My Time Capsule

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 Here First . She also writes for Saturday Night Live UK and has been nominated for both a Chortl...

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 Have I Got News For You. Mike and his producer and son John also find out where this week's MTC guest,...

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 reputation for disappearing completely into an extraordinary range of comic creations. His debut multimedia ske...

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 music library was destroyed in 1969. His reconstructions of scores for films including The Wizard of Oz...

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 Carey and Zoe Deschanel. Also, Mike and his producer and son John see where Brian Bilston wants to bury...

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 know about love?; Days Like These; and And So This is Christmas. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortli...

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 son John chat about this weeks MTC guest Tony Cantwell and they interact with listeners via email a...

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 2023 Galway Film Fleadh, and has appeared in Amy Huberman’s comedy series Finding Joy . He is the cre...

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 with his new show, We Tried It Your Way. Also, Mike and his producer and son John find out where Remmie Mi...

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 Jones. Other notable roles include Lena in His Dark Materials with Ruth Wilson and Dafne Keen, and Martha C...

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 and son John find out where Dan Tiernan wants to bury his capsule and they interact with listeners via...

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 hour ‘Going Under’ saw him received a nomination for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Comedy Award 2023, win Be...

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 a dig around in this week's Time Capsule and they interact with listeners via email and voice...

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 appearances include Peak Practice, The Royal, Doctors, Holby City, One Foot in the Grave The Spice Gir...

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, Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for a dig around in this week's Time Capsule and hea...

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 this with the release of his self-produced stand-up special, filmed at the Alley Theatre in Strabane in...

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 Hound was a guest in episode 6 of My Time Capsule! Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice memo a...

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 obesity. His TED Talks have been viewed more than 93 million times, and Chasing the Scream was adapted...

Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for a dig around in this week's Time Capsule, Mike asks Janet Ellis where she wants her time capsule buried and they interact with listeners via email and voice memos . Janet Ellis was a guest in episode 19 of My Time Capsule! Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice memo and download John's jingle backing track to add your own lyrics, via -...

Tom Bailey is a Bristol-based theatremaker and artist, and creative director of Herald Angel award-winning company MECHANIMAL, whose work — described by New Scientist as "extraordinary… moving and enlightening" — has toured to over 15 countries and explores humanity's relationship to a changing planet. We caught up with Tom from a remote shack in northern Norway, where he is currently midway throu...

Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for a dig around in this week's Time Capsule, Mike asks Josh Bolt where he wants his time capsule buried and they interact with listeners via email and voice memos . You'll know Josh Bolt from episode 175, Last Tango in Halifax, Benidorm, George Clooney's Catch-22 and Tom Hanks' Masters of the Air . Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice m...

Bryony Kimmings is an award-winning writer and performer whose work spans television, film and groundbreaking live performance. Most recently, she adapted The Rapture into a five-part television drama starring Ruth Madeley. She also co-wrote, with Emma Thompson, the screenplay for the film Last Christmas, starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. Widely regarded as one of the UK’s most original co...

Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for a dig around in this week's Time Capsule, dig up Steve Edge's old Time Capsule and ask him where he'd like it buried, play exclusive unheard clips and interact with listeners via email and voice memos . You'll know Steve Edge from Episode 27, Phoenix Nights, Benidorm, The Madame Blanc Mysteries & The Jason Manford Show - With Steve Edge...

Julie Peasgood is probably best known for having been a regular in no less than three soaps: Brookside, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. She has a multi-faceted career as an accomplished actress, TV presenter and producer, award-winning author, voice-over artist and events host. Honoured by the Royal Television Society with their celebrated Television Personality of the Year Award, Julie’s acting career s...

A brand new podcast from us: My Time Capsule - The Dig! Mike and his producer and son John sit down together for a dig around in this week's Time Capsule, dig up Lucy Porter's old Time Capsule (with the woman herself), play exclusive unheard clips and interact with listeners via email and voice memos. Get involved and send The Dig an email or voice memo, via - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/dig...