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Ep. 292 - Nina Wadia+
Nina Wadia OBE is best known from the ground braking sketch show Goodness Gracious Me alongside Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal and Kulvinder Ghir and as Zainab Massood in Eastenders for 6 years. She’s also been in the Jasper Carrot sitcom All About Me, 2 Point 4 Children, The Vicar of Dibley, Holby City, Skins, Chambers, Waking the Dead, Citizen Khan, Death in Paradise, Doctor Who, Finding Fatima, Still Open All Hours, Murder in Mind, Doctors and New Tricks. She also been in the films Bend it like Beckham, I Can’t Think Straight, Code 46, Sixth Happiness and Namaste London. She was a contestant in the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing and been a presenter on Loose Women. Naina won best comedy performance at the British Soap Awards, as well as best on screen partnership within Nitin Ganatra and in 2013 was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Television award at the Asian Awards.
Nina Wadia is guest number 292 on 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 .
Follow Nina Wadia on Twitter: @Nina_Wadia & Instagram @nina.wadia .
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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.
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34:03|Mike and John debrief the latest episodes, answer emails and Mike nearly gives away showbiz secrets!Email your questions for us to - mytimecapsulepodcast@gmail.com .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @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.Ep. 474 - Paul Zerdin
53:25|The winner of 2015 ‘America’s Got Talent’, Paul Zerdin is a comedian, magician and ventriloquist of international repute. Paul has appeared all over the world with his puppets Sam, Albert and Baby. Paul is arguably the UK’s number one ventriloquist and made his TV debut in 1993 as the host of GMTV’s ‘Rise and Shine’. He then went on to win ITV’s The Big Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan Ross. Since then he has appeared on countless TV shows including; The World Stands Up (Comedy Central) The Stand Up Show BBC, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV1), Tonight at The London Palladium with Bruce Forsyth and Bradley Walsh (ITV1), Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (BBC1) and The Royal Variety Performance. He has performed in 29 pantomimes, including, since 2016, the famous London Palladium Panto with Julian Clary and Nigel Havers and others. Paul is a Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and his YouTube channel has received millions of views from around the world. He’s had a residency in Las Vegas, recorded a number of smash hit specials, appeared on the spin-off shows America’s Got Talent - The Champions and Britain’s Got Talent - The Champions, and he’s toured the US and UK with his critically acclaimed ‘All Mouth’ and ‘Puppet Party’ shows, This autumn, 2025, he’s back on tour all over the UK finishing at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in November .Paul Zerdin is our guest in episode 474 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 .Tickets for Paul Zerdin’s tour and all his shows are available here - https://paulzerdin.com/#tour .Paul Zerdin’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@paulzerdin .Follow Paul Zerdin on Instagram: @paulzerdin .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 .Ep. 473 - Pippa Evans
01:17:23|Pippa Evans is an award-winning musical performer, improviser, author, writer and dramaturg who specialises in improvisation and musical theatre. Pippa is a regular on BBC Radio 4 with credits including: The Now Show, Just a Minute and The Unbelievable Truth and she has toured theatres nationwide as a member of the official I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue cast. Pippa wrote NOW! That’s What I Call Musical, which will begin its nationwide tour in September 2024, directed by Craig Revel Horwood. She was the dramaturg on the Savoy Theatre’s production of 9 to 5: The Musical, which toured the UK following its London residency and was commissioned to write an original song for the closing of Netflix’s Jack Whitehall: Christmas With My Father, which Jack performed. Pippa is a founder member of Olivier Award winning Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and has performed with them across the UK, in the West End and internationally. She has also performed her original comedy songs on ITV’s Tonight at the Palladium and has performed multiple critically acclaimed solo musical comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and across the world, including the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A published author, Pippa’s debut book, Improv Your Life: An Improviser’s Guide to Embracing Whatever Life Throws At You .Pippa Evans is our guest in episode 473 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 tickets for Showstopper: The Improvised Musical, visit - https://showstopperthemusical.com .For tickets for The London 50-hour Improvathon, visit - https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/london-50-hour-improvathon-2025-because-we-can-can-can .For tickets for NOW! That’s What I Call Musical, visit - https://thenowmusical.com .Follow Pippa Evans on Instagram: @iampippaevans .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 .The Debrief - Ep. 81
21:39|Mike and John fight through colds, debrief the latest episodes and answer emails.Email your questions for us to - mytimecapsulepodcast@gmail.com .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @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.Ep. 472 - John H Stracey
55:49|John H Stracey is one of Britain's greatest World Boxing Champions of all time. He achieved the ultimate in December of 1975, when he became the undisputed Welterweight Champion of the World in Mexico City. He also famously boxed in Las Vegas on the Muhammad Ali bill. Before he reached the age of 18, John won no less than five National Championships. When he turned pro, he had an unbeaten run of 28 fights in three years, winning the British, European and World Welterweight Championships in a career spanning 17 years. He is also the only British boxer ever to be introduced into the WBC, Boxing Hall of Fame in October 2005. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his achievement a play all about his amazing life is being performed at the beginning of May at the famous Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool .John H Stracey is our guest in episode 472 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 tickets for Stracey The Play at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool, visit - https://www.skiddle.com/g/stracey .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 .Ep. 471 - Ruth Bratt
01:11:06|Ruth Bratt became a permanent member of the world famous Comedy Store Players in 2024, the first new permanent member for nearly 30 years. She played the recurring character of Roche in the comedy show People Just Do Nothing. Ruth is a founder member of Showstopper: The Improvised Musical. The show had its own series for Radio 4 and can be seen live in the West End and touring the UK throughout 2025. Ruth was a regular in Touch Me I’m Karen Taylor on BBC3 as Well as Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive for BBC3. She was in Ricky Gervais’ Derek and Vic Reeves on The Ministry of Curious Stuff. Ruth voiced several characters in both series of the BBC comedy Mongrels. She also plays Marion in Sarah Millican’s hit series for BBC Radio 4, Sarah Millican’s Support Group.Ruth Bratt is our guest in episode 471 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 tickets for Showstopper: The Improvised Musical, visit - https://showstopperthemusical.comFor tickets for The London 50-hour Improvathon, visit - https://www.improvathon.co.ukFollow Ruth Bratt on Instagram: @brattbomb & Twitter/X: @ruthbrattFollow 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 .The Debrief - Ep. 80
31:02|Mike and John chat about what they've been up to, debrief the latest episodes and answer emails.Email your questions for us to - mytimecapsulepodcast@gmail.com .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @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.Ep. 470 - Marsha Thomason
39:16|Marsha Thomason is a British actress now living in LA who is known for playing Sara Evers in Disney's The Haunted Mansion opposite Eddie Murphy, Naomi Dorrit on the ABC series Lost, FBI agent Diana Berrigan on the USA Network series White Collar, Francine Bridge on Sky's Cobra and DS Jenn Townsend in ITV crime series The Bay. Series 5 of The Bay is out now on itv and itvX .Marsha Thomason is our guest in episode 470 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 .Watch The Bay on itvX, here - https://www.itv.com/watch/the-bay/2a5041 .Follow Marsha Thomason on Instagram: @iammarshathomasonFollow 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 .Ep. 469 - Alister Kingsley
40:29|Alister Kingsley is a Melbourne Australia-based comedian, performer, and writer, blending musical comedy with sharp observational humour. Alister has been compared by many people to a young Tim Minchin! He will be performing at The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025. Mike came across Alister’s comedy on Instagram and liked him so much, he asked him to come on the pod! .Alister Kingsley is our guest in episode 469 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 tickets and everything else Alister Kingsley, visit - https://www.alisterkingsley.comFollow Alister Kingsley on Instagram: @alister.kingsleyFollow 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 .