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
Steven Jacobs (television presenter) Steven Jacobs (television presenter) Steven Jacobs (born 8 January 1967 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian television presenter and actor. Jacobs has previously been a weather presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast program "Weekend Today" and "Today". Before he made it to national television, he hosted a children's news program known as "Kids News", which was produced at WIN Television studios in Wollongong. Following this, Jacobs started his career in radio, presenting a weekly Top 40 music countdown. He has since appeared in many Nine Network productions, the first notable one being "All Together Now", which aired from