Hellish

REDEMPTION SONGS #1: Valerie Phillips

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 forme...

Valerie Phillips, photographer (Extended Patreon Version)

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

24th Dec 2025: Casper & Pam

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

23rd Dec 2025: Alexander Wolfe

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

22nd Dec 2025: Laura Checkley

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

21st Dec 2025: Oliver Lansley

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

20th Dec 2025: Ray Heffernan

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

19th Dec 2025: Ed Aldridge (altSHIFT)

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

18th Dec 2025: Molly Naylor

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

17th Dec 2025: Leoni Jane Kennedy

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

16th Dec 2025: Katie Gill

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

15th Dec 2025: Gill German MP

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

14th Dec 2025: Adam Scott Glasspool

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

13th Dec 2025: Paul Carter

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

12th Dec 2025: Catherine Tregenna

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

11th Dec 2025: Gonzalo C. Garcia

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

10th Dec 2025: Justin Lewis

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

9th Dec 2025: Stephen Lobo

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

8th Dec 2025: Nick Roche

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

7th Dec 2025: Louie Stowell

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

6th Dec 2025: Julia Raeside

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

5th Dec 2025: Marc Burrows

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

4th Dec 2025: Emma Newman

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

3rd Dec 2025: Anthony Spargo

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

2nd Dec 2025: Janis Pugh

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

1st Dec 2025: Jenny Colgan

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Inf...

Laura Checkley, actor

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Gonzalo C. Garcia, writer

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

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

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 u...

Felix White, musician & writer (Maccabees, Tailenders, 86TVs)

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, an...

Catherine Tregenna, screenwriter

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Screenwriter CATHERINE TREGENNA shows (not tells) us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Catherine is much in demand as a screenwriter, having writt...

Louie Stowell, writer & illustrator

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Gill German MP, politician

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 sinc...

Justin Lewis, writer

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ra...

Nick Roche, comics artist & writer

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Molly Naylor, writer & podcaster (+ LOADS more)

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 podc...

Ed Aldridge (AltSHIFT), adult film-maker

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Alexander Wolfe, musician

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Musician ALEXANDER WOLFE talks us through the five tracks he will meet in Hell!As well as assembling an excellent Infernal Playlist, Alexander tells u...

Katie Gill, comedian (Extended Patreon Edition)

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian KATIE GILL gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Katie takes us through life as a stand up comedian, the differences between perform...

Melinda Salisbury, writer

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Young Adult fiction superstar MELINDA SALISBURY gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Aside from choosing her Infernal Playlist, Melinda told...

Julia Raeside, writer

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist and novelist JULIA RAESIDE gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!We're back! We're thrilled to be kicking off season three with Ju...

Manilla Times, band

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Irish-Welsh indie rock band MANILLA TIMES give us the five tracks they will meet in Hell!We welcomed singer Jack, bassist Ollie, and guitarist Jase to...

Adam Kotsko, author & theologian

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Author and academic ADAM KOTSKO gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Adam is a scholar of theology, and has written extensively about the dev...

Stephen Lobo, actor

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor STEPHEN LOBO gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Stephen has appeared in tonnes of huge genre shows, including the X-Files, The Flash,...

Adam Scott Glasspool, podcaster & musician

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and co-host of the 'What is Music?' podcast ADAM SCOTT GLASSPOOL gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!We can a great time talking to...

Oliver Lansley, screenwriter & actor

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Screenwriter and actor OLIVER LANSLEY gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Oli is an incredibly prolific actor and writer (check his IMDB if ...

Ray Heffernan, songwriter (Part Two)

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Songwriter RAY HEFFERNAN gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! (PART TWO OF TWO)Things are a bit different on Hellish this week. It's our fir...

Ray Heffernan, songwriter (Part One)

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Songwriter RAY HEFFERNAN gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell! (PART ONE OF TWO)Things are a bit different on Hellish this week. It's our fir...

Emma Newman, writer & podcaster

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fantasy and SF writer - and genuine podcast pioneer - EMMA NEWMAN gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Emma is the Arthur C. Clarke Award no...

Leoni Jane Kennedy, musician

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter - and incredible guitar player - LEONI JANE KENNEDY gives us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Leoni tells us all about musician...

Casper & Pam, singers

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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) a...

UKAEA (Dan Jones), musician

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wei...

Marc Burrows, writer-comic-musician

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 accompan...

Jenny Colgan, writer

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 com...

Paul Carter, musician (Flotation Toy Warning)

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Patrice Lawrence, writer

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, gi...

John Bleasdale, film critic

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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: Th...

Janis Pugh, film-maker

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Chu...

Alex Pheby, writer

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Kieron Gillen, writer of comics

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Siân Pattenden, journalist (+ LOADS more!)

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Writer, broadcaster, artist, child actor, musician, podcaster, and brief Doctor Who companion SIÂN PATTENDEN gives us the five tracks she will meet i...

Dec 24th: Santiago Cabrera

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

December 23rd: Nina Sosanya

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 22nd: Bonnie Hawkins

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

ADVENT CALENDAR BIRTHDAY BONUS: neverfine

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SURPRISE STOP PRESS BONUS ADVENT CALENDAR OF DOOM BIRTHDAY EXTRA EPISODE!Hello!Surprise extra advent calendar episode!We just found out that today is ...

December 21st: Joanne Harris

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 20th: Martin Stewart

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 19th: Clare Pollard

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 18th: Steve Swindon

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 17th: Valerie Phillips

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 16th: Gary Raymond

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 15th: Tom Brittney

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 14th: Mark Bowles

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 13th: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 12th: Elena Urioste

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 11th: Alistair James

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 10th: Sam Jordison (Galley Beggar Press)

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 9th: Luke Neal

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 8th: Robin Ince

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 7th: Kellie Shirley

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 6th: Michelle Farr Scott

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 5th: Erin Lloyd Jones

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 4th: James Kemp

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 3rd: Stephen Wight

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 2nd: Iain Cook (CHVRCHES)

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

December 1st: Glyn Edwards

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Melys, band

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Parker and Paul Adams of indie legends MELYS give us the five tracks they will meet in Hell!Andrea and Paul chatted about making music as a cou...

Clare Pollard, writer

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Top poet and novelist CLARE POLLARD gives us chapter and verse of the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Clare is an accomplished novelist, editor and ...

Mark Bowles, writer

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Writer MARK BOWLES gives us all his precious Infernal Playlist tracks...Mark is the author of the Goldsmiths Prize nominated novel All My Precious Mad...

Songs From A Padded Envelope

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A short announcement about Songs From A Padded Envelope - a podcast from Ben Clay and our former guest Steve Swindon, which we were honoured to be ask...

Tom Brittney, actor & director

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Behold! Actor and director TOM BRITTNEY gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Tom is an incredible actor with a CV to match: Outlander, Grantc...

Joanne Harris, writer

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We did a spot of enchanting and got writer JOANNE HARRIS to give us the five tracks she will meet in Hell!Joanne is a prolific writer, having authored...

Robin Ince, comedian & broadcaster

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We grill comedian and all-round enthusiast ROBIN INCE for the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Robin has been a stand-up comedian since the early nine...

Sam Jordison, publisher (Galley Beggar Press)

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We press publisher and writer SAM JORDISON for the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Sam is one half of Galley Beggar Press, the small independent publ...

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, historian & podcaster

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Historian NATALIA MEHLMAN PETRZELA runs through the five tracks she will meet in Hell.Quite aside from being a Professor of History at the New School,...

Luke Neal, screenwriter & actor

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Screenwriter LUKE NEAL lists the five tracks he will meet in Hell.Luke wrote the screenplay for Des, the incredible drama series about the serial kill...

Elena Urioste, musician & yoga master

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Classical musician & yogina ELENA URIOSTE picks the five tracks she will meet in Hell.Elena is a world class violinist, having appeared as a featu...

Steve Swindon, musician & co-founder of TAPE

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Musician & co-founder of TAPE Community Music & Film STEVE SWINDON picks the five tracks he will meet in Hell.Steve started his career as bass...

Bonnie Hawkins, artist

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Artist and illustrator BONNIE HAWKINS picks the five tracks she will meet in Hell. Her latest exhibition, a series of illustrations based on Dylan Tho...

Neil Collins, journalist & podcaster

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welsh music expert NEIL COLLINS chooses the five tracks he will meet in Hell. No stranger to podcasting, Neil is the co-host of the Welsh Music Podcas...