

My Time Capsule
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 24, 2023 • 49min
Ep. 273 - Annabelle Dowler
Annabelle Dowler is best known for playing Kirsty, in the long running Radio 4 drama, The Archers, that she has played since 1999. On TV she’s been in such shows as The Suspect, Sense8 on Netflix, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, playing Catherine of Aragon, Lewis, The Suspect, Breaking Silence, Brexit - The Uncivil War, Mother’s Day, Doctor Who and the film Suffragette with Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep. Annabelle is the voice and augmented computer body, of May in the BAFTA award winning computer game, It Takes Two. Annabelle Dowler is guest number 273 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Annabelle Dowler on Twitter @AnnabelleDowler and Instagram @dowlerannabelle .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2023 • 45min
Ep. 272 - Catherine Tyldesley
Catherine Tyldesley is an actor best known for playing Iris Moss in the BBC drama, Lillies, Eva Price on Coronation Street from 2011 to 2018 and Karen Norris in the BBC One sitcom Scarborough co-starring Jason Manford. She was a contestant on the 17th series of Strictly Come Dancing with her partner Johannes Radebe. She has been nominated for the British Soap awards, Inside Soap awards and the TV Choice awards 12 times. Catherine has also been in Holby City, No Angels, Sorted, Florence Nightingale, Doctors, Scallywaga, 20 episodes of Emmerdale in the role of Abi Peterson, Shameless, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, The Royal, Trollied, 15 days, Viewpoint and McDonald and Dodds.Catherine Tyldesley is guest number 272 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Catherine Tyldesley on Twitter @Cath_Tyldesley and Instagram @auntiecath17.Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 2023 • 53min
Ep. 271 - Sally Hodgkiss
Sally Hodgkiss is an award-winning actor, writer and comedian. Sally performs regularly on the comedy circuit, most recently as a guest with the legendary Comedy Store Players. She’s performed with Whose Line is it Anyway - Live and The Stephen Frost Impro Allstars. Her acting career has taken her to many theatres around the UK including the Manchester Royal Exchange, Sheffield Crucible, Octagon Theatre Bolton, HOME, and Theatre Royal Plymouth among others. She has extensive screen experience including several short films and features, such as It Could Happen To You which was selected for the New York Short Film Festival 2021. She was recently in the BBC’s Casualty improv episode which has been nominated for an RTS Royal Television Society award .Sally Hodgkiss is guest number 271 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .For lives show and all things Sally visit: sallyhodgkiss.comFollow Sally Hodgkiss on Twitter @sallyhodgkiss .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 2023 • 59min
Ep. 270 - David Earl
David Earl is an actor and comedian famous for his brilliant comedy character, Brian Gittens, which he plays in several Ricky Gervais projects; Derek, Extras, the film Cemetery Junction and the world wide Netflix smash hit, After Life. David works regularly with his After Life co-star, Joe Wilkinson and together they co-wrote and starred in the sitcom Rovers and the comedy series The Cockfields. David co-wrote and starred in the Film 4 feature film Brian and Charles where, as Brian Gittens, he plays an isolated inventor who builds a robot. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in 2023 and it won the Audience Favourite award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. David also co-hosts the daily podcast Chatabix with Joe Wilkinson which reached No.1 on the Apple podcast charts.David Earl is guest number 270 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Listen to David’s podcast Chatabix here: podfollow.com/1560965008 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 2023 • 51min
Ep. 269 - Sian Reese-Williams
Welsh actor Sian Reese-Williams is probably best known for playing Detective Inspector Cadi John in Hidden, a bilingual crime drama for BBC Wales and BBC Four which ran for three very successful series. She played the role of Gennie Walker in Emmerdale from 2008-13. In 2016, she featured in series 3 of the critically acclaimed Welsh crime drama Hinterland and in 2017, she starred in series 3 of the BAFTA award-winning 35 Diwrnod for S4C. Sian was nominated for Best newcomer at the Inside Soap awards and the National Television awards, and best actress at the British soap awards. In 2022 she got to the final of Christmas University Challenge as the captain of The University of Hull.Sian Reese-Williams is guest number 269 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Sian Reese-Williams on Twitter @Reese_Williams & Instagram @sian_reese_williams .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 2023 • 45min
Ep. 268 - Zoe Lyons
Zoe Lyons is standup comedian and writer best known for her regular appearances on TV and radio in shows such as Mock The Week, The News Quiz, Live At The Apollo, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, Just A Minute, Celebrity Mastermind, Michael McIntyre Roadshow, Celebrity University Challenge, The Now Show and 8 Out of 10 Cats. She won the Funny Women Competition in 2004 and her debut Edinburgh show was nominated for the Perrier Award. In 2008 she won the Dave, Funniest Joke of The Fringe Award.Zoe Lyons is guest number 268 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .For tour tickets visit: zoelyons.co.ukFollow Zoe Lyons on Twitter @zoelyons & Instagram @zoelyonscomedy .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 3, 2023 • 53min
Ep. 267 - Kerry Howard
Kerry Howard is a BAFTA nominated actor who is best known for playing Laura in the BAFTA award-winning BBC sitcom Him and Her alongside Russel Tovey, Sarah Solemani and Joe Wilkinson. She had her first big break in the BBC remake of sitcom Reggie Perrin, played the lead ‘Leanne’ in three series of Witless for BBC Three and played the title role in Young Hyacinth for BBC One. Other television credits include Ted Lasso, The Outlaws, The Trouble With Maggie Cole, Finding Joy, Murder in Successville, Judge Romesh, Two Weeks To Live, We the Jury and Drifters. Kerry has made regular appearances as a panellist on Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Go 8 Bit on Dave and Pointless Celebrities. She recently appeared at the National Theatre in London in Jack Absolute flies again.Kerry Howard is guest number 267 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Kerry Howard on Twitter and Instagram @thekerryhoward .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 2023 • 53min
Ep. 266 - Tom Read Wilson
Actor and singer Tom Read Wilson started his career when he auditioned for The Voice back in 2016 giving an incredible rendition of Accentuate the Positive. This led to him becoming the hilarious receptionist on Celebs Go Dating. Tom has written two books on etymology, one for children called every word tells a story and On the tip of my tongue, for adults. He won Celebrity Mastermind, was 2nd on Celebrity Best Home Cook to Ed balls and has appeared on a multitude of shows such as Michael Macintyre’s The Wheel, 8 out of 10 Cats and Celebrity Juice. Tom attended the Royal Academy of Music where he studied Musical Theatre which has led him to perform all over the world: In pantomime as the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty, as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, as the eponymous Cat in The Hat, in concert and most recently, as Bill in Sweet Revenge. He’s a devout logophile who hosts his own podcast, Tom Read Wilson has words with…Tom Read Wilson is guest number 266 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Tom’s podcast: Tom Read Wilson has words with… podfollow.com/1508776894Follow Tom Read Wilson on Twitter & Instagram: @TomReadWilson .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 24, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 265 - Steve Steen
Steve Steen is a comedian and actor best known for his appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway and as a member of the world famous improvisational comedy group, The Comedy Store Players. He, for many years, worked with another of our guests, Jim Sweeney. They joined Oval House Theatre Club in 1972 where they first started doing improv together. By the 1980’s they were performing on TV in the ITV children’s show CBTV, in Little Armadillos, one of Channel 4’s first comedies and played Byron and Coleridge in Blackadder the Third. Steve also worked on Ben Elton’s comedy Happy Families and was the voice of the children’s cartoon gerbil, El Nombre. In the theatre, Steve has done three one man tours with adaptations of the works of Bill Bryson, a one man show about the American comedian, John Belushi. He played Charles Dickens at the National Theatre in Theatre of Blood and regularly performs improvisation Paul Merton’s Improv Chums and Stephen Frost’s Improvisors All Stars.Steve Steen is guest number 265 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Steve Steen on Twitter: @sirsteen .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 2023 • 58min
Ep. 264 - Gordon Buchanan
Gordon Buchanan is a Scottish wildlife filmmaker and television presenter, who has been responsible for some of the most iconic moments in numerous wildlife documentaries, such as filming big cats for Big Cat Diary, grey seals and foxes for Springwatch and his “...and me” documentary series, including The Bear Family & Me, The Polar Bear Family & Me, Snow Wolves, Gorillas, Elephants, Tribes, Reindeers, Grizzly Bear Cubs, Snow Cats and The Cheetah Family and Me. Gordon has been a guest presenter on Springwatch, filming live from Scotland and after a sell out tour in 2022, Gordon is going back on tour in 2023, taking a look back at his incredible 30 years working both behind and in front of the camera.Gordon Buchanan is guest number 264 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Gordon Buchanan on Twitter: @gordonjbuchanan & Instagram @gordonbuchanan_wildlife .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


