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
Anna Walker (television presenter) Anna Walker (television presenter) Anna Walker (born 4 December 1962 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English television presenter who has presented such programmes as, "Wish You Were Here...?", "Big Strong Boys", "Holidaymaker", "Garden Challenge", "Garden Invaders" and "Tomorrow's World". She attended the independent Mount School in York, followed by The British School in the Netherlands from 1979 to 1981. She studied Zoology at the University of Bristol. Walker hosted "Good Morning Britain" for TV-am for a short spell before joining Yorkshire Television. She co-presented Yorkshire Television's 'Calendar' regional news magazine programme until 1989. Despite having lived in London for