Lawyers Weekly - legal news for Australian lawyers

Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
lawyers weekly logo

Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA

Goodbye job applications, hello dream career
Seize control of your career and design the future you deserve with LW career

Anti-terror laws stop Kid's TV terror risk

The UK's Anti-terror laws have once again saved Britain from a terror attack. This time the potential threat came in the form of two kid's TV presenters carrying a blue hairdryer. The…

user iconLawyers Weekly 28 January 2010 SME Law
expand image

The UK's Anti-terror laws have once again saved Britain from a terror attack. This time the potential threat came in the form of two kid's TV presenters carrying a blue hairdryer.

The presenters, Anna Wiliamson and Jamie Rickers, were filming a skit for the UK show Toonattik on London's Southbank when they were stopped by a couple of very serious London Metropolitan Police officers.

Both Williamson and Rickers were armed dangerously with children's walkie-talkies and glittery hairdryers when the officers issued them a warning under the UK's anti-terrorism laws.

Rickers told The Guardian: "We were stopped, not arrested, but they had to say 'we are holding you under the Anti-Terrorism Act because you're running around in flak jackets and a utility belt' and I said 'and please put spangly blue hairdryer' and he was, like, 'all right'".

The presenters described the incident as one of the most memorable moments they'd had on the show, although it's not the first time they have caused controversy.

In 2008 the pair turned heads when Rickers appeared to prance around the studio naked when re-enacting a scene from the Emperor's New Clothes. Thankfully, it was later revealed Rickers was wearing a flesh suit at the time.

Comments (0)
    Avatar
    Attach images by dragging & dropping or by selecting them.
    The maximum file size for uploads is MB. Only files are allowed.
     
    The maximum number of 3 allowed files to upload has been reached. If you want to upload more files you have to delete one of the existing uploaded files first.
    The maximum number of 3 allowed files to upload has been reached. If you want to upload more files you have to delete one of the existing uploaded files first.
    Posting as
    You need to be a member to post comments. Become a member for free today!