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 Life (Oswald Mosley autobiography) My Life (Oswald Mosley autobiography) My Life is the autobiography of the British Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. It was published in 1968. The book was published in 1968. To coincide with the release of the book, the BBC broadcast a "Panorama" special, seen by a record audience. The book was later released in the United States, promotion included Mosley and his wife Diana's appearing on "Good Morning America" in support of the book. The book is structured as a sequential memoir, but it doubles as the author’s personal defence against charges of anti-semitism, as well as a general overview