Poppy Adams

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Poppy Adams
Born1972 (age 52–53)
Nationality British
Education Dragon School
Alma mater Durham University
Employer(s) BBC; Channel 4; The Discovery Channel
Known forTelevision documentaries; novels
Notable workThe 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Poppy Adams". UK: Greene & Heaton . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams". UK: Greene & Heaton . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Poppy Adams (OD 1983) Documentary Director/Producer and Novelist". Dragon School . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Behaviour of Moths". Book at Bedtime . UK: BBC. 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Poppy Adams' chilling debut novel". Woman's Hour . UK: BBC Radio 4. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Poppy Adams". Penguin Random House . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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