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My Time Capsule

My Time Capsule

By: Cast Off Productions
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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.

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John Fenton-Stevens
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep. 510 - James Cosmo
    Jul 20 2025

    James Cosmo is an iconic Scottish actor who has starred in over 130 Hollywood movies as well as global classic TV productions. His films include Braveheart, Trainspotting, Troy, The Chronicles of Narnia, Ben Hur and The Last King of Scotland. On television, he’s known to millions as Jeor Mormont in Game of Thrones, and has appeared in hit series like Sons of Anarchy, His Dark Materials and Jack Ryan. He appeared as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, finishing in fourth place. His latest project is staring in the new series of the ITV drama Karen Pirie, available now on ITVX .


    James Cosmo is our guest in episode 510 of 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 .


    Watch the new series of Karen Pirie on ITVX here - https://www.itv.com/watch/karen-pirie/10a0641


    Follow James Cosmo on Twitter/X: @MrJamesCosmo .


    Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .


    Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @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.

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    48 mins
  • Ep. 509 - Steve Blacknell
    Jul 17 2025

    Steve Blacknell dated Kate Bush and flew on Concorde with Phil Collins from London to Philadelphia during Live Aid—just two highlights from a life lived at full volume. A former BBC presenter and MTV VJ, Steve introduced New Order on Riverside, hosted Breakfast Time and Radio1’s In Concert, and interviewed everyone from Lemmy to David Cassidy (in a hotel jacuzzi). He got his start in hospital radio thanks to advice from John Peel, worked in PR for labels like Decca and Chrysalis, and did PR for Peter Stringfellow in the ’80s. Now CEO of the Central London School of TV and Media Training and host of Soho’s Waffle Club, Steve’s memoir Tales From The Bedroom Wall, charts his journey through fame, addiction, reinvention—and everything in between .


    Steve Blacknell is our guest in episode 509 of 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 .


    Steve Blacknell’s memoir, Tales From The Bedroom Wall: The Life & Times of a Serial Thrill Seeker, is out now, copies are available to buy from https://www.steveblacknell.com


    Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .


    Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @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.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 508 - Lost Voice Guy AKA Lee Ridley
    Jul 13 2025

    Lost Voice Guy, real name Lee Ridley, is the multi-award-winning comedian who shot to fame after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2018—the first comic to do so using a communication device. He also won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2014 and the Tech4Good “Awesome Award” in 2019, and has featured multiple times in the Disability Power 100 list. Lee has appeared on Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance, The Last Leg, and The Now Show, and co-created the Radio 4 sitcom Ability. He’s also the author of the bestselling autobiography I’m Only In It For The Parking and stars in the ITVX comedy crime spoof Evil Escapees .


    Lee Ridley is our guest in episode 508 of 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 .


    For gigs and everything else Lost Voice Guy, visit - https://lostvoiceguy.com .


    Follow Lost Voice Guy on Instagram & Twitter/X: @LostVoiceGuy . https://x.com/lostvoiceguy


    Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .


    Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @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.

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    44 mins
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Mike is a perfect host who brings out the best by truly engaging with his guests and with listeners. I've been genuinely surprised by certain guests that I wouldn't have guessed were so interesting or entertaining.
The podcast has been a real bright spot over the past two years and hope it continues for years to come. Highlights if you want to dip in - Barry Cryer, Anna Chancellor, Stephen K Amos, Josie Lawrence.

Charming and pleasantly surprising

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The time capsule concept is simple yet very effective.
Four positive things from a person's life and one thing they never want to see again are chosen to be placed in the time capsule.
The host is superbly good at his job and the unscripted format with no boundaries leads to some wonderfully insightful objects being chosen.
This episode is quite funny.
Well I laughed.
Like a drain..

Delightfully funny

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Best podcast out there. Michael Fenton Stevens the warmest, best host. Brilliant lockdown company.

Fantastic

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