

James Lark gets out his catapult and smacks ten classic series stories in the probic vent...

James Lark - teacher, composer, all round sparkling wit - delivers his ten favourite Classic Series stories...

We ride to destiny, lie down to jazz, walk the fields, and discover shrouded battlefleets! Tom & I continue our delightful yomp through Silver Nemesis...

Ever wanted to hear an erudite Scotsman lose his shit talking about the new series? Wait for number two...

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...

On the Timelash's Mark D gives a big Scottish hug to his ten favourite new series episodes...

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...

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.

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!

On the Timelash's Mark Donaldson is firing hearts out at his top ten classic Doctor Who stories...

It's the list that everybody wants to hear...what does Mark Rawlins think is the worst ten new series episodes?

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?

Mark has to concentrate extremely hard to try and conjure ten new series episodes to select as his favourites...

Two Watch Who's Mark Rawlins takes a pistol to the classic series and knocks out his bottom ten stories...

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...

Two Watch Who's Mark Rawlins is in the hot seat and delivers his verdict on the top ten classic Doctor Who stories...

Ioan is still lapping up the ideas that this story is dishing up, whilst Joe is having the best time in the presence of the Marshall...

Ioan jumps ship from Strictly to do a full commentary on a much lambasted story that he happens to really admire! And after we discuss it here, so do I!

If there was ever a time for a brand new iteration of Doctor Who made by passionate and talented fans, this is it, and Outlander seems ready to fill that void adroitly. I talk to Mark Bray about the film, but the nature of fan films and film making in general..

Bull fighting with the Minotaur? The fall of Atlantis? In Doctor Who? Again? With time to have a gossip with a Time God in liminal space? To the end, you cannot predict where there is going...

Luke Molloy reacts with growing horror as Joe details his bottom ten new series episodes...

Luke Molloy pins down Joe and extracts his top ten new series stories…

Finally we are at Atlantis and Joe is thrilled by the outrageous flirting between the Master and the Queen, and we're both a little in love with Dalios...

Luke Molloy asks the big questions to Joe...what are the worst classic Doctor Who stories of all time?

Joe & Rob are trapped in a room covered in washing up bowls and attempt to vamp for 25 minutes until the plot decides to move again...

Luke Molloy grills Joe on his ten favourite classic series stories of all time...

Lee & I start a great voyage of discovery for Kev and Andy as we cherry pick Doctor Who stories for them to clue up on the classic series for the very first time!

The magnificent Joumana Medlej selects ten incredible episodes to celebrate the new series...

Passion flies in this radiant episode, where Joumana spreads her discontent with her least favourite new series episodes...

Prepare yourself for ten incredible stories, and ten incredible celebrations...

Genuine peril and fun as the Master starts pulling all kinds of horrors of history to throw at UNIT and Rob and I couldn't be happier! But what about Atlantis?

Joumana leaps into the countdown list with passion and smarts with her bottom ten classic Doctor Who stories...

We're having timey wimey larks around the Institute and vamping with the UNIT family...we feel like we should be objecting but we are having so much fun...

Luke Molloy, Time Twink extraordinaire, takes his chainsaw to the new series and eliminates his least favourite episodes...

Luke delivers his ten favourite new series episodes - probably his most basic bitch list, but since he came in on the new series, his most impassioned.

Joe & Rob in an Exciting Adventure in Atlantis! Escape to Danger! Journey into Terror! And a time sensor that looks like a massive cock balls!

Content warning! Time Twink Luke causes apoplexy as he comes after three Davison stories and several celebrated classics...

Hamster's Time Twink Luke Molloy lubes up and gets ready to top the Classic Series...some unusual (but delightful) choices here...

He's obsessed with a two parter! Dylan takes a long look at the New Series and decides what his ten favourite stories are...

Content warning for those of you with weak hearts - there are some sacred cows murdered within this episode as Dylan counts down his bottom ten worst classic Doctor Who stories.

It's out with Ian & Barbara and in with Steven as the five of us discuss The Crusade, The Space Museum, The Chase & The Time Meddler! Who will win out in the last half season of Strictly Come Hamster!

Vena is Vena - throughout the galaxy! The Bandril Ambassador has fired his missiles, Peri is facing the Morlox, crystal meth is causing time travel and people are clunking to the floor as skellingtons by the minute!

What are Dylan Rees' - raconteur, charmer, and all round beautiful man - choose for his top ten classic Doctor Who stories?

We have a ridiculously good time discussing the many flaws and the many strengths of what is considered to be the nadir of Doctor Who... and we call bullshit on that.

It's the final part of the great future history of Delta...and there are some surprises afoot! We continue to have the best time with the sun, sea, bees and sound systems with this quirky and funny tale. Here's to the Future, everyone...