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, actors...the USP of this podcast is it's variety of guests and the fact that they all bring their own unique perspective to the podcast. The guest chooses the story, be it one they love, hate or are completely indifferent, and amongst the gossip is trivia, critique and personal experience.
Content Warning - reading contains material pertaining to self harm One of us loved this book, one of us hated it and one of us sat squarely in the middle but doesn't ever want to read another Doctor Who book after this. Can Doctor Who tackle mental health sensitively in prose?
The gauntlet has been thrown. A less than favourable episode released on Donald Cotton's books released and James Lark, in a fit of epistolary pique, decides to build a defence for The Romans!
It doesn't exist! Our waltz through the Doctor's weirdest, most literate adventure continues. And we discover precisely what Andy is available for by the end of the episode...
What fresh madness occurs when this foursome finally reaches The Land of Fiction? What can Joe be taught about football? And will Lee wow us all with his his incredible reading?
Sausage sandwiches clamped in our hands, we are facing off against globulin feeding Stones! I know that woman...
This was a delightful, slightly deranged, love in for this quirky, imaginative story. Expect gags, flirting, revealing information and trivia!
Joe meets gorgeous Glenn Fitzgerald in the countryside to have a flask of tea and a sausage sandwich and to chase about with sinister stones...
What has happened to our favourite lines? Fisher rewrites a rewrite and then rewrites Tom Baker's rewrite! But with charming prose, glorious backstory and some brilliant new jokes. A piece of sunshine.
Four huge Peter Capaldi fans assemble to celebrate and cajole the members of the Ham Fam that say nasty things about their favourite and we battle it out through the runners up and winners to find our favourite 12th Doctor story!
is this an atmospheric political statement of the time...or just a load of old tosh? Join Joe, Jack & Steven who investigate...
Devils in the church, ghosts in the crypt, demons from the far reaches of space…Joe, Steven and Jack investigate this atmospheric two parter…
Where the book club learns to be REAL MEN! A McIntee love-in as we tackle one of his most celebrated and fun books; a ballsy, continuity filled, characterful piece with the best depiction of the Master in print. Badda-Badda-Badda!
Joe and Paul are heading for the biggest bang in history! My skystriker!
We're down in the caves, bullets are firing, the Cybermen are massacring the Vogans, Sarah is trying to get back to the Beacon, the Doctor is bomb-loaded and Harry Sullivan is very possibly an imbecile! It's all going on!
Responsible for my every nightmare for about a decade - Eugene Victor Tooms! The baby faced, liver eating, body contorting mutant!
Sarah is infected, trapped with Harry on the planet of gold and the Doctor is sniffing out a traitor with a Cybermat. All the while the Cybermen loom ever closer...
Paul starts his Hamster journey in style as he heads straight for one of the most kicked Tom Baker worries to champion. Hoover attachments at the ready!
On the Timelash's Mark Donaldson & I discuss Bollywood, big concepts, romance and an idiosyncratic prose style! Boom Shakalaka!
The Master! Autons! The Master! The Keller Machine! The Master! Axos! The Master! IMC! The Master! Azal! And of course the most important thing of the season - the Master! Also, the true villain of the piece - the Doctor!
The second episode of The X-Files comes under examination by the second contributor to this new paranormal Hamster thread...
To Dorsill we go, stepping into the pastWhere zombies roam, with brains their repast, Peri persued, she needs to be fast, Or else death will catch up and forever last...
Is the last episode of this classic a disappointment or not? Does it become less Hammer horror and more Doctor Who?
The last, great episode of this story? Should Sarah be able to fire a gun? Did Tom need to dress up as a Mummy? Is this one of the best cliffhangers ever?
And then the murders started...and never stopped. Bernard Archard returns as the animated human cadaver, Ernie Clements is crushed to death by tits and Warlock is throttled at the behest of his oldest friend...
The delightful Rob Valentine joins me in celebrating this much vaunted classic by way of homework - we watched the Hammer film The Mummy and we're talking about inspiration!
Here on the Mean Streets of Megacity, the line between justice and death is a thin one. And unearthing the secrets of The Project will go one way or the other...
Passions rise as we discuss Monks, Ice Warriors, Celts and Cybermen. Is this bold and innovative, or half arsed and ugly? Joe, Si, the Daniel's & Elliot investigate!
Right back to the beginning of the journey of The X-Files; where paranoia is rife, Mulder and Scully first meet, the Smoking Man makes his first appearance and we see our first abduction. Joe & Ioan investigate.
Happy 1000th episode to all of the Ham Fam! Celebrations, reminiscences, laughter, madness, and so many voices from the Ham Fam within. This is our hugely indulgent party where we celebrate the most incredible thing to come out of this podcast - the community. Happy birthday Hamster.
Where we talk all about their respective journeys through Doctor Who; actress, director, writer, Nev's wonderful new book, Lies & Dolls, Tales From the TARDIS and just what this silly show means to all of us.
A seminal moment in literary history, and a prelude to a seminal moment in Doctor Who history; this atmospheric chiller comes under scrutiny by a top class intellectual...
Rather than plaguing your social media feeds, here are all the Hamster updates - new pods, old pods moving, celebrations and community get togethers!
We were (sort of) kind to The Hungry Earth but now the bile really comes forth. Are these really the cheapest cave sets? Can three nobodies negotiate the future of two races? How much will Ambroise annoy us this week?
Series five, Matt Smith, Rory present, a Pertwee era love in - what could possibly go wrong? One lover, two haters and a lot of disagreements to be had over this controversial two parter.
Time for us pudding brains to tackle this (broadly) fine half season with some terrific highs and a fair amount of mid too. Join Joe, Si, Daniel(s) & Elliot as we tackle Movellans, emojis, racists, bugs and capitalism!
In which we discover how much of a time capsule into the lives of creatives who have worked on Doctor Who the Myth Makers interviews are, the fragility of life, what order these things go in, and when Jackie Pearce had her first orgasm!
Huge stuff is happening in this 'season finale' book; Anji and Fitz leave the Doctor, explosive action, time windows in Siberia, lost expeditions, a walking black hole and the arc villain revealing his plan...
Our triumphant last episode where the trio manage to talk about the story for at least 15 minutes! Viva Boobs!
Galaxies in champagne glasses? Nyssa starting a fight in Wetherspoons? A nice example of the sextant. And heists in biscuit factories!
Why has Leee stolen all the es and ms? Great modelwork, an eerie atmosphere, gentle plot progression, gender dynamics, the relationship between the Black Gaurdian and Turlough and edging!
There once was a commentary, I'll tell you this, It was was invaded by the Polis, Debauchery & alcohol flowed, When will they be cancelled...
Come with me on a journey through the incredible career of Scott Handcock; audio, TV and novelisations. A wonderful chat with an incredible creative.
Joe is kind of impressed...and irritated. Gareth is keeping his two star rating. Dan was really getting into this...and then the murder began. And David, hosting this week, finds the whole thing a bit of a chore...
Welcome Joumana who joyfully skips into her first Hamster commentary to discuss her Doctor Who journey, her love of the 12th Doctor and why she likes this particular episodes. Plus, learn all about the Narvinettes!
The debatiest Hamster yet; with a warning that racism, incel culture, homophobia, genocide, and all manner of provocative subjects are discussed. Also, how camp as tits the Rani is. A divisive year, but one worth talking about.
The name's Mills. Michael Mills. Licence to critique. A full discussion on Bond and Doctor Who - how they are familiar and how they are so, so different. And how, if you're a clever man like Lance Parkin, you can write a story that is both great James Bond AND great Doctor Who.
Time for the murderer to be revealed, for the monsters go on a full on murder spree, to avoid the black hole, prevent a hijack and sing On With the Motley!
Black holes, vaginal monsters, fabulous broads, and Mel in a bin! Could this story get any more exciting?
The trial for murder continues with the chief suspects with the two potentially guilty parties, Frazer Gregory and Si Hart, under the spotlight!
'We don't want you breaking your neck, at least not until...' has never had so many meanings! The ultimate relax with your friends and watch Doctor Who story...
Fie! A plot! Fireworks and burning Catholics! The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Victor - hoho! - I mean to say Vicki are caught up in the machinations and groin stirrings of King James!
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