Monstrous Agonies captures the late-night, weekly advice segment of the UK’s only dedicated radio station for people of the night. Each episode features two letters and their responses as listeners write in to ask for advice on all things liminal, from vampires trying to eat more ethically to ghosts whose crushes look right through them. 

Winner of the 2022 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio, Monstrous Agonies was our first podcast and our first foray into getting our audience involved in the storytelling process. Listeners were able to send in their own letters and questions, shaping the universe of the show as it was being created.

Monstrous Agonies wrapped up in September 2023, but the world continues on Tumblr, @TheNightfolkNetwork.  For a database of episodes and their letters, including content tags, click the button below.

Transcripts

Credits - Recurring

  • A photo of a white person with short dark hair smiling as they look at something past the camera. They are wearing a stripey t-shirt and glasses.

    H. R. Owen - they/them

    The Presenter - they/them
    Writer/Producer

  • A photo of a white person with red hair wearing a pink top and white cats eye glasses, with a white bow around their neck and a white pearled headband. They are holding a saucer of champagne and smiling.

    Sophie B. - she/they

    The Understudy - she/her
    Script Editor/Q&A Host

  • A photo of a light skinned woman with long wavy hair wearing a flowing blue dress. She is dancing and smiling in front of a yellow background

    Elizabeth Plant - she/her

    Mab - she/her

  • A photo of a light-skinned person with jaw-length hair and glasses looking at the camera. They have a little grey and white kitten on their shoulder.

    Dom Guilfoyle - they/them

    The CEO - they/them

Guest Stars

  • Méabh de Brún

    Ned Canavan
    ’Ruggedly Handsome and Out for Revenge’

  • Alan Burgon

    Rowan Patterson
    'Just for Funsies'

  • Naomi Clarke

    Caller #3
    Episode Fifty Seven

  • Rhys Lawton

    Adelard de Grenville
    'A Densely Woven Tapestry of Fiction'

  • Rae Lundberg

    John Elizabeth Parker
    'Machine-Gun Drums’

  • Eira Major

    Maxwell Pierce
    'Solidarity Forever'

  • Oliver Smith

    Odhrán Kelly
    'In the Original Ghast'

  • Matty O.K. Smith

    Caller #1
    Episode Fifty Seven

  • Emma Southon

    Julia Agricola
    'Teeny Tiny Tentacles'

  • Jonathan Tilley

    Caller #2
    Episode Fifty Seven

  • William A. Wellman

    Caller #4
    Episode Fifty Seven

  • M.A. Listeners

    Station
    Episode One Hundred and Eleven