My Time Capsule

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 won his Emmy, as well as Avenue 5, and has written extensively for radio and television. His latest novel, The Hyena, is a surreal alternate-history story about a forgotten artist whose extraordinary life brings her into contact with figures including Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí.David Quantick is our guest in episode 606 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 .Pre-order The Hyena by David Quantick, here - https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-hyena .Listen to David Quantick's original episode - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/episodes?q=125 .Follow David Quantick on Instagram: @davidquantick .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 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.

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, The Hyena which can be pre-ordered now. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat about this weeks episode and find out where Mark Stuckey would want to bury his capsule .Pre-order The Hyena by David Quantick, here - https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-hyena .Listen to David Quantick's original episode - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/episodes?q=125 .Follow David Quantick on Instagram: @davidquantick .Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice memo and download John's jingle backing track to add your own lyrics, 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.

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 Dwarf and developing projects with legendary producers Gerry Anderson and Peter Rogers — all under an alter ego. His extraordinary life, including family estrangement, a devastating house fire and his relentless quest to understand how things work, is told in his new memoir Bright Spark, published on 24 September .Mark Stuckey is our guest in episode 605 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 .Buy Mark Stuckey’s memoir Bright Spark, here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/bright-spark/mark-stuckey/oliver-crocker/9781918517088 .Visit our website! - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.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 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.

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 chat about this weeks episodes and find out where Mari Wilson would want to bury her capsule .Listen to Tim McInnerny's original episode - https://mytimecapsulepodcast.com/episodes?q=45 .Get involved! Send The Dig an email or voice memo and download John's jingle backing track to add your own lyrics, 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.

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 build a hugely varied career spanning pop, soul and jazz, performing with jazz legend Stan Getz at the Royal Festival Hall, appearing alongside Boy George in Taboo and in Dusty The Musical, and recording the theme tune to the hit sitcom Coupling. Now, more than four decades into her career, Mari is back with Girl About Town, her first album of original material in more than a decade. Released on 4 September 2026 .Mari Wilson is our guest in episode 604 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 .For Mari Wilson’s new album and live dates, visit - https://www.mariwilson.co.uk .Follow Mari Wilson on Instagram: @marimwilson .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 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.