Poppy Adams
Poppy Adams | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Education | Dragon School Durham University |
| Employer(s) | BBC; Channel 4; The Discovery Channel |
| Known for | Television documentaries; novels |
| Notable work | The Behaviour of Moths (2008, ISBN 978-1-84408-486-9) |
| Awards | Costa Book Awards – shortlisted 2008 |
Poppy Adams is a British television documentary director/producer and novelist. She has made films for the BBC, Channel 4 and The Discovery Channel.[1] Her first novel, The Behaviour of Moths (2008),[2] was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award in the 2008 Costa Book Awards.[3]
Adams attended the Dragon School in Oxford, England, and later received a degree in Natural Sciences from Durham University.[4][1] She has made films for the BBC, Channel 4, and the Discovery Channel.[1] The Behaviour of Moths has been read on the BBC's Book at Bedtime over ten episodes on Radio 4 by Stephanie Cole.[5] She has also featured on the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.[6]
Poppy Adams lives with her husband and three children in London.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Poppy Adams". UK: Greene & Heaton. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams". UK: Greene & Heaton. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "Costa (Formerly Whitbread) Book Awards | Shortlists 1995–present" (PDF). Costa Book Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ↑ "Poppy Adams (OD 1983) Documentary Director/Producer and Novelist". Dragon School. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Behaviour of Moths". Book at Bedtime. UK: BBC. 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "Poppy Adams' chilling debut novel". Woman's Hour. UK: BBC Radio 4. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "Poppy Adams". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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