Oliver Popplewell vice-chairman of the Parole Board, and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In 1975 he defended his godson Stephen Fry, who was 18 at the time, at his trial for credit card fraud. Popplewell and his wife had long been friends of Fry's parents. Stephen Fry writes about the event in his autobiography "Moab Is My Washpot". Following the fire at Valley Parade, the Bradford City stadium, on 11 May 1985, Popplewell was chosen to chair an inquiry held under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. Following this inquiry, he was chosen to chair a Committee of
My Teacher Is an Alien My Teacher Is an Alien My Teacher Is an Alien is a four-book science fiction children's book series authored by Bruce Coville. The titles include: The plot is about three children, Peter Thompson, who is called a nerd, Susan Simmons, and school bully Duncan Dougal. Susan eventually discovers that Mr. Smith, their teacher, is actually an orange-eyed green alien named Broxholm, who seems to be planning a world invasion. She calls Peter for help, and later Duncan. They later discover that Broxholm's motives are much more complex. At the end, they publicly reveal Mr. Smith to be Broxholm by having