My Time Capsule

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 at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Since he joined, their album 10 hit No.1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, and their version of “Celebration” soundtracked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Parade. Before The Overtones, Jay signed to Decca/Universal, recorded an album in New York, supported Jessie J and Rebecca Ferguson, and secured a publishing deal. He has written with Booker T (his mentor), Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, John Legend and members of the Jonas Brothers, and wrote a song for Beyoncé. Justin Timberlake wanted to sign him after they met at the Grammys. He went on to reach the X Factor live finals, where Simon Cowell called him “a genius” With his wife, Victoria, he founded My Diabetes Story, a platform supporting families and raising awareness of Type 1 diabetes following their son’s diagnosis.Jay James is our guest in episode 613 of My Time Capsule and he 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 .Tickets for The Overtones live shows - https://theovertones.tv .For My Diabetes Story, visit - https://www.mydiabetesstory.org .Follow Jay James on Instagram: @jayjames .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 boxallstudio.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, 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.

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 about this weeks episode with Temi Wilkey and find out where she wants to bury her time capsule and answer listener's emails and voice notes .Donte to John's running challenge here! - https://prostateunited.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/john-fs-5km-a-day .Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice memo via - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/dig .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 .Original 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 and get all episodes ad-free, 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.

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 NAACP Image Award nomination, Disney+‘s Wedding Season and the BBC’s Boarders. As an actor, Temi has appeared in Years and Years and ITV’s Manhunt, alongside theatre work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre and Royal Court. Her solo show Main Character Energy received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to Soho Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. Temi was named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in 2021. Her latest show, Lover Girl, the second instalment of her planned Main Character trilogy, premiered at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe and transfers to Soho Theatre from 2–21 November .Temi Wilkey is our guest in episode 612 of 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 .Tickets for Temi Wilkey Lover Girl at Soho Theatre, available here - https://sohotheatre.com/events/temi-wilkey-lover-girl .Follow Temi Wilkey on Instagram: @temi.wilkey .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 boxallstudio.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, 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.

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 - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/episodes?q=257 .Donte to John's running challenge here! - https://prostateunited.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/john-fs-5km-a-day .Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice memo via - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/dig .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 .Original 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 and get all episodes ad-free, 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.

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 Dancing on Ice. His live credits include London’s West End show The Illusionists and ITV’s Live at the Palladium. With over two million social media followers, Ben’s magic has been watched by billions worldwide. In 2024, he was named Speaker of the Year at the Speaker Awards. Ben’s podcast, What’s The Trick, regularly gets over a million views a month across social media with guests including Derren Brown, Dom Joly, Andy Nyman, Paul Zerdin, Scott Bennett, Brian Conley and Cally Beaton .Ben Hanlin is our guest in episode 611 of My Time Capsule and he 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 Ben’s podcast What’s The Trick - https://linktr.ee/benhanlin .Follow Ben Hanlin on Instagram: @benhanlin .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 boxallstudio.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, 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.