Alford's have worked on many news stories and documentaries over the years. Our work has ranged from TV appearances to demonstrations of explosives and their effects and radio telephone interviews.
 
 

 Recent Appearances

 
CNN Report on the 2010 Printer Plot - featuring Sidney Alford - 21 February 2012

CNN reporter Paul Cruikshank conducts a special in-depth report on the 2010 printer plot with an interview and demonstration by Sidney.

A longer version of the report were aired September 2011 also 17 and 19 February 2012.

CNN also have a short clip of the demonstration posted on their website

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/16/reconstructing-al-qaedas-printer-bomb/

 

 
Gatecrasher demonstration aired on prime-time German TV - 21 November 2011

Sidney spent a very chilly, long weekend outside the village of Stod in the Czech Republic where the food was awful, the beer good and the brandy very good. The coldest of the weather was exacerbated by his having forgotten it was winter when he packed. The purpose of his visit was nevertheless achieved viz demonstrating the penetrating power of the Gatecrasher and the lifting power of the Bootbanger and the other diverse powers of other diverse devices for the edification of the german public to whom his efforts were shortly to be shown by Galileo.
 

 
Science Programme - Bang Goes The Theory - 28 April 2011

Sidney assisted BBC presenter Jem Stansfield on Bang goes the Theory....This science programme aimed at family entertainment went on air week beginning 28th March 2011 and concerned the subject of energy and how it is measured.

Sidney demonstrated what happens when you release a small amount of energy all in one go....with explosive results!

 
Fake Bomb Detectors - 22 January 2011

Sidney's expertise has been called upon by an investigation for the BBC programme Newsnight. Reporters Caroline Hawley and Meirion Jones look into an international scam to supply fake bomb detectors to countries. The investigative leads are traced back to a business man in the UK.

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 Filmology

 
Radio Interview - 04 November 2011

Interview for BBC Radio Sheffield for Guy Fawkes Night

 
Radio Interview - 04 November 2011

Interview for BBC Radio Yorkshire for Guy Fawkes Night

 
News: Fake Bomb Detectors - 25 January 2011

Sidney's expertise has been called upon by an investigation for the BBC programme Newsnight. 

 
Documentary - 19 November 2010

Filming Aunt Jemina cakes for Wide-Eyed Entertainment

 
News Interviews - 02 November 2010

Interviews with ITN News & various other news outlets regarding Failed UPS "printer cartridge" plot

 
Documentary - 22 October 2010

Empire Films: The History of Explosions with Chris Driver-Williams.

 
Documentary - 29 August 2010

Filming a demo of how Dambusters was executed (using scale model in South Cerney, Wiltshire) with Windfall Productions

 
Documentary - 29 June 2010

BBC Filming with Jem Stansfield on "How Explosions shook the world" programme

 
Documentary - 19 March 2010

Sidney involved in filming exploding rats! for Museum Discoveries programme (History Channel) with the Canadian Production Company Kensinton Communications Inc.

 
Interview - 05 January 2010

Sidney interviewed by NBC about the Failed Detroit Bomber