with whom Franz Ferdinand formed supergroup FFS. Radio presenting From 7 August to 11 September 2022, Kapranos presented a six part Sunday night radio programme titled "The Alex Kapranos Show" on Absolute Radio. Personal life In his spare time, Kapranos enjoys crafting abstract furniture in his carpentry workshop. In June 2005, Kapranos was detained for around an hour by officials at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow after being mistakenly identified as belonging on a U.S. "no-fly" list. This occurred due to the surname on his passport, Huntley, also having been previously used as an alias by the former MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson. Tomlinson had been fired, imprisoned, and labelled a security risk after circulating to publishers a draft of a book on MI6. Kapranos was released after officials determined that he did not fit Tomlinson's description. Growing up in Sunderland, he supported the local football club Sunderland A.F.C. Kapranos is asthmatic and allergic to peanuts. References External links Franz Ferdinand official website Alex Kapranos interview with World Hum Alex Kapranos interview with SPIN 1972 births Living people 20th-century Scottish male singers Scottish rock singers Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists Scottish songwriters Scottish singer-songwriters Scottish people of English descent Scottish people of Greek descent Franz Ferdinand (band) members Ivor Novello Award winners Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Alumni of the University of Aberdeen People from Almondsbury People educated at Bearsden Academy FFS (band) members BNQT members The Yummy Fur members The Cribs members British post-punk musicians 21st-century Scottish male singers