Hamster Book Club - Mad Dogs & Englishmen Redux by Paul Magrs (featuring Nathan Bottomley)

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  Strictly Come Hamster Series 8b (featuring Jon Arnold, Luke Sims-Jenkins, Paul Quinn & Jason Thompson)

  1 Feb· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  There is an even mix of love, hate and ambivalence from Luke, Jon, Paul & Jason and we discuss everything from hideous child actors to poetry, science, fairytales, toxic relationships and suicide!

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  Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (4/4)

  31 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & James; ‘Next time I shall not be so lenient!’ Our frolic through the fields of Tara reaches its climax with the swordfight to end all swordfights! Who will prevail? Dastardly Count Grendel or our hero, the time traveller the Doctor? And will James ever undo my shackles?

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  Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (3/4)

  30 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & James; ‘The Counts just offered me the throne!’ Double crosses, doppelgängers and dilettante Doctors!

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  Hamster Book Club - Mad Dogs & Englishmen Redux by Paul Magrs (featuring Nathan Bottomley)

  28 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe & Nathan as they discuss regulars, a sharp, witty attack on Tolkien, CS Lewis, George Lucas & Hollywood, bestiality, furries and the train for dilettante adventurers!

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  Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (2/4)

  26 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & James; ‘As beautiful as you and as deadly as the plague, if only she were real I’d marry her!’ More high jinks and sword-fightery as James and I continue our glorious sunny journey through the meadows and castles. Plus that hat!

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  Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (1/4)

  25 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & James; ‘Tally ho…Tahiti…Tara!’ Wonderful James Lark, teacher and Who fan extraordinaire, lends his opinion to episode one of this delightful four part swashbuckling adventure.

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  Hamster Book Club - The Ghosts of N-Space by Barry Letts (featuring Andrew Batty, Jon Arnold & Luke Sims-Jenkins)

  23 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe, Andrew, Jon & Luke as we tackle the worst Doctor Who book of all time as voted by readers of DWM. Gangsters, ghosts & catamites - oh my!

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  Hamster Book Club - Touched by An Angel by Jonathan Morris (featuring Jason Thompson, James Lark & Ian Winterton)

  21 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe, Jason, James & Ian as one of the most popular NSAs is discussed...but how will it fare with three book clubbers who have never read one of the New Series Adventures before?

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  Strictly Come Hamster - Season Fifteen (featuring Si Hart, Luke Molloy & Paul Quinn)

  18 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe, Si, Luke & Paul as we face big green blobs, excitable prawns, flacid and erect penises, rampant inflation and tax, CSO city and an evil Doctor! Who will be victorious?

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  Grimm Reality by Simon Bucher-Jones & Kelly Hale (featuring Darren Brewer)

  16 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Come with Joe & Darren to the planet Albert where we explore the creepy and funny nature of fairy talesand endure a SF subplot bolted on at the same time!

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  Hamster Book Club - Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons (featuring Dan Pinn, Gareth Bowley & David Gillespie-Pratt)

  14 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe, Dan, Gareth and David as we head to the depths of season 22 where the Doctor barely features, violence runs amok and nobody gets a happy ending...

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  Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (4/4)

  13 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & Si; 'Life is returning to the Ark, and soon to the world...' Doctor Who offers one of its most optimistic readings on the future, as the Wirrn are defeated by the last vestiges of humanity. Part four - Rebirth.

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  Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (3/4)

  12 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & Si; 'Get our...your...people to the Earth before the Wirrn...' Noah is turning into something nasty, malevolent and scheming. And it looks like nobody will survive. Part three - transformation.

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  Strictly Come Hamster - Series Six (featuring Frazer Gregory, James Hadwyn-Bennett & Michael Storm)

  9 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Dare you come face to face with the Series Six Strictly Come Hamster? Join Joe & co-host Frazer with guests James & Michael as we face the Silence, Pirates, House, Gangers, the Kovarian Chapter, Hitler, Night Terrors, Older Amy, Nimon knockoffs and our greatest fears!

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  Hamster Book Club - The Crooked World (Redux) by Steve Lyons featuring Luke Sims-Jenkins, Jon Arnold & Andrew Batty

  7 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Th-th-th-th-that's all folks! This quirky, contemplative classic gets a second airing with three gorgeous chaps that wanted to give it some consideration. Plus, our top three Black Sheep covers.

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  Hamster Book Club - The Year of Intelligent Tigers by Kate Orman (featuring Nathan Bottomley)

  5 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe & Nathan as they head to the planet Hitchemus for a lesson in love, music and morality where the Tigers want to learn to play instruments, the people want revenge and planet wants everyone to talk...

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  Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (2/4)

  2 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & Si; 'You claim to be Med-Techs?' We continue our march through this classic with the introduction of some fascinating guest characters. Episode two; fleshing out the Ark.

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  Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (1/4)

  1 Jan· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Joe & Si; 'What happened to the human race, Harry?' We undertake a commentary of this epic with a little help from the Hamster Community. Part one, atmosphere and suspense.

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  Hamster Book Club - Amorality Tale by David Bishop (featuring Si Hart)

  28 Dec 2024· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  Join Joe & Si as we head to 1950s gangland London and experience the great smog that destroyed a community. Beautifully drawn characters is the focus of our conversation. A very poignant book.

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  Talks to Jack Coyer about his choice of Last Christmas

  26 Dec 2024· A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast

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  'Because every Christmas is Last Christmas...' How on Earth will the deliciously funny and an smart Jack Coyer make me admit that Clara Oswald should be the showrunner of Doctor Who?

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