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Joe Ford
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Host of Doctor Who podcast A Hamster with a Blunt Penknife. Also, Finish Big, The Nimon Be Praised, Untitled Star Trek Project and Bite Me.
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It's a Terry Nation part one with Douglas Adams jokes...this is a hybrid that shouldn't work at all. So why are
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and I having such a good time?

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January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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New case - Darkness Falls!

Ioan & I head into the dark and mysterious woods to face a glowing and web spinning horror. Joe is delighted, but Ioan wonders if the memory cheats...

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January 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Appropriately for a story about time going rewinding, Anachrophobia gets a second airing on the book club but this time with focus on the Sabbath arc as Joe & @markdonaldson.bsky.social continue to explore the time travel horror in the second half of the EDAs...

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January 19, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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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.

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January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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We look at Doctor Who arc in print - the 'Caught on Earth' arc that kick starts with The Burning. The Doctor has no memory, and a fiery force is awake from the ground to take over theEarth...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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What on earth word the names Joe Ford, @paulcdunnesq.bsky.social and Peter become over the years? Is Aukon horny for Adric? Is Camilla horny for Romana?

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January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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We're going on holiday to a Dyson's sphere but there's been a murder. Along the way there is some stunning worldbuilding and extraordinary character development; particularly of Roz and Benny

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January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Peter dazzles with his first Hamster recording, @paulcdunnesq.bsky.social is in the hot seat asking the questions, and we head into E-Space for a chilling tale of vampires and crashed spaceships!

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January 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Dear Finish Big Hos, I live with a Big Finish Addict and this is my world when there is a warehouse clearance sale…
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Another astonishingly dull and unambitious week aboard Enterprise, as Hoshi Sato is accidentally transported into a high-concept plot that we’ve seen done better half a dozen times in the last fifteen years.

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January 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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@jackcoyer.bsky.social isn't the biggest fan of the 13th Doctor's era, but he does really enjoy this episode and we thought we would have some fun picking both of those stances apart. Before the axe falls down on @felixfrazer.bsky.social

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January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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The evidence is stacking up...wolf footsprints, matted wolf fur and shedded human skin...it must be the mountain lion! Agent @theiainmartin.bsky.social and I investigate wolfy occurences...

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January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Hamster Book Club - The Curse of Fenric by Ian Briggs

A popular TV story and novel...but does it hold up all these years later in harsh light of the new series? Joe & @markdonaldson.bsky.social investigate...

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January 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Time for one of my all time favourites.
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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An ambitious production, a poignant emotional core, fierce regulars, a stunning guests cast and a complex dilemma...is this the best historical of the new series? @madpaddington.bsky.social

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January 4, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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New Episode - Miracle Man

What will @felixfrazer.bsky.social think about this unusual X-File that both critiques and celebrates religious fundamentalism?

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January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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‘I’m waving at fat!’ Hamster newbie, @madpaddington.bsky.social
joins me for 90 minutes of silliness and flirting as we navigate the weight loss business via Loony Tunes...let the madness begin.

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January 2, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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I read 135 books last year - and for that I thank the Hamster Book Club I started. I didn’t read for nearly five years before we started talking and now I’m getting through two a week. Great adventures, quiet time, and a wonderful way to not be stuck with your thoughts.
January 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Tonight Finish Big goes live to have a New Year’s Eve yearly roundup!

You can join us here @ 20.00pm

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December 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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What a year. Somehow I’ve seen him the most and don’t have a single picture with him, so I’ll just add I love you @toohot4tv.bsky.social
❤️
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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In the middle part of the season, which has been a little arid in terms of quality, @theiainmartin.bsky.social and I are pleased to find an absolute classic in the form of a study of paranoia and finally bring Deep Throat out into the light...

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December 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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The best New Series Adventure and the original Doctor Who book that finally gets the Daleks right? Joe and @garethbowley.bsky.social investigate.

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December 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Finish Big will be seeing in the New Year tomorrow night with an end of year Big Finish wrap up! We’d like to invite as many Hos as possible to join us on the adventure - we’ll be here on YouTube from 20.00 tomorrow night…

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December 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Joe & @michaelmills.bsky.social get political as we talk about the very last, uniquely eighth Doctor New Adventure. To say we are impressed would be an understatement.

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December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Lance Parkin talks about working for Virgin and the BBC and all of his books - Just War, The Dying Days, Cold Fusion, The Infinity Doctors, Father Time, Trading Futures, The Gallifrey Chronicles and The Eyeless. @michaelmills.bsky.social and Joe ask the questions.

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December 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM