My Time Capsule

Andrew Hunter Murray was our guest in episode 57 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Andrew co-hosts the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, he writes for for Private Eye magazine, and hosts the Eye’s podcast, Page 94, He's written best selling novels and presents The Naked Week on BBC Radio 4. Also, Mike and his producer ...

Rex Hayes stars as Siobhan in the fourth season of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, which sees the much-loved AFC Richmond story move into the world of women’s football. A Welsh actor trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Hayes brought genuine football experience to the role, having played the sport throughout childhood and into their teenage years. Rex’s other screen credits include BBC&r...

Rick Wakeman was our guest in episode 28 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Rick Wakeman is a legendary keyboardist best known for his work with Yes, as well as playing with artists including David Bowie, Lou Reed and Cat Stevens, alongside a prolific solo career and numerous film and television soundtracks. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat about the episo...

Lisa Jackson is a running writer and Runner’s World columnist, where she writes The Flamingo Diaries. She was recently featured on the front cover of Runner's World in a major interview and photoshoot. She is the bestselling author of Your Pace or Mine? and Running Made Easy, and co-author, with her late husband Graham Williams, of the travel memoirs Travel Seekness and Travel Agents. A veteran of more than 100 marathons and ...

600!? Su Pollard is one of Britain’s best-loved comedy actresses and entertainers, with a career spanning more than 50 years. She became a household name as the unforgettable Peggy Ollerenshaw in the BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, before starring as Ivy Teasdale in You Rang, M’Lord? and Ethel Schumann in Oh, Doctor Beeching!. A hugely versatile performer, Su has enjoyed an extensive West End and touring theatre career, including...

An unedited version of Ep. 82 with Tim Vine. Now 10 minutes longer!

Tim Vine is one of Britain’s best-loved comedians, renowned for his lightning-fast one-liners, inventive wordplay and gloriously silly humour. A regular on television for decades, he starred as Tim Smallwood in the BBC sitcom Not Going Out and has appeared on countless shows including Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News for You and The Royal Variety Pe...

A look back at Ep. 7 with Mike's old friend, Anthony Head, who died in June.

From Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Motherland, Merlin, The Iron Lady and so much more. Our love to his family, friends and all who loved him.

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Cecily Hitchcock is one of the UK’s most exciting emerging comedy talents. An acclaimed stand-up and in-demand MC, her unique mix of surreal storytelling, offbeat observations and razor-sharp crowd work has earned more than 25 million views across social media, with her sketches featured by LADbible, The Sidemen and BrewDog. In 2026, she makes her highly anticipated Edinburgh Fringe debut with Family Recipe, a nostalgic and b...

Barry from Watford is the nation’s favourite octogenarian lifestyle guru, broadcaster and raconteur. After first becoming a cult hero on Iain Lee’s LBC phone-in show, Barry went on to become a regular on Marcus Brigstocke’s Late Edition before spending ten glorious years dispensing his unique wisdom to millions of listeners on Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2. He’s starred in his own hit Edinburg...

Tim Bentinck was our guest in episode 72 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants it buried! Tim Bentinck is an actor best known for playing David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat about this weeks MTC guest's Bella Hull and James Trickey, and they interact with listeners via email and voice memos .

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James Trickey is one of British comedy’s most exciting rising stars. His sell-out Edinburgh Fringe debut, Don’t Count on Me, earned widespread critical acclaim, with The Guardian declaring “Trickey has certainly got it” and The List praising his “flawless” timing and commanding stage presence. On screen, he has appeared in BBC’s Funny Parts, and his live work has seen him perform at comedy ...

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 Chortle Award and the British Comedy...

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, Conductor John Wilson,...

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 sketch show Television 1 w...

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, Singi...

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 his time capsule and they interact ...

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 shortlisted for the Costa Firs...

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 and voice memos .

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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 creator and host of th...