Hellish

Hellish is taking a break for the next few weeks, but as we didn't want you to be without something to listen to we've called in some of our top podcast pals to help us out. We're running a mini series we're calling 'HELLISH PRESENTS ...' Each week we're going to be introducing you to a podcast we love: there will be a short intro, and then we'll let you enjoy a whole episode of the show of the we...

Hellish is taking a break for the next few weeks, but as we didn't want you to be without something to listen to we've called in some of our top podcast pals to help us out. We're running a mini series we're calling 'HELLISH PRESENTS ...' Each week we're going to be introducing you to a podcast we love: there will be a short intro, and then we'll let you enjoy a whole episode of the show of the we...

Hellish is taking a break for the next few weeks, but as we didn't want you to be without something to listen to we've called in some of our top podcast pals to help us out. We're running a mini series we're calling 'HELLISH PRESENTS ...' Each week we're going to be introducing you to a podcast we love: there will be a short intro, and then we'll let you enjoy a whole episode of the show of the we...

Writer and storyteller JOHN OSBORNE gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Music is a massive part of John's work as a writer and performer: his career kicked off with a Edinburgh show called John Peel's Shed, and he's also written and performed work called The New Blur Album , and My Car Plays Tapes . As well as getting him to select his Infernal Playlist, we talked about the eighties car...

Writer DAISY BUCHANAN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Daisy tells us all about her new novel, All Grown Up, which is a modern British reimagining of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. We also talk about tribute bands, indie sleaze, what all the cool kids at the Tory Party Conference listen to, and the ahem suggestive number one record that was bouncing round her head when she had to...

Sound artist, and creator of Centuries of Sound, JAMES ERRINGTON gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! James tells us all about his fascinating Centuries of Sound project, in which he has been producing an audio collage for every year of recorded sound, which goes back a lot further than you'd think and involves a pig, some ink, and a misguided Frenchman. We also get to hear about the pas...

Writer and artist ROSE RUANE gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Rose talks about moving between art and writing; her love of Manic Street Preachers; the time she walked out of a job AND she names one song in particular a "C*nts' Charter", so that's worth the price of listening alone. (Listening is free. But why not support us on Patreon anyway?) Find Rose on Instagram and BlueSky Get...

Comedian and author CATIE WILKINS gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell! Catie talks about settling scores in comedy and children's fiction; moving away from stand up and then coming back to it; being lampooned by Steve Martin; and she reveals very incorrect opinions about one of the five tracks she's chosen, according to Daniel anyway. Oh, and she talks about the time she got done for at...

The Loft frontman PETE ASTOR gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! Pete told us all about The Loft's new album, Badges , as well as the forty year gap between the band releasing their second single and their first album. We talked about the band's very public end on stage in Hammersmith in 1985, their reunion, and - believe it or not - their favoured choice of travel tavern. Get Badges by...

Happy New Year! In this special New Year episode, Alex and Daniel are sent to purgatory to cover holidays. There, they must sit in judgement as a former damned soul offers up their REDEMPTION SONGS in an attempt to escape Hell! They are reunited with the photographer VALERIE PHILLIPS, who was the guest on episode 16 of Hellish (which you will find here ). Valerie has three songs with which to conv...

This is a sort-of repeat of one of our favourite episodes, episode sixteen with photographer Valerie Phillips, which originally went out on August 5th 2024.  It’s a sort-of repeat, because what we’re putting out today is actually the Patreon version of the episode, so you’ll be getting the ‘Artist in Hell’ section instead of adverts in the middle. If you just want to hear the Patreon bit, ski...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is ending! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’ve been resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. The final door of the Advent Calendar of Doom creaks open today, to reveal singing sensations CASPER & PAM, who originally joined us for episode 41. (Which was also the first anniversary o...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back musician ALEXANDER WOLFE, who originally joined us for episode 54.  You can pre-order Alexander’s new album EVERYTHINGLESSNESS here https://alexanderwolfe.bandcamp.com/albu...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back actor LAURA CHECKLEY, who originally joined us for episode 65.  You can catch Laura in Dope Girls, now on iPlayer in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0028c6h...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back writer OLIVER LANSLEY, who originally joined us for episode 46.  Oliver’s show, Where’s Wanda?, is on Apple TV https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/wheres-wanda/umc.cmc.k92ure4ft8l...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back songwriter RAY HEFFERNAN, who originally joined us for episodes 44 and 45.  Find Ray on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/rayjheffernan/ Come back tomorrow for the o...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back pornographer ED ALDRIDGE, who originally joined us for episode 55.  Read about Ed’s film Blowie here https://www.blowiethemovie.com Come back tomorrow for the opening of th...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back podcaster and writer MOLLY NAYLOR, who originally joined us for episode 56.  You can hear Making Trouble, Molly’s podcast, here https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/making-...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back musician LEONI JANE KENNEDY, who originally joined us for episode 42.  You can listen to (and buy) Leoni’s music here https://leonijanekennedy.bandcamp.com Come back tomorr...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back KATIE GILL, who originally joined us for episode 53.  Find Katie on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/misskatiegill Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next do...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back GILL GERMAN MP, who originally joined us for episode 59.  Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom! If you don't want to wait, and...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back podcaster and musician ADAM SCOTT GLASSPOOL, who originally joined us for episode 47.  You listen to Adam’s podcast, What is Music?, here https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/81380...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back musician PAUL CARTER, who originally joined us for episode 37.  You can get music by Paul’s band, Flotation Toy Warning, here https://flotationtoywarning.bandcamp.com/album...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back screenwriter CATHERINE TREGENNA, who originally joined us for episode 61.  Catherine’s series, The One That Got Away, is on iPlayer in the UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/...

The Hellish Advent Calendar is back! Every day in the run up to Christmas we’re resurrecting former guests and forcing an extra song on to their Infernal Playlists: a Christmas song they cannot stand. Today we welcome back GONZALO C. GARCIA, who originally joined us for episode 64 .  Gonzalo’s new book, Telenovela, is out now. https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/telenovela Come back...