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, a...
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- Eddie Arnold6 eps
- Robert Valentine6 eps
- Jon Arnold5 eps
Also: Frazer Gregory, Paul Arthur, Martin Parsons, Luke Sims-Jenkins, James Lark, Lee, Joumana Medlej, Luke Molloy, Lee McMenemy, Mark, Joe M, Daniel Knight, Daniel Rawnsley, Matt Cox, Toby Hadoke, Jack Coyer, Dylan Rees
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Total monthly reach
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- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · TV ReviewsHOME#2621K to 112K
- 🇪🇸Spain · TV Reviews#352.5K to 13K
- 🇦🇺Australia · TV Reviews#661.3K to 6.7K
- 🇮🇪Ireland · TV Reviews#45423 to 2.2K
- 🇸🇬SG · TV Reviews#8884 to 445
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
25K to 134K🎙 ~2x weekly·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
51K to 269K🇬🇧83%🇪🇸10%🇦🇺5%+1 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
28K to 148K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (3/4) | The scariest episode of Doctor Who ever? Tom and I make a good case for why that might be so... | 26m 00s | ||||||
| 10/24/26 | Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (2/4) | The body count is piling up, history is being broadcast over the intercom, the robot army of the dead is multiplying...will anyone make it out alive? | 29m 20s | ||||||
| 10/24/26 | Omnibus! All six episodes of The Keys of Marinus (featuring that troublesome pair Luke Molloy & Dylan Rees) | Just what madness will go down as Joe, Dylan and Luke head to the planet Marinus and face snows of terror, deadly jungles, flipper footed monsters and a rousing court case! | 3h 25m 00s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | Talks to Tom Neenan about his choice of The Robots of Death (1/4) | Tom and Joe decide to change vocation and shack up on a Sandminer with its comfortable quarters and slave robot staff and fabulous head gear...what could go wrong? | 41m 14s | ||||||
| 10/19/26 | Talks to Robert Valentine, Lucy McCaul & Joumana Medlej about their choice of The Masque of Mandragora (4/4) | The final instalment brings more madness, laughter, education and joy as we spend our last day of our holiday in 15th Century Italy... | 44m 22s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 | Tops & Bottom Tens - Ioan Morris Tops the Classic Series | Gorgeous human being and musician Ioan Morris serves up his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories... | 1h 20m 32s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | Tops & Bottoms Tens - Dan Pinn Tops the Classic Series | One of the most beautiful of men graces the classic series with his top ten list... | 2h 04m 29s | ||||||
| 10/4/26 | Talks to Joumana, Rob and Lucy about their choice of The Masque of Mandragora (3/4) | Show and tell time! Braddles, ukeleles and needles, oh my! | 30m 04s | ||||||
| 10/3/26 | Talks to Lucy McCaul, Joumana Medlej & Robert Valentine about their choice of The Masque of Mandragora (2/4) | We're in the thick of a romanticised Renaissance, with mad Dukes, scientific minds, evil cults and dominating energy from the Dawn of Time...what's not to love? | 33m 19s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | Tops & Bottoms Tens - Steve O'Brien Tops the Classic Series | Journalist and all round top bloke Steve O'Brien spreads a little love for the classic series... | 51m 28s | ||||||
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| 10/1/26 | Talks to Joumana Medlej, Lucy McCaul & Robert Valentine about The Masque of Mandragora (1/4) | A foursome of delight as we head to Italy for some magic, mysticism, art, sword polishing, oranges and education. | 37m 26s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Tops & Bottoms Tens - Dom Carter Bottoms the Classic Series | The single most unique and all encompassing number one bottom of all time... | 1h 19m 22s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Paradise Towers (4/4) | Richard Briers might not be taking things too seriously, but we're seriously about how this story comes together so neatly... | 40m 27s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Tops & Bottoms - Frazer Gregory Bottoms the New Series | Here's our Frazer with a quick reminder that he can talk sense...and utter bobbins as he details his least favourite New Series episodes... | 1h 20m 52s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Paradise Towers (3/4) | Whatever is eating the residents of Paradise Towers is ready to emerge...and it has its sights on the Chief Caretaker! | 32m 23s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 | Tops & Bottoms - Tom Neenan Tops the Classic Series | Wonderful human being Tom Neenan gets out the feather duster to add extra shine to his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories... | 1h 41m 54s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | Tops & Bottoms - Dan Pinn Bottoms the Classic Series | Beautiful Dan Pinn gets out the custard pie gun and covers ten classic Doctor Who stories in dairy products... | 2h 12m 18s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Paradise Towers (2/4) | We're in truly mad territory now as Richard Briers emerges, the old ladies show their true colours and bodies are dragged off to the furnace in the basement... | 34m 59s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 | Tops & Bottoms Tens - Anthony Carroll Bottoms the Classic Series | Goregous Anthony Carroll gets out the axe to chop down the reputation of ten classic Doctor Who stories... | 1h 15m 31s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Paradise Towers (1/4) | Joe likes this a little less than he used to, and Paul likes this a lot...can they find a middle ground? | 45m 38s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | Tops & Bottoms - Frazer Tops the Classic Series | Frazer Gregory, Champion of the Damned, is picking ten stories he loves...wish me luck! | 1h 18m 55s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | audience questionsDoctor Who+5 | Mark | JNTDoctor Who+2 | — | Doctor WhoJNT+6 | — | 1h 02m 57s | ||
| 9/9/26 | Doctor WhoJo Grant+3 | Robert Valentine | The Green Death | — | Doctor WhoJo Grant+3 | — | 54m 32s | ||
| 9/7/26 | Doctor WhoClassic Series+3 | Frazer Gregory | Champion of the DamnedSlayer of the Damned | — | Doctor WhoClassic Series+3 | — | 1h 21m 46s | ||
| 9/5/26 | Doctor WhoThe Green Death+4 | Robert Valentine | The Green Death | — | Doctor WhoThe Green Death+5 | — | 36m 55s | ||
| 9/2/26 | Doctor Whocover art+3 | Paul Arthur Bottoms | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whocovers+3 | — | 1h 10m 00s | ||
| 8/31/26 | Q&ADoctor Who+3 | Mark | Hamster | — | Doctor WhoQ&A+3 | — | 1h 05m 14s | ||
| 8/28/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | Chris Stebbings | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | 58m 22s | ||
| 8/27/26 | Doctor Whonarrative elements+3 | Robert Valentine | The Green Death | — | Doctor WhoThe Green Death+4 | — | 30m 14s | ||
| 8/26/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | Eddie Arnold | Doctor Who | — | Doctor WhoEddie Arnold+4 | — | 50m 21s | ||
| 8/23/26 | Doctor Whoepisode analysis+3 | James Lark | Death in Heaven | — | Doctor WhoDeath in Heaven+3 | — | 1h 16m 21s | ||
| 7/19/26 | Doctor Whoepisode analysis+3 | Luke Sims-Jenkins | The Caves of Androzani | — | Doctor WhoThe Caves of Androzani+3 | — | 32m 32s | ||
| 7/17/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | 1h 03m 34s | ||
| 7/17/26 | Doctor Whostory analysis+3 | Luke Sims-Jenkins | The Caves of Androzani | — | Doctor WhoThe Caves of Androzani+4 | — | 29m 08s | ||
| 7/15/26 | Doctor WhoTV commentary+3 | Luke Sims-Jenkins | The Caves of Androzani | — | Doctor WhoThe Caves of Androzani+3 | — | 44m 06s | ||
| 7/14/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | — | — | Doctor WhoDavid GP+3 | — | 1h 25m 21s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Doctor WhoTV commentary+5 | Paul Arthur | The Chase | — | Doctor WhoThe Chase+6 | — | 50m 01s | ||
| 7/12/26 | Doctor WhoSecond Doctor+5 | JamesFrazer+2 | Doctor WhoStrictly Come Hamster | — | Second DoctorDoctor Who+5 | — | 3h 05m 57s | ||
| 7/10/26 | story critiqueDoctor Who+3 | Lee McMenemy | The Polis BoxDoctor Who | — | Doctor Whostory critique+3 | — | 1h 06m 23s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Doctor WhoDaleks+4 | Paul Arthur | The ChaseDoctor Who | Mechanus | Doctor WhoDaleks+5 | — | 37m 27s | ||
| 7/9/26 | classic Doctor Whotop ten stories+3 | Lee McMenemy | Polis BoxDoctor Who | — | Doctor WhoLee McMenemy+3 | — | 1h 23m 33s | ||
| 6/12/26 | episode selectionDoctor Who+3 | Joumana Medlej | Doctor Who | — | Doctor WhoJoumana Medlej+3 | — | 55m 06s | ||
| 6/10/26 | Doctor Whoepisode reviews+3 | Joumana | new series | — | Doctor WhoJoumana+3 | — | 44m 28s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | 1h 08m 44s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Doctor WhoThe Time Monster+5 | Robert Valentine | UNITThe Time Monster | — | Doctor WhoThe Time Monster+5 | — | 29m 30s | ||
| 6/8/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | Joumana Medlej | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | — | 39m 21s | ||
| 6/7/26 | Doctor WhoThe Time Monster+3 | Robert Valentine | UNITThe Time Monster | — | Doctor WhoThe Time Monster+3 | — | 32m 59s | ||
| 6/7/26 | Doctor Whoepisode reviews+3 | Luke Molloy | Doctor Who | — | Doctor WhoLuke Molloy+3 | — | 42m 58s | ||
| 6/6/26 | Doctor Whonew series+3 | Luke Molloy | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whonew series+3 | — | 43m 36s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Doctor WhoThe Time Monster+4 | Robert Valentine | The Time Monster | Atlantis | Doctor WhoThe Time Monster+4 | — | 39m 19s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Doctor Whoclassic series+3 | Luke Bottoms | Doctor WhoDavison stories | — | Doctor WhoLuke Bottoms+3 | — | 28m 44s | ||
| 5/31/26 | Doctor WhoTV commentary+3 | Toby HadokeJack Coyer+2 | The CrusadeThe Space Museum+2 | — | Doctor WhoThe Crusade+3 | — | 3h 36m 58s | ||
| 5/29/26 | Doctor WhoTimelash+4 | Paul Arthur | Timelash | — | Doctor WhoTimelash+6 | — | 1h 28m 39s | ||
| 5/28/26 | Doctor Whotop ten stories+3 | Dylan Rees | Doctor Who | — | Doctor WhoDylan Rees+3 | — | 35m 15s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Doctor WhoTimelash+3 | Paul Arthur | TimelashDoctor Who | — | Doctor WhoTimelash+3 | — | 1h 14m 37s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Doctor WhoDelta & the Bannermen+4 | Martin Parsons | Delta & the Bannermen | — | Doctor WhoDelta & the Bannermen+5 | — | 57m 50s | ||
| 5/25/26 | Doctor WhoDelta and the Bannermen+3 | Martin Parsons | Delta and the Bannermen | Welsh countryside | Doctor WhoDelta and the Bannermen+5 | — | 40m 18s | ||
| 5/24/26 | Doctor WhoDelta & the Bannermen+4 | Martin Parsons | Delta & the Bannermen | — | Doctor WhoDelta & the Bannermen+5 | — | 1h 00m 07s | ||
| 5/24/26 | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+3 | Eddie ArnoldJon Arnold | The Ice Warriors | — | Doctor WhoEddie Arnold+5 | — | 46m 05s | ||
| 5/22/26 | top tenDoctor Who+3 | Dylan | Doctor Who | — | Doctor Whobottom ten+3 | — | 42m 19s | ||
| 5/21/26 | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+3 | Jon ArnoldEddie Arnold | The Ice Warriors | — | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+3 | — | 34m 55s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Doctor WhoTV Movie+3 | James Lark | The TV Movie | — | Doctor WhoThe TV Movie+3 | — | 2h 33m 42s | ||
| 5/6/26 | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+4 | Jon ArnoldEddie Arnold | The Ice Warriors | — | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+6 | — | 40m 09s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+3 | Eddie ArnoldJon Arnold | The Ice Warriors | — | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+5 | — | 45m 21s | ||
| 5/2/26 | Doctor WhoRTD2+3 | Joe M | The Robot Revolution | — | Doctor WhoThe Robot Revolution+3 | — | 1h 37m 03s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Doctor WhoThe Kings Demons+3 | Frazer Gregory | The Kings Demons | — | Doctor WhoThe Kings Demons+3 | — | 1h 02m 14s | ||
| 4/28/26 | Doctor WhoTV commentary+3 | Frazer Gregory | The Kings' Demons | — | Doctor WhoThe Kings' Demons+3 | — | 45m 06s | ||
| 4/26/26 | Doctor Who13th Doctor+3 | Frazer GregoryDaniel Knight+1 | Strictly Come HamsterDoctor Who | — | Doctor WhoJodie Whittaker+5 | — | 2h 46m 12s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Doctor WhoTV commentary+3 | Matt Cox | UNITThe Giggle+1 | — | Doctor WhoThe Giggle+6 | — | 1h 32m 08s | ||
| 4/20/26 | continuitylore+4 | Lee | The Timeless Children | — | Doctor WhoThe Timeless Children+5 | — | 1h 37m 17s | ||
| 4/17/26 | Doctor WhoCybermen+3 | Lee | Ascension of the Cybermen | — | Doctor WhoAscension of the Cybermen+5 | — | 1h 24m 18s | ||
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Chart history for A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Peaked at #26 in United Kingdom, currently #26 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Spain | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| Ireland | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Australia | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| SG | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #153 | #153 | — |
Chart Positions
6 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
6 placements across 5 markets.