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 Cat Is an Alien in visual arts, operating in almost all disciplines, from painting to photography, drawing, poetry, sculpture, audiovisual installation, film and videos. All of the artworks of My Cat Is An Alien's records represent paintings, photos and drawings by Roberto Opalio, and are curated personally by the duo, thus giving a totally peculiar visual aspect to their musical releases. In 2005 Roberto Opalio has been commissioned to design an exclusive T-shirt for The Wire magazine. In 2008, Roberto Opalio and My Cat Is An Alien were invited by Sonic Youth to take part to "Sonic Youth etc.: Sensational Fix" exhibition, scheduled in