Hellish
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Podcast, from Hell. We ask our guests for the five tracks they will meet in Hell: the songs that will be used to torment them for all eternity. Hosted by @danielwhelan.com and Alex Gale.
Independent Podcast Awards finalist, as seen in the Sunday Times.
Independent Podcast Awards finalist, as seen in the Sunday Times.
It is time for the last Hellish picture quiz of the year! So how about one last roll in the hay with these pictorial clues to 4 of Laura Checkley’s 5 Hellish tracks. If you need a clue, take a listen to the pod! podfollow.com/hellish
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It is time for the last Hellish picture quiz of the year! So how about one last roll in the hay with these pictorial clues to 4 of Laura Checkley’s 5 Hellish tracks. If you need a clue, take a listen to the pod! podfollow.com/hellish
For the last ep of season 3, actor and comedy star Laura Checkley gives us the 5 tracks she’ll meet in Hell!
Laura tells us about her comedy duo Checkley Bush; her move to drama; her interest in class AND Alex and Daniel get very confused about Laura’s worst ever job.
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Laura tells us about her comedy duo Checkley Bush; her move to drama; her interest in class AND Alex and Daniel get very confused about Laura’s worst ever job.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
For the last ep of season 3, actor and comedy star Laura Checkley gives us the 5 tracks she’ll meet in Hell!
Laura tells us about her comedy duo Checkley Bush; her move to drama; her interest in class AND Alex and Daniel get very confused about Laura’s worst ever job.
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Laura tells us about her comedy duo Checkley Bush; her move to drama; her interest in class AND Alex and Daniel get very confused about Laura’s worst ever job.
Listen podfollow.com/hellish
Season three ends on Monday (though there is still the advent calendar to come). Here’s a tease…
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Season three ends on Monday (though there is still the advent calendar to come). Here’s a tease…
Is it picture quiz time already? It is! Can you guess 4 of Gonzalo C. Garcia‘s 5 Hellish playlist pics from these (increasingly exciting) images? If you’re having trouble and haven’t yet listened to this week’s pod then what are you waiting for? podfollow.com/hellish
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Is it picture quiz time already? It is! Can you guess 4 of Gonzalo C. Garcia‘s 5 Hellish playlist pics from these (increasingly exciting) images? If you’re having trouble and haven’t yet listened to this week’s pod then what are you waiting for? podfollow.com/hellish
Today’s damned soul is author Gonzalo C. Garcia!
As well as the 5 tracks he will meet in Hell, Gonzalo told us about his @galleybeggars.bsky.social book ‘Telenovela’, set in Chile during the last days of dictatorship.
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As well as the 5 tracks he will meet in Hell, Gonzalo told us about his @galleybeggars.bsky.social book ‘Telenovela’, set in Chile during the last days of dictatorship.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Today’s damned soul is author Gonzalo C. Garcia!
As well as the 5 tracks he will meet in Hell, Gonzalo told us about his @galleybeggars.bsky.social book ‘Telenovela’, set in Chile during the last days of dictatorship.
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Pre-order Telenovela tinyurl.com/galleynovela
As well as the 5 tracks he will meet in Hell, Gonzalo told us about his @galleybeggars.bsky.social book ‘Telenovela’, set in Chile during the last days of dictatorship.
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Pre-order Telenovela tinyurl.com/galleynovela
Here’s the earworm so strong that it kept Anthony Spargo awake as a child! It’s from Moonwalker on the Sea Mega Drive. Since we talked about its iffy nature on the show, here’s a clip.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Here’s the earworm so strong that it kept Anthony Spargo awake as a child! It’s from Moonwalker on the Sea Mega Drive. Since we talked about its iffy nature on the show, here’s a clip.
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Hellish Picture Quiz! Name 4 of Anthony Spargo’s 5 Hellish tracks based on these visual clues. Go on! If you need help, all will become clear after you listen to the latest pod, at least twice, or maybe three times. podfollow.com/hellish
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hellish Picture Quiz! Name 4 of Anthony Spargo’s 5 Hellish tracks based on these visual clues. Go on! If you need help, all will become clear after you listen to the latest pod, at least twice, or maybe three times. podfollow.com/hellish
Here’s our latest damned soul, Anthony Spargo, on Doctor Who Confidential in 2008, giving a tour of his dalek.
Anthony talks about his time behind the plunger in the latest episode of Hellish - listen podfollow.com/hellish
(You can see this episode of Doctor Who Confidential on iPlayer in the UK)
Anthony talks about his time behind the plunger in the latest episode of Hellish - listen podfollow.com/hellish
(You can see this episode of Doctor Who Confidential on iPlayer in the UK)
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Here’s our latest damned soul, Anthony Spargo, on Doctor Who Confidential in 2008, giving a tour of his dalek.
Anthony talks about his time behind the plunger in the latest episode of Hellish - listen podfollow.com/hellish
(You can see this episode of Doctor Who Confidential on iPlayer in the UK)
Anthony talks about his time behind the plunger in the latest episode of Hellish - listen podfollow.com/hellish
(You can see this episode of Doctor Who Confidential on iPlayer in the UK)
Anthony Spargo put the 1997 BBC version of ‘Perfect Day’ into Hell this week. Here’s Boyzone in their communal binbag for your pleasure!
Listen to the episode - including the other four tracks Anthony will meet in Hell - via podfollow.com/hellish
Listen to the episode - including the other four tracks Anthony will meet in Hell - via podfollow.com/hellish
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Anthony Spargo put the 1997 BBC version of ‘Perfect Day’ into Hell this week. Here’s Boyzone in their communal binbag for your pleasure!
Listen to the episode - including the other four tracks Anthony will meet in Hell - via podfollow.com/hellish
Listen to the episode - including the other four tracks Anthony will meet in Hell - via podfollow.com/hellish
This week’s damned soul is actor, writer, and panto legend Anthony Spargo!
As well as giving us the 5 tracks he’ll meet in Hell, Anthony told us about how he got in to panto and how it works, as well as his time inside a #dalek for @bbcdoctorwhoecho.bsky.social
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As well as giving us the 5 tracks he’ll meet in Hell, Anthony told us about how he got in to panto and how it works, as well as his time inside a #dalek for @bbcdoctorwhoecho.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This week’s damned soul is actor, writer, and panto legend Anthony Spargo!
As well as giving us the 5 tracks he’ll meet in Hell, Anthony told us about how he got in to panto and how it works, as well as his time inside a #dalek for @bbcdoctorwhoecho.bsky.social
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As well as giving us the 5 tracks he’ll meet in Hell, Anthony told us about how he got in to panto and how it works, as well as his time inside a #dalek for @bbcdoctorwhoecho.bsky.social
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Great night at Chester’s Books on the Walls, watching former guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk kick off the tour for his book “Mistletoe and Vinyl”, about the Christmas number one.
Catch him on his bookshop tour if you can - it’s a stand up show surrounded by books! What more do you need?
Catch him on his bookshop tour if you can - it’s a stand up show surrounded by books! What more do you need?
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Great night at Chester’s Books on the Walls, watching former guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk kick off the tour for his book “Mistletoe and Vinyl”, about the Christmas number one.
Catch him on his bookshop tour if you can - it’s a stand up show surrounded by books! What more do you need?
Catch him on his bookshop tour if you can - it’s a stand up show surrounded by books! What more do you need?
Alex has outdone himself with the picture quiz this week. Can you guess 4 of Felix White’s 5 Hellish song pics from these visual teasers? If you can’t, that’s fine, just make sure to listen to the pod and all will be explained. podfollow.com/hellish
(At least two are gettable without hearing it)
(At least two are gettable without hearing it)
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Alex has outdone himself with the picture quiz this week. Can you guess 4 of Felix White’s 5 Hellish song pics from these visual teasers? If you can’t, that’s fine, just make sure to listen to the pod and all will be explained. podfollow.com/hellish
(At least two are gettable without hearing it)
(At least two are gettable without hearing it)
In this week’s episode with Felix White you heard Alex refer to the “he’s 28 until he’s 29” twitter spat. Here’s a few screenshots. You can even watch it rendered in Ace Attorney on YouTube. youtu.be/zbsTt7j40nI?...
He was definitely 28, by the way. Hell has spoken!
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He was definitely 28, by the way. Hell has spoken!
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November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In this week’s episode with Felix White you heard Alex refer to the “he’s 28 until he’s 29” twitter spat. Here’s a few screenshots. You can even watch it rendered in Ace Attorney on YouTube. youtu.be/zbsTt7j40nI?...
He was definitely 28, by the way. Hell has spoken!
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He was definitely 28, by the way. Hell has spoken!
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After chatting about @iamklootclub.bsky.social with Felix White on this week’s episode, Daniel went looking in his special Kloot box and found something undiscovered for TWENTY FIVE years!
Listen to us talk about the band - and the five tracks Felix will meet in Hell - at podfollow.com/hellish
Listen to us talk about the band - and the five tracks Felix will meet in Hell - at podfollow.com/hellish
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
After chatting about @iamklootclub.bsky.social with Felix White on this week’s episode, Daniel went looking in his special Kloot box and found something undiscovered for TWENTY FIVE years!
Listen to us talk about the band - and the five tracks Felix will meet in Hell - at podfollow.com/hellish
Listen to us talk about the band - and the five tracks Felix will meet in Hell - at podfollow.com/hellish
Felix White of the Maccabees and Tailenders chooses the five tracks he will meet in Hell!
Felix told us about ‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be’, his smart, funny and fresh new memoir. And also about getting caught in a tabloid sting.
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#whateverwillbewillbe
Felix told us about ‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be’, his smart, funny and fresh new memoir. And also about getting caught in a tabloid sting.
Listen: podfollow.com/hellish
#whateverwillbewillbe
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Felix White of the Maccabees and Tailenders chooses the five tracks he will meet in Hell!
Felix told us about ‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be’, his smart, funny and fresh new memoir. And also about getting caught in a tabloid sting.
Listen: podfollow.com/hellish
#whateverwillbewillbe
Felix told us about ‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be’, his smart, funny and fresh new memoir. And also about getting caught in a tabloid sting.
Listen: podfollow.com/hellish
#whateverwillbewillbe
It’s time for the WEEKLY HELLISH PICTURE QUIZ. Can you guess any of the songs screenwriter Catherine Tregenna will meet in Hell from these pics? To hear the answers discussed, in full and entertainingly, listen to the pod. podfollow.com/hellish
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s time for the WEEKLY HELLISH PICTURE QUIZ. Can you guess any of the songs screenwriter Catherine Tregenna will meet in Hell from these pics? To hear the answers discussed, in full and entertainingly, listen to the pod. podfollow.com/hellish
Catherine Tregenna told us about #theonethatgotaway - her drama with versions in English and Welsh. (On iPlayer, with her #torchwood and #doctorwho episodes)
Patreons heard about writing #Lewis (pic is a clue to who the artist she will meet in Hell is…)
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Patreons heard about writing #Lewis (pic is a clue to who the artist she will meet in Hell is…)
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Patreon.com/hellishpod
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Catherine Tregenna told us about #theonethatgotaway - her drama with versions in English and Welsh. (On iPlayer, with her #torchwood and #doctorwho episodes)
Patreons heard about writing #Lewis (pic is a clue to who the artist she will meet in Hell is…)
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Patreon.com/hellishpod
Patreons heard about writing #Lewis (pic is a clue to who the artist she will meet in Hell is…)
podfollow.com/hellish
Patreon.com/hellishpod
Screenwriter Catherine Tregenna gives us the 5 tracks she will meet in Hell!
Catherine talked about making her show #theonethatgotaway in English & Welsh; the “creative, generous, wonderful experience” of working with Russell T. Davies on #torchwood; and writing #DoctorWho
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Catherine talked about making her show #theonethatgotaway in English & Welsh; the “creative, generous, wonderful experience” of working with Russell T. Davies on #torchwood; and writing #DoctorWho
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October 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Screenwriter Catherine Tregenna gives us the 5 tracks she will meet in Hell!
Catherine talked about making her show #theonethatgotaway in English & Welsh; the “creative, generous, wonderful experience” of working with Russell T. Davies on #torchwood; and writing #DoctorWho
podfollow.com/hellish
Catherine talked about making her show #theonethatgotaway in English & Welsh; the “creative, generous, wonderful experience” of working with Russell T. Davies on #torchwood; and writing #DoctorWho
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It’s been a week since the last quiz, which means it’s time for 4 pics representing 4 of @louiestowell.bsky.social‘s Hellish song picks. Can you figure out what they are? If you’ve heard the ep you’ll need no help. If not, what on earth have you been doing since Monday?
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October 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It’s been a week since the last quiz, which means it’s time for 4 pics representing 4 of @louiestowell.bsky.social‘s Hellish song picks. Can you figure out what they are? If you’ve heard the ep you’ll need no help. If not, what on earth have you been doing since Monday?
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Listen podfollow.com/hellish
After this week’s episode with @louiestowell.bsky.social we scoured the web for a single performance of ‘O Sole Mio’ as good as Alex’s. We couldn’t find one, but we could find TWO - here’s #BryanAdams & #Pavorotti TOGETHER AT LAST
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October 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
After this week’s episode with @louiestowell.bsky.social we scoured the web for a single performance of ‘O Sole Mio’ as good as Alex’s. We couldn’t find one, but we could find TWO - here’s #BryanAdams & #Pavorotti TOGETHER AT LAST
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Listen to the show podfollow.com/hellish
The subject of Hapsburg chins briefly came up in this week’s episode with @louiestowell.bsky.social so here are a couple of Hapsburgs so you know what we’re taking about.
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Listen to the show podfollow.com/hellish
October 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The subject of Hapsburg chins briefly came up in this week’s episode with @louiestowell.bsky.social so here are a couple of Hapsburgs so you know what we’re taking about.
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Listen to the show podfollow.com/hellish
Today @louiestowell.bsky.social gives us the 5 tracks she will meet in Hell!
We talked about Louie’s journey to being an author; writing and illustrating Loki; separating art from the artist; ice cream; drones; jazz music AND Alex created a live mash-up for us.
Listen here: podfollow.com/hellish
We talked about Louie’s journey to being an author; writing and illustrating Loki; separating art from the artist; ice cream; drones; jazz music AND Alex created a live mash-up for us.
Listen here: podfollow.com/hellish
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Today @louiestowell.bsky.social gives us the 5 tracks she will meet in Hell!
We talked about Louie’s journey to being an author; writing and illustrating Loki; separating art from the artist; ice cream; drones; jazz music AND Alex created a live mash-up for us.
Listen here: podfollow.com/hellish
We talked about Louie’s journey to being an author; writing and illustrating Loki; separating art from the artist; ice cream; drones; jazz music AND Alex created a live mash-up for us.
Listen here: podfollow.com/hellish
Here’s @danielwhelan.com repping Hellish at the Independent Podcast Awards on Wednesday night. (Alex was mucking out the Augean Stables and couldn’t make it)
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Here’s @danielwhelan.com repping Hellish at the Independent Podcast Awards on Wednesday night. (Alex was mucking out the Augean Stables and couldn’t make it)
Despite not winning an award, we won’t let it get in the way of our well regarded if not award winning weekly picture quiz. Can you work out four of our Gill German MP’s Hellish tracks from these images? Listen for answers: podfollow.com/hellish
October 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Despite not winning an award, we won’t let it get in the way of our well regarded if not award winning weekly picture quiz. Can you work out four of our Gill German MP’s Hellish tracks from these images? Listen for answers: podfollow.com/hellish
We did not win, but we got to meet a bunch of awesome people so in a way we did win. But unfortunately that kind of winning doesn’t come with a trophy.
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We did not win, but we got to meet a bunch of awesome people so in a way we did win. But unfortunately that kind of winning doesn’t come with a trophy.