Media
Nick Pope regularly writes feature articles for national newspapers and
newsstand magazines and is a frequent guest on TV and radio shows. Most of
Nick's media work involves TV, where he is equally comfortable presenting,
contributing, acting as a consultant, or doing development work for production
companies and broadcasters.
Nick Pope was media trained by the Ministry of Defence, has appeared on TV as an
official MoD spokesperson and has drafted news briefs and press releases for the
Department.
Areas of expertise include the following:
UFOs and the Unexplained
Nick Pope has appeared on several hundred TV and radio shows. These include news
programmes such as Newsnight, Channel 4 News and the Today programme,
documentaries such as Timewatch and chat shows such as Larry King Live, This
Morning, and Richard and Judy. Specific subjects covered have included:
UFOs
Alien abductions
Crop circles
Ghosts
Remote viewing
The Bermuda Triangle
Conspiracy Theories
While investigating UFO sightings for the MoD, Nick Pope was often accused of
being part of a government cover-up to hide the truth about UFOs. He became
interested in conspiracy theories more generally and the related issue of the
psychology of belief. Nick Pope has looked into various conspiracy theories
including those surrounding 9/11, the death of Princess Diana, the moon landings
and the assassination of JFK. He found that when examined in detail, these
conspiracy theories are based on factual inaccuracies or misinterpretations,
together with fundamental misunderstandings about the way in which governments
operate.
Defence
Nick Pope left the MoD in 2006 after a successful and interesting career that
lasted 21 years. Although best known for his work on the MoD's UFO project, he
undertook a wide range of different jobs in the course of his career, the last
of which was in a security-related area. Nick was formerly the military affairs
consultant for Eye Spy Magazine and commentates on a range of defence, security
and intelligence-related areas, though the Official Secrets Act places obvious
limits on what he is able to discuss.
Science Fiction
Nick Pope is a successful science fiction author and a regular media commentator
on sci-fi. See the science fiction section of this website for further details.
Space
Nick Pope is a regular media commentator on a range of space-related issues. See
the space section of this website for further details.