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Hellish

Daniel Whelan & Alex Gale

Welcome to Hellish, the only podcast that comes to you from Hell"s waiting room.In each episode, Hell"s receptionist Daniel Whelan and Satan"s tea boy Alex Gale interrogate a newly damned soul, asking them for the five songs they will meet in Hell: the music that we will use to torment them for all eternity. The condemned take us through songs they are embarrassed to have once liked; songs they can"t stand that are otherwise universally adored; songs that remind them of bad times; songs they hate by

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10:18

8th Dec 2025: Nick Roche

Hellish ·

2025/12/08

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-signed-with-sketch-tracked-shippingCome back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of

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8:52

7th Dec 2025: Louie Stowell

Hellish ·

2025/12/07

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/14263/9781529515817Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom!If you don't want

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9:47

6th Dec 2025: Julia Raeside

Hellish ·

2025/12/06

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/14263/9781835011881Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom!If you don't want to wait, and would rather

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24:35

5th Dec 2025: Marc Burrows

Hellish ·

2025/12/05

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/14263/9780857162854Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom!If you don't want to

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10:20

4th Dec 2025: Emma Newman

Hellish ·

2025/12/04

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 You can hear the Starship Alexandria advent calendar here AND the Tea and Sanctuary one hereCome back tomorrow

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16:43

3rd Dec 2025: Anthony Spargo

Hellish ·

2025/12/03

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://greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/peterpan/Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar

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9:48

2nd Dec 2025: Janis Pugh

Hellish ·

2025/12/02

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/A5EK6sKrAayemXDAA8zoGCome back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom!If you

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11:01

1st Dec 2025: Jenny Colgan

Hellish ·

2025/12/01

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 JENNY COLGAN, who originally joined us for episode 38.Jenny’s new book, The Secret Christmas Library, is out now. https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14263/9781399734271Come back tomorrow for the opening of the next door on the Advent Calendar of Doom!If you don't want to wait, and

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1:07:52

Laura Checkley, actor

Hellish ·

2025/11/24

It's the last episode of season three, and what a season it has been! We're ending it in style by getting the incredible LAURA CHECKLEY to give us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Laura's CV is stuffed full of amazing shows, including Detectorists, Red Dwarf, and King Gary, as well no less than three critically acclaimed hit shows this year alone: Dope Girls, The Change, and What It Feels Like For A Girl. There really was no better person for us to finish this season with.Laura told us about

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1:08:26

Gonzalo C. Garcia, writer

Hellish ·

2025/11/17

The author of Telenovela and We are the End, GONZALO C. GARCIA, gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Gonzalo told us all about his new book, Telenovela, which is set in Chile in the last days of Pinochet's dictatorship. We talked about growing up in and out of Chile, beer, the stupid British citizenship test, and we got a new number one most chosen song in the history of Hellish, displacing Dancing Queen by ABBA.Telenovela comes out of November 28th 2025. Order it direct from the publisher,

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1:14:03

Anthony Spargo, actor, writer, dalek, & panto legend

Hellish ·

2025/11/10

Actor and writer ANTHONY SPARGO gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! (Oh no he doesn't! Oh yes he does!)Pantomime season is almost upon on us in the UK, and so it's fitting that we plucked a panto legend from the queue of damned souls this week. Anthony has appeared in ten pantomimes, writing four of them - his Dick Whittington won 'Best Script' at the 2025 UK Pantomime Awards. We got to hear about how panto works, and why Anthony's pantos at Greenwich Theatre are a little different to all

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1:11:23

Felix White, musician & writer (Maccabees,...

Hellish ·

2025/11/03

Musician, writer, and sports fan FELIX WHITE selects the five songs he will meet in Hell!Well known as a member of the recently reunited Maccabees, and one third of the Tailenders podcast, Felix is also a great non-fiction writer. We got to talk to him about his new book, Whatever Will Be Will Be: A Matter of Life and Football in which he attended every round of last season's FA Cup. It's a great read, even for non-football fans. As well as getting Felix's Infernal Playlist, we also talked about

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1:13:10

Catherine Tregenna, screenwriter

Hellish ·

2025/10/27

Screenwriter CATHERINE TREGENNA shows (not tells) us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Catherine is much in demand as a screenwriter, having written for Lewis, Law and Order UK, and the Bergerac reboot. As well as talking us through her Infernal Playlist, Catherine tells us about writing for Torchwood and Doctor Who; her crime drama The One That Got Away, which was filmed in both English and Welsh; AND a trio of Welsh musical icons finally make their Hellish debut, much to Daniel's dismay.The

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1:12:00

Louie Stowell, writer & illustrator

Hellish ·

2025/10/19

Author LOUIE STOWELL guides us through the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Louie told us all about her bestselling series of children's books, which revolve around the Norse god Loki in the former of an eleven year old boy. They're very funny and you should read them if you haven't already. We also uncovered the heinous crime that got Louie sent to Hell, welcomed four artists who have never been brought to Hell before (including the most recent record we've ever had on) AND we added another

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1:15:03

Gill German MP, politician

Hellish ·

2025/10/12

Politician GILL GERMAN MP gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Gill is a Labour MP, who has represented the constituency of Clwyd North since 2024. Aside from assembling her infernal Playlist, Gill told us what it is like being a new MP, the changes she hopes to have a hand in bringing to the UK Parliament, and the cabinet position she would fill in Hell. We also found time to talk about both sides of the britpop divide, bobbing, Rhyl, and we uncover a surprising political connection to an

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1:14:02

Justin Lewis, writer

Hellish ·

2025/10/05

Writer and pop music expert JUSTIN LEWIS gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Justin's latest book, Into the Groove, is a fun, fact-packed race through 1980s pop music, so we had a lot of fun talking about that. We also found time to touch on Radio X, Liz Kershaw's wrongun ways, how to write a biography in seven weeks, and the terrors of press day for a TV listings compiler.You can find out more about Justin here. You can buy a copy of Into the Groove here. (Using this link will help

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1:13:32

Nick Roche, comics artist & writer

Hellish ·

2025/09/28

Comic creator NICK ROCHE gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Nick is a prolific writer and artist in comics, having written or drawn loads of the world's most beloved characters, including Doctor Who, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man, Judge Dredd and, most notably, Transformers. We talked about Stan Lee, street theatre, autobots at the Last Supper and loads more.You can find out more about Nick here. You can buy a signed edition of his phenomenal graphic novel Scarenthood here.BUY

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1:05:21

Molly Naylor, writer & podcaster (+ LOADS more)

Hellish ·

2025/09/21

This time performer, writer, director and podcaster MOLLY NAYLOR gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!We talked about Molly's excellent podcast, Making Trouble, in which she interviews artists about the trouble they're having with the things they're making. (It's excellent, and can be heard here, or where you get your podcasts). We also found time to discuss wedding cringe, what directing comedy is like, flutes in popular music, and Molly told us what the worst job she's ever done is.Find

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1:11:25

Ed Aldridge (AltSHIFT), adult film-maker

Hellish ·

2025/09/14

Adult film-maker ED ALDRIDGE of AltSHIFT blows through the five tracks he will meet in Hell!We talk to Ed about how he became involved in making adult films*, the difficulties in making it pay, the teacher who tried to shame his tastes when he started school, and, most of all, we talk about Blowie, Ed's new 'sexy horror' feature film, which is set in the world of adult films without being an adult film.(*Yes, we know 'adult films' is a bit coy, and yes, we know there is a much better word we could

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1:15:09

Alexander Wolfe, musician

Hellish ·

2025/09/07

Musician ALEXANDER WOLFE talks us through the five tracks he will meet in Hell!As well as assembling an excellent Infernal Playlist, Alexander tells us about his forthcoming album, Everythinglessness, which is a narrative about mental health. We learn about how to make a concept album, writing for TV, smelly shoes, depression, AND Alex Gale delivers the most controversial statement of the show so far, concerning one of Hellish's regulars.We've given the Hellish colours a rest this week so we can

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