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Samantha Dooey-Miles discusses her debut thriller and various societal themes with Paul Burke.

Samantha Dooey-Miles chats to Paul Burke about her debut thriller UNDER THE HAMMER, satire, the housing crisis, daytime TV, para-social relationships, marketing, stalkers, rage and humour. UNDER THE HAMMER Jemma would kill to end the housing crisis – one landlord at a time… Jemma has lost everything... Well, the very little she had. Her toxic boyfriend has run off with her best friend, leaving Jemma alone in their flat, and she can't afford the extortionate rent on her own. She's aimless, dep...

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Host: Paul Burke

Guest: Samantha Dooey-Miles

Topics covered

• debut thriller
• housing crisis
• satire
• daytime TV
• para-social relationships
• marketing
• humour

Keywords

• thriller
• housing crisis
• satire
• daytime TV
• marketing
• stalkers
• humour

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: UNDER THE HAMMER

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