My Time Capsule
by Cast Off Productions
A podcast that asks guests, such as Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Caroline Quentin, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Arabella Weir & Rob Brydon, for five things which they’d like to put in a Time Capsule. They can choose anything from an item, to a memory, a film or even a country. Four of them are things they want to preserve but one has to be something they’re happy to bury and never have to think about again. Hosted by Michael Fenton Stevens. Podcast of the Week in The Times, The Guardian and The Radio Times.
Episodes
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Ep. 613 - Jay James - Singer with The Overtones, the multi-platinum harmony group
Jay James is a singer with The Overtones, the multi-platinum harmony group, X Factor finalist and songwriter for John Legend, Booker T and Beyoncé. Jay joined The Overtones in 2019. The group has six top 10 albums and 13 sell-out UK tours, and has performed for the Queen and to a million people…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 25 - With Dame Imelda Staunton (Recorded Live at Viva Youth Theatre)
Mike interviewed Dame Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, The Crown, Vera Drake, Pride, Paddington and Chicken Run) as she opened the new theatre at the youth theatre charity, Viva. Mike is the President of Viva and we thought you would enjoy hearing it. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat...
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Ep. 612 - Temi Wilkey - Comedian, Actor & Award-Winning Writer (Sex Education, Wedding Season)
Temi Wilkey is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian. Her debut play, The High Table, won the Stage Debut Award for Best Writer in 2020 and was shortlisted for the George Devine Award. Her television writing credits include Netflix’s hit comedy-drama Sex Education, for which she received an...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 24
No guest this week as it's half term and we're taking a little break but Mike and his producer and son John still got together to chat about this week's episode with magician Ben Hanlin and answer listener's emails and voice notes . Listen to Ronnie Golden's episode -...
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Ep. 611 - Ben Hanlin - Award-winning magician and presenter best known for his ITV2 show Tricked
Ben Hanlin is an award-winning magician and presenter best known for his ITV2 show Tricked, which won Best Entertainment Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards. He has presented Discovery Channel’s Breaking Magic, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and reached the semi-finals of...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 23 - With Chris Cantrill (Winner of 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award)
Chris Cantrill was our guest in episode 432 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Chris Cantrill is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor who won the 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show for his solo show Rewilding. He also...
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Ep. 610 - Rachel Parris - The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You, QI, Would I Lie to You
Rachel Parris is a BAFTA-nominated comedian, musician, actor and author, best known for The Mash Report and Late Night Mash. She has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI and Would I Lie to You?, and is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute and I’m Sorry I...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 22 - With Graham Fellows ( AKA John Shuttleworth and the one-hit wonder Jilted John)
Graham Fellows was our guest in episode 156 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Graham Fellows is best known for playing the character John Shuttleworth and the one-hit wonder Jilted John. Graham Fellows created John Shuttleworth in...
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Ep. 609 - Paul Unwin - Oscar nominated writer and director, co-created Casualty
Paul Unwin is an Oscar nominated writer and director best known for co-creating the BBC drama Casualty in 1986, as well as co-creating Holby City and ITV’s Breathless. His short film Syrup won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for both an Oscar and a BAFTA, while his film Elijah won…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 21. With Ahir Shah (Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News For You)
Ahir Shah was our guest in episode 23 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Ahir Shah won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for his 2023 show Ends, which was subsequently released as a Netflix special. He has appeared on Live at…
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Ep. 608 - Mark Constantine OBE - CEO and Co-founder of LUSH
Mark Constantine OBE is the co-founder and CEO of LUSH, one of the world’s best-known cosmetics companies. He became homeless at 16, before studying trichology and developing natural hair and body products from his home in Dorset. At 22, Mark began supplying products to Anita Roddick’s newly...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 20 - With Bob Cryer (Director of JOKE, a short film of Barry Cryer's jokes)
Bob Cryer was our guest in episode 335 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Bob Cryer is Barry Cryer’s son. In his own right, his 20 plus years of acting includes work on TV such as Glenn Donovan in Hollyoaks, Outnumbered, Our Hidden...
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Ep. 607 - Ted Hill - Award-winning comedian, Britain's Got Talent 2026 Golden Buzzer and Finalist
Ted Hill is an award-winning comedian who reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2026 after receiving Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer. A regular at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ted has performed there for five consecutive years, taking four different solo hours to the festival and receiving…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 19 - With Karl Howman (Brush Strokes, EastEnders, Mulberry, Babes in the Wood)
Karl Howman was our guest in episode 439 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Karl Howman is best known for playing Jacko in the hit BBC sitcom Brush Strokes. His other major credits include Mulberry, Bad Boys, Babes in the Wood and,...
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Ep. 606 - David Quantick Returns - Emmy winning writer of Veep, The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Thick of It
Back for his second time capsule! - David Quantick is an Emmy Award-winning writer whose credits include some of the most influential British comedy of the past few decades, including The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Thick of It and Harry Hill’s TV Burp. He also wrote for HBO’s Veep, for which he…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 18 - With David Quantick (Emmy winning writer of Veep, The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Thick of It)
David Quantick was our guest in episode 125 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! David Quantick is the Emmy winning writer of Veep, The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Thick of It, Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Avenue 5 and has written a new novel,...
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Ep. 605 - Mark Stuckey - BBC One’s The Repair Shop’s electronics expert
Mark Stuckey is the much-loved electronics expert from BBC One’s The Repair Shop, where he brings treasured radios, televisions and vintage technology back to life. But there’s far more to Mark than electronics. For decades he was a professional magician, before working behind the scenes on Red...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 17 - With Tim McInnerny (Blackadder, Notting Hill, Gladiator II, Game of Thrones)
Tim McInnerny was our guest in episode 41 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Tim McInnerny is best known for his roles in Blackadder, Notting Hill, Gladiator II, Game of Thrones and One Day. Also, Mike and his producer and son John...
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Ep. 604 - Mari Wilson - Best known for the 1982 hit ‘Just What I Always Wanted’
Mari Wilson is the singer behind the iconic 1982 hit ‘Just What I Always Wanted’, as well as ‘Cry Me a River’, and became one of the most recognisable performers of the early 1980s with her trademark beehive, retro style and band The Wilsations. The self-styled ‘Neasden Queen of Soul’ went on to...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 16 - With Nigel Planer!
Nigel Planer was our guest in episode 71 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Nigel Planer is best known as Neil in The Young Ones, with TV roles in Blackadder and The Comic Strip Presents. His extensive West End credits include…
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Ep. 603 - Samantha Niblett MP - Labour MP and the woman behind 2026’s “Summer of Sex”
Samantha Niblett MP is the Labour MP for South Derbyshire and the woman behind 2026’s headline-grabbing “Summer of Sex” campaign. Launched in April 2026 with sextech entrepreneur Cindy Gallop, the “Yes Sex Please, We’re British!” campaign is calling for a more open, inclusive approach to lifelong...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 15 - With Andrew Hunter Murray from No Such Thing As A Fish
Andrew Hunter Murray was our guest in episode 57 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Andrew co-hosts the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, he writes for for Private Eye magazine, and hosts the Eye’s podcast, Page 94…
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Ep. 602 - Rex Hayes - Star of the Emmy-winning Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
Rex Hayes stars as Siobhan in the fourth season of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, which sees the much-loved AFC Richmond story move into the world of women’s football. A Welsh actor trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Hayes brought genuine football experience to the...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 14 - With Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman was our guest in episode 28 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Rick Wakeman is a legendary keyboardist best known for his work with Yes, as well as playing with artists including David Bowie, Lou Reed and Cat Stevens,...
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Ep. 601 - Lisa Jackson - Best selling writer and Runner’s World columnist with The Flamingo Diaries
Lisa Jackson is a running writer and Runner’s World columnist, where she writes The Flamingo Diaries. She was recently featured on the front cover of Runner's World in a major interview and photoshoot. She is the bestselling author of Your Pace or Mine? and Running Made Easy, and co-author, with...
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Ep. 600 - Su Pollard - One of Britain’s best-loved comedy actresses and entertainers
600!? Su Pollard is one of Britain’s best-loved comedy actresses and entertainers, with a career spanning more than 50 years. She became a household name as the unforgettable Peggy Ollerenshaw in the BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, before starring as Ivy Teasdale in You Rang, M’Lord? and Ethel Schumann in...
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Tim Vine Unedited - An uncut version now 10 minutes longer!
An unedited version of Ep. 82 with Tim Vine. Now 10 minutes longer! Tim Vine is one of Britain’s best-loved comedians, renowned for his lightning-fast one-liners, inventive wordplay and gloriously silly humour. A regular on television for decades, he starred as Tim Smallwood in the BBC sitcom Not...
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Anthony Head Tribute
A look back at Ep. 7 with Mike's old friend, Anthony Head, who died in June. From Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Motherland, Merlin, The Iron Lady and so much more. Our love to his family, friends and all who loved him. To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, please sign up…
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Ep. 599 - Cecily Hitchcock - A raising star of British comedy making her Edinburgh Fringe debut
Cecily Hitchcock is one of the UK’s most exciting emerging comedy talents. An acclaimed stand-up and in-demand MC, her unique mix of surreal storytelling, offbeat observations and razor-sharp crowd work has earned more than 25 million views across social media, with her sketches featured by...
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Ep. 598 - Barry from Watford - Best known for his 10 years on Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2
Barry from Watford is the nation’s favourite octogenarian lifestyle guru, broadcaster and raconteur. After first becoming a cult hero on Iain Lee’s LBC phone-in show, Barry went on to become a regular on Marcus Brigstocke’s Late Edition before spending ten glorious years dispensing his unique...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 13 - With Tim Bentinck (David Archer in BBC Radio 4's, The Archers.)
Tim Bentinck was our guest in episode 72 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Tim Bentinck is an actor best known for playing David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat about this...
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Ep. 597 - James Trickey - Sell-out Edinburgh Fringe debut & a Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show nominee
James Trickey is one of British comedy’s most exciting rising stars. His sell-out Edinburgh Fringe debut, Don’t Count on Me, earned widespread critical acclaim, with The Guardian declaring “Trickey has certainly got it” and The List praising his “flawless” timing and commanding stage presence. On...
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Ep. 596 - Bella Hull - QI, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, The News Quiz
Bella Hull is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor whose television credits include QI, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, The Stand Up Sketch Show and Comedy Central Live. On radio she’s appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, One Person Found This Helpful, The Naked Truth and You Heard It...
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Ep. 595 - Rory Cargill - Award-winning comedy performer, writer, actor and filmmaker
Rory Cargill is an award-winning comedy performer, writer, actor and filmmaker whose work blends brilliantly observed characters with ambitious visual comedy. Often compared to Peter Serafinowicz and described as “the British Chris Lilley” for his remarkable versatility, Rory has built a…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 12 - With Fred MacAulay (Mock the Week, QI, Have I Got News For You)
Fred MacAulay was our guest in episode 59 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Fred MacAulay is a Scottish comedian who has been on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Just A Minute, The Unbelievable Truth, The News Quiz, Mock the Week, QI and...
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Ep. 594 - John Wilson - Royal Philharmonic Society Award winning conductor of film and orchestral music
John Wilson is one of Britain’s foremost conductors, dubbed “the most exciting British conductor since Simon Rattle” by The Sunday Times, he has devoted more than 30 years to painstakingly restoring and recreating the original orchestrations of MGM’s greatest musicals after the studio’s entire...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 11 - With Danny Wallace (Bestselling author and BAFTA-winning broadcaster)
Danny Wallace was our guest in episode 52 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Danny Wallace is a bestselling author, comedian, filmmaker, and BAFTA-winning broadcaster. His book Yes Man was adapted into a Hollywood movie staring Jim...
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Ep. 593 - Brian Bilston - One of the UK's most hilarious and best-loved poets
Brian Bilston is one of the UK's most hilarious and best-loved poets and novelists. With over 500,000 followers on social media, Brian has been dubbed as the “Poet Laureate of Twitter”. He has published four collections of poetry for adults: You Took the Last Bus Home; Alexa, what is there to…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 10 - With Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Toast of London, Downton Abbey)
Robert Bathurst was our guest in episode 41 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Robert Bathurst is best known for his roles in Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Joking Apart, Toast of London and Wild at Heart. Also, Mike and his producer and...
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Ep. 592 - Tony Cantwell - From Last One Laughing Ireland on Amazon Prime, hosted by Graham Norton
Tony Cantwell is an Irish comedian, writer and actor. Tony recently appeared in Prime Video’s LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, hosted by Graham Norton, alongside some of Ireland’s biggest comedy stars. He also starred in the acclaimed feature film Apocalypse Clown, winner of Best Irish Film at the...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 9 - With Garrett Millerick! (Creator of Radio 4's Do Gooders with Frank Skinner)
Garrett Millerick was our guest in episode 405 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Comedian and writer Garrett Millerick, was the creator and writer of BBC Radio 4's Do Gooders with Frank Skinner and returns to Edinburgh this year…
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Ep. 591 - Remmie Milner - Shirley Campbell in Apple TV+’s Silo & Lena in His Dark Materials
Remmie Milner stars as Shirley Campbell in Apple TV+’s hit sci-fi drama Silo alongside Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins and Steve Zahn. She returns for the third season - out now. She is also known for playing Daisy in Save Me and Save Me Too, alongside Stephen Graham, Jason Flemyng and Suranne…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 8 - With David Gower!
David Gower was our guest in episode 220 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Cricketer David Gower OBE was one of the greatest batsmen of all time and captained England to victory in the 1985 Ashes series. Also, Mike and his producer...
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Ep. 590 - Dan Tiernan - Live at the Apollo, QI, The Last Leg, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Dan Tiernan is a comedian from Live at the Apollo, QI, The Last Leg, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, Unforgivable, Comedy Central Live, Stand Up to Cancer, The Stand Up Sketch Show, and Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza. His Edinburgh Fringe debut…
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 7 - With Robin Askwith!
Robin Askwith was our guest in episode 349 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Robin Askwith is probably best known as Timothy Lea in the “Confessions of a…” film series. Also, Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for…
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Ep. 589 - Cathy Shipton - Best known for playing Duffy in the British medical drama Casualty
Cathy Shipton is a much-loved British actress best known for playing Lisa “Duffy” Duffin in the long-running British medical drama Casualty. A familiar face on British television for more than three decades, she became one of the show’s most popular and enduring cast members. Her other television...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 6 - With Lindsey Santoro from episode 305!
Lindsey Santoro (Live at the Apollo, Mel Giedroyc’s: Unforgivable, Radio 4's The Lively Life of Lindsey Santoro, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee) was our guest in episode 305 and she returns to have a chat about her old time capsule and let us know where she wants it buried! Also…
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Ep. 588 - Andrew Ryan - One of UK and Ireland’s most in-demand comedians, 60 million online views
Andrew Ryan is one of the most in-demand comedians working across the UK and Ireland and his online content has amassed more than 60 million views across social media. In 2024, Andrew’s UK and Ireland tour was extended due to demand, selling more than 10,000 tickets across 56 dates. He followed...
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My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 5 - With Rufus Hound!
Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for a dig around in this week's Time Capsule and hear where Johann Hari wants to bury his capsule, Mike chats with Rufus Hound about his old capsule and where he wants it buried and they interact with listeners via email and voice memos . Rufus...
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Ep. 587 - Johann Hari - New York Times bestseller, over 2 million books sold in 40 languages
Johann Hari is a New York Times bestselling author whose five books have sold more than two million copies in 40 languages. His acclaimed works include Stolen Focus, Lost Connections, Chasing the Scream and Magic Pill, exploring issues ranging from attention and mental health to addiction and...
About this show
A podcast that asks guests, such as Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Caroline Quentin, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Arabella Weir & Rob Brydon, for five things which they’d like to put in a Time Capsule. They can choose anything from an item, to a memory, a film or even a country. Four of them are things they want to preserve but one has to be something they’re happy to bury and never have to think about again.
Hosted by Michael Fenton Stevens.
Podcast of the Week in The Times, The Guardian and The Radio Times.
Hosted by
Cast Off Productions