Hellish

In this special first birthday episode of Hellish, top singing duo CASPER & PAM give us the five tracks they will meet in Hell! Pam Quinn (human) and Casper (dog) have spent the last couple of years delighting the internet with their singing double act. They told us about getting a standing ovation from the judges on America's Got Talent , the history of Casper's special skill, whether or not...

Musical pioneer DAN JONES of UKAEA gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Dan talks us through his Infernal Playlist, tells us about making weird music, how he avoids saying his own band's name, and why he makes things hard for himself. He also tells us about the words he hates hearing used to describe his music, what he'd do to the Beatles if really really had to, and a previous "worst jo...

Writer/comic/musician MARC BURROWS gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Marc talked us through his Terry Pratchett biography and the accompanying stand up show; his experiences moderating comments for The Guardian and curating feeds for Twitter; how we should define a 'guilty pleasure' AND he drops some bars to one of the biggest rap hits of the 90s... Book tickets to Marc's Pratchett an...

Best-selling novelist JENNY COLGAN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Jenny is responsible for producing some of the greatest romantic comedies in all of fiction, as well as some of the greatest Doctor Who stories yet to be seen on TV. We talked to her about both of these things, as well as how she is able to produce a new book every year, how she got into writing novels, her early da...

Musician PAUL CARTER of Flotation Toy Warning gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Paul takes us through the five tracks he will meet in Hell, as well as the formation (and near destruction) of Flotation Toy Warning; what it is like to switch between rock star and day job; and whether being good at guitar destroys your punk credentials. Plus, the worst job Paul has ever done causes Hell'...

Writer PATRICE LAWRENCE gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Patrice takes us through her Infernal Playlist, tells us about her new book, gives us the lowdown on the worst job she has ever done, introduces us to two bands we hadn't heard before AND sticks it to two 80s wedding disco favourites. If you're a Patreon subscriber, you can also hear Patrice become the first person to choose s...

Film critic, teacher and author JOHN BLEASDALE gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! John tells us all about his new book, The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick , including why he chose the famously fame-shunning director as his subject. We also talk about how even the worst job you've ever done is improved by being a man in the 1980s, we get reacquainted with a ba...

Film director and BAFTA winner JANIS PUGH gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Janis tells us all about her excellent debut feature film Chuck Chuck Baby which is now streaming on NOWTV and Sky Cinema in the UK. (Try using Just Watch to find out where you can see it where you are). She also talks about how you become a film maker, writing to Neil Diamond, and working in a chicken factor...

Author ALEX PHEBY gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Alex talks to us about his Cities of the Weft trilogy, writing a series, and he gives us the worst job he has ever done. And it might just be the worst job we have ever heard about. Alex's new book, WATERBLACK, finishes off his 'Cities of the Weft' trilogy, which includes the amazing Mordew and Malarkoi . All three are published by G...

Comics writer KIERON GILLEN gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Kieron talks to us about writing Star Wars , working for Marvel, the concept of a curse record, how writing comics is like being Dostoevsky, AND he tells us the worst job he has ever done. We also get an inside look at the comics industry, and some top notch writing advice. If you like that, and want more, then Kieron's pod...

Writer, broadcaster, artist, child actor, musician, podcaster, and brief Doctor Who companion SIÂN PATTENDEN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Siân talks to us about Smash Hits , The Heritage Chart Show and her podcast The Heritage Chart Show Show , not being able to settle on just one thing, what she will always be known for according to some random bloke, AND the worst job she has...

This is it. The Final Countdown has reached its zero. Or its 24. Christmas Eve! Big day tomorrow. Or later today, if you're in most of mainland Europe where they do their celebrating as the first star appears in the sky. Season one of Hellish is over, and the Hellish Advent Calendar of Doom is now also complete. For the last time we are bringing back a former damned soul to add one more song to th...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back actor NINA SOSANYA, who originally joined us for episode seventeen, appropriately enough considering what she picked. Check that out here:&...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back artist BONNIE HAWKINS, who originally joined us for episode nineteen. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/b...

SURPRISE STOP PRESS BONUS ADVENT CALENDAR OF DOOM BIRTHDAY EXTRA EPISODE! Hello! Surprise extra advent calendar episode! We just found out that today is Ashley from neverfine’s birthday! To celebrate, we decided to put out neverfine’s advent calendar episode on the main feed (previously only available to Patreon subscribers!) If you enjoy, thank neverfine, and Ashley for having the good sense to b...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back writer JOANNE HARRIS, who originally joined us for episode twenty six. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back author MARTIN STEWART, who originally joined us for episode fifteen. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/ma...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back writer CLARE POLLARD, who originally joined us for episode twenty nine. Check that out here:  Come back tomorrow for opening of the ne...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back musician and creative director of TAPE music and Film STEVE SWINDON, who originally joined us for episode twenty. Check that out here:&nbsp...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back photographer and artist VALERIE PHILLIPS, who originally joined us for episode sixteen. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back critic GARY RAYMOND, who originally joined us for episode thirteen. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episodes/gar...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back actor-director TOM BRITTNEY, who originally joined us for episode twenty seven. Check that out here: https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episod...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back novelist MARK BOWLES, who originally joined us just the other week for episode twenty eight. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back historian and podcaster NATALIA MEHLMAN PETRZELA, who originally joined us for episode twenty three. Check that out here:  https://sho...

Season one of Hellish may be over, but we are not quite done with you yet. Every day of December we will be bringing back former damned souls to add one more song to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. In this episode, we welcome back musician ELENA URIOSTE, who originally joined us for episode twenty one. Check that out here:  https://shows.acast.com/hellish/episode...