Hellish

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...

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 JUSTIN LEWIS, who originally joined us for episode 58.  Justin’s new book, Into the Groove, is out now. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14263/9781783969135 Come back tomor...

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 STEPHEN LOBO, who originally joined us for episode 48.  Allegiance, in which Stephen stars, is now on U&Alibi in the UK https://www.uandalibi.co.uk/?date=2025-11-...

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-artist NICK ROCHE, who originally joined us for episode 57.  Nick’s graphic novel, Scarenthood, is out now. https://nickrocheart.bigcartel.com/product/scarenthood-si...

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 author LOUIE STOWELL, who originally joined us for episode 60.  Louie’s latest Loki book is A Bad God’s Guide To Causing Chaos, out now. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14263/978...

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 JULIA RAESIDE, who originally joined us for episode 51.  Julia’s latest book, Don’t Make Me Laugh, is out now. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14263/9781835011881 Come back tomor...

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 MARC BURROWS, who originally joined us for episode 39.  Marc’s new book on the Christmas number one, Mistletoe and Vinyl, is out now. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14263/978085...

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 novelist and podcaster EMMA NEWMAN, who originally joined us for episode 43.  Emma’s latest book, The Vengeance, is out now. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14263/9781837861644 Y...

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 ANTHONY SPARGO, who originally joined us for episode 63.  Anthony is currently appearing in Peter Pan: A Pantomime Adventure at Greenwich Theatre. Tickets here: https://gre...

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 film director JANIS PUGH, who originally joined us for episode 34.  Janis’s film, Chuck Chuck Baby, is now on Sky Cinema/Now TV https://www.nowtv.com/watch/chuck-chuck-baby...