A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
by Joe Ford
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Estimated from 5 chart positions in 5 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · TV Reviews#16300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · TV Reviews#1265K to 30K
- 🇳🇱NL · TV Reviews#4030K to 100K
- 🇪🇸ES · TV Reviews#4230K to 100K
- 🇮🇪IE · TV Reviews#773K to 10K
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110K to 372K🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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368K to 1.2M🇬🇧81%🇳🇱8%🇪🇸8%+2 more - Active Followers
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202K to 682K
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Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (3/6)
May 13, 2026
Unknown duration
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The TV Movie
May 8, 2026
2h 33m 42s
Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (2/6)
May 6, 2026
40m 09s
Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (1/6)
May 5, 2026
45m 21s
Talks to Joe M about his choice of The Robot Revolution
May 2, 2026
1h 37m 03s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/13/26 | Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (3/6) | Are we struggling with pictures in the plotless middle episodes of The Ice Warriors? With all this banter flying around we don't have any time to get bored! | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Talks to James Lark about his choice of The TV Movie✨ | Doctor WhoTV Movie+3 | James Lark | The TV Movie | — | Doctor WhoThe TV Movie+3 | — | 2h 33m 42s | |
| 5/6/26 | Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (2/6)✨ | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+4 | Jon ArnoldEddie Arnold | The Ice Warriors | — | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+6 | — | 40m 09s | |
| 5/5/26 | Talks to Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of The Ice Warriors (1/6)✨ | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+3 | Eddie ArnoldJon Arnold | The Ice Warriors | — | Doctor WhoThe Ice Warriors+5 | — | 45m 21s | |
| 5/2/26 | Talks to Joe M about his choice of The Robot Revolution✨ | Doctor WhoRTD2+3 | Joe M | The Robot Revolution | — | Doctor WhoThe Robot Revolution+3 | — | 1h 37m 03s | |
| 4/29/26 | Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of The Kings Demons (2/2)✨ | Doctor WhoThe Kings Demons+3 | Frazer Gregory | The Kings Demons | — | Doctor WhoThe Kings Demons+3 | — | 1h 02m 14s | |
| 4/28/26 | Talks to Frazer Gregory about his choice of The Kings' Demons (1/2)✨ | Doctor WhoTV commentary+3 | Frazer Gregory | The Kings' Demons | — | Doctor WhoThe Kings' Demons+3 | — | 45m 06s | |
| 4/26/26 | Strictly Come Hamster - 13th Doctor Special (ft Frazer Gregory, Daniel Knight & Daniel Rawnsley)✨ | Doctor Who13th Doctor+3 | Frazer GregoryDaniel Knight+1 | Strictly Come HamsterDoctor Who | — | Doctor WhoJodie Whittaker+5 | — | 2h 46m 12s | |
| 4/23/26 | Talks to the delightful Matt Cox about his choice of The Giggle✨ | Doctor WhoTV commentary+3 | Matt Cox | UNITThe Giggle+1 | — | Doctor WhoThe Giggle+6 | — | 1h 32m 08s | |
| 4/20/26 | Talks to Lee about his choice of The Timeless Children (2/2)✨ | continuitylore+4 | Lee | The Timeless Children | — | Doctor WhoThe Timeless Children+5 | — | 1h 37m 17s | |
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| 4/17/26 | Talks to Lee about his choice of Ascension of the Cybermen (1/2)✨ | Doctor WhoCybermen+3 | Lee | Ascension of the Cybermen | — | Doctor WhoAscension of the Cybermen+5 | — | 1h 24m 18s | |
| 4/9/26 | Talks to James Lark about his choice of Mawdryn Undead (2/4) | Our favourite episode of the story and the one which introduces timey wimey to Steven Moffat whilst he was still a wee nipper. The ultimate nostalgia fest when the Doctor jogs the Brigadier's memory? | — | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Talks to James Lark about his choice of Mawdryn Undead (1/4) | Joe & James embark on a timey wimey adventure and talk season 20, introducing new companions, unforgettable incidental music and a story with some serious themes... | — | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6/6) | Welcome to Dinosaur Hour with me, Joe Ford, and my pupil Paul Arthur...get ready to see Dino on Dino action, Dinos in the Underground and a jeep driven through a Dinos legs! | — | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (5/6) | What's that? An episode of padding? It's the Doctor on the run...from UNIT? Plus politics gets messy when the far left show what they do with insurrectionists... | — | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (4/6) | Joe & Paul continue their love in with this latter era Pertwee six parter with the story opening out in some fascinating and absurd new directions. How does the show tackle examining left wing extremism? | — | ||||||
| 3/29/26 | Strictly Come Hamster - 5th Doctor Special (featuring Luke, Dan, Lucy & Paul) | The ultimate fifth Doctor love in as the team discuss the era, the actor, the character and determine the Strictly Come Hamster ultimate fifth Doctor story! | — | ||||||
| 3/27/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (3/6) | There's a ruddy great T-Rex chained down in the hangar and its pissed and wants to eat Sarah Jane! Does Doctor Who get any more exciting than this? | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | Talks to Paul Arthur about his choice of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1/6) | Paul bravely hands this episode to his family to watch...and then realises that whatever embarrassment he might have felt is dispelled when he watches it with a friend… | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (5/5) | Is this a disappointing denouement or a rousing conclusion to a story that Rob and I both admit is one of our all time favourites? | — | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (4/5) | Joe’s favourite of the serial; sacrificial wrapping, QueQuiQuod and devastating reticules! Action, suspense, jokes, a brilliant Doctor and Benton and Hawthorne on form! | — | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (3/5) | The Master makes his move on the village and blackmails them all with gossip and scandal! And the great Doctor/Miss Hawthorn debate rages on - Science or magic? 'With horns!' | — | ||||||
| 1/31/26 | Talks to Robert Valentine about his choice of The Daemons (2/5) | E-O-Evo-Ay Azal! The Doctor is frozen, Jo is in a state, Miss Hawthorne is in a box and the Master is on the move...enter Yates and Benton to the rescue! My helicopter!? | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Talks to Peter Ould & Paul Dunn about their choice of State of Decay (3/4) | The blood of the dead is stale and flat...we must feed on the living! We're into exposition territory now as we learn all about the Great War between the Time Lords and the Vampires...but delivered by Tom & Lalla in love. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | Talks to Paul Dunn & Peter Ould about their choice of State of Decay (2/4) | What on earth word the names Joe Ford, Paul Dunn and Peter Ould become over the years? Is Aukon horny for Adric? Is Camilla horny for Romana? | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
6 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
6 placements across 5 markets.