I could give you the same advice as you gave me, Acme. He's a waste of time. I do try to take my own advice sometimes but not often enough. Apologist can seem too kind a word sometimes.

I didn't know about the interview. The best answer to conspiracy theories is ridicule. My dad doesn't believe in the moon landings. He's read some guff about the Van Allen belts. I asked him why he thought that not a single one of the ten thousand people who worked on the Apollo programme has blown the whistle in 50 years. But nothing can stop him. Leave him to enjoy his fantasies. As with most conspiracy theorists, he harbours several other such outlandish notions. He's convinced that LBJ had Kennedy killed from his car and he has the street layout, the precise injury details and the car positions to prove it. And mo'.