Noah Kelly will be sealed inside the 20kg cheese blocks of mature cheddar cheese on 20 March 2003 at The Sovereign Centre in Weston.

The BBC Somerset website team went along to see how he is preparing for the two day cheese extravaganza - and to ask him a few questions...

How did you come up with the idea?
I came up with the alternative to David Blaine's 62 hour ice stunt in New York after cleaning a pair of my trainers. It was in my bath that I decided to put the cheesy plan into action. I thought his stunt was too easy and up popped the idea.

Are you worried about anything?
I don't know if I'm claustrocheddarphobic and will find out on the day. As a precaution, I have been getting used to the feeling - by sleeping under my bed! I have tried blocking up the sides of the bed and placing myself underneath to get a taste of what it is like to lie in one place.

What else have you been doing to prepare for the endurance test?
I have been training hard for it and have been eating a block of cheese a day to acclimatise to the smell, taste and texture. Hanging the cheese under my nose to get used to having it close to my face has also proved useful.

Noah getting ready to go under!

Have you had any guidance?
A doctor has warned me about getting fromagephobia - a fear of cheese, but I don't really think this will happen to me. I am worried about something Somerset cheese workers in the 16th century suffered from. Apparently when they fell into the cheese vats they developed a condition called "Coopers Rind" where they developed rough skin, impervious to bad jokes - which is very serious and would be a problem for me!

How can people contact you?
I had planned to take a laptop computer into the cheese tomb so fans could contact me via the internet. But after a couple of run-throughs at a cheese factory in Shepton Mallet, we decided it would be too uncomfortable. Instead I will be taking a mobile phone in with me so the public can call throughout the event.

How are you getting sealed in?
A blow torch will melt and seal the blocks of cheese which will be supported by spikes to give shape and strength. When the blow torch is used there will be the chance for people at the Sovereign Centre to have a bit of a fondue party!

What are you doing about bodily functions?
I will take tablets and have a catheter attached which should sort that little problem out! Not eating or drinking should also help.

Are your family worried?
Toni, my wife, thinks it's great and the world needs a bit of light-hearted fun.

Will you really be staying inside the whole time or are you planning on sneaking out for a quick cuppa?
This is an endurance test so I am staying inside the entire 48 hours. There will be a small hole for recharging the mobile and some air holes to breathe through. I will be inside the whole time.
A security guard will be there right through the night and Toni will be there most of the time too.

What's your relationship with the International Brotherhood of Magicians and Magic Circle?
Kind of frosty and they tend to ignore me.
They don't want anything to do with me and I haven't had any contact with them since 1996. I revealed how to do a couple of card tricks using sleight of hand and they deemed this too controversial and decided to expel me from the society. I am quite an honest person and am happy with things as they are now. I allow people to tell me what magic tricks they would like to see me do and get a lot of satisfaction from their enjoyment.

Where are you hoping this will take you?
I'd love a TV show and also want the public to to tell me what they would like to see me do next as this makes it more entertaining.

And for your next trick?
Well, there are two proposals in the pipeline at the moment... The first is for me to be completely buried in dung with just a straw to breathe through! And the second is for me to stand on top of the fountain at Cribbs Causeway Shopping Centre for hours on end. This would keep the theme of stunts at shopping centres running through my work!