My Time Capsule The Dig - Ep. 23 - With Chris Cantrill (Winner of 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award)

Rachel Parris is a BAFTA-nominated comedian, musician, actor and author, best known for The Mash Report and Late Night Mash. She has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI and Would I Lie to You?, and is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. She is a founding member of the award-winning improvised comedy show Austentatious and is known for her sharp satire, stand-up and musical comedy. She is also the author of Advice from Strangers and the novel Introducing Mrs Collins.

Graham Fellows was our guest in episode 156 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Graham Fellows is best known for playing the character John Shuttleworth and the one-hit wonder Jilted John. Graham Fellows created John Shuttleworth in 1986, a middle-aged, aspiring singer-songwriter who expresses his musical talents through his Yamaha PSS680 portable keyboard. His songs include "Pigeons in Flight" which he attempted to have selected for the Eurovision Song Contest. Jilted John’s hit single “Jilted John” got to no.4 in the UK charts. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat about this weeks episode with Oscar Nominated writer Paul Unwin and answer listener's emails and voice notes .

Paul Unwin is an Oscar nominated writer and director best known for co-creating the BBC drama Casualty in 1986, as well as co-creating Holby City and ITV’s Breathless. His short film Syrup won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for both an Oscar and a BAFTA, while his film Elijah won Gemini and Leo Awards. His extensive television directing credits include Poirot, Miss Marple, Messiah, Shameless, Silent Witness, Bramwell, EastEnders and The Bill. He was Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic for five years, and his theatre credits include The Enfield Haunting in the West End and The Promise at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Ahir Shah was our guest in episode 23 and he returns to have a chat about his old time capsule and let us know where he wants to bury it! Ahir Shah won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for his 2023 show Ends, which was subsequently released as a Netflix special. He has appeared on Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week and The Mash Report. Also, Mike and his producer and son John chat about this weeks episode with LUSH CEO Mark Constantine and answer listener's emails and voice notes .

Mark Constantine OBE is the co-founder and CEO of LUSH, one of the world’s best-known cosmetics companies. He became homeless at 16, before studying trichology and developing natural hair and body products from his home in Dorset. At 22, Mark began supplying products to Anita Roddick’s newly founded Body Shop, eventually selling the intellectual rights to the products for £9 million. In 1995, he co-founded LUSH with his wife Mo and four others. Today, LUSH has more than 850 shops in over 50 countries, with sales of £804 million. Mark is also a passionate supporter of grassroots music and has produced five compilation albums featuring contemporary artists covering songs from different eras. His latest, Best Day of All Time, celebrates music from the noughties and features artists including Teddy Thompson, Beans on Toast and Eliza Carthy. Mark has championed social and environmental causes, with LUSH recently reaching £100 million in charitable giving.