Poppy Jay
Specialist Subjects
Women's Health, Creativity, Arts & Culture, Faith, Diversity, Observational Comedy, Current Affairs, Popular Culture & Social Media
Poppy Jay is a dynamic and fearless broadcaster, BAFTA-nominated director, journalist, writer, and podcaster, recognised for her bold and uncompromising approach to some of the most culturally significant and challenging stories of our time.
An accomplished journalist and presenter, Poppy has fronted hard-hitting documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4 exploring feminism, political extremism, and the interrogation of entrenched cultural norms. Her credits include Dispatches: ISIS; The British Women Supporters Unveiled, Rescuing Ex-Muslims: Leaving Islam, Young & Sterile: My Choice, and The Truth About Upskirting. Known for her tenacity and refusal to shy away from difficult subject matter, she combines journalistic rigour with empathy, bringing nuance and depth to complex and often polarising debates.
Her directorial work has earned widespread critical acclaim. Her Channel 4 documentary Queens of Rap earned her a BAFTA nomination, while her most recent film, Young, British and Anti-Abortion for BBC One and BBC Three, won Best TV/Film at the Sandford St Martin Awards. In 2025, Poppy was awarded Best Factual TV Presenter at the Edinburgh TV Awards; a testament to her fearless storytelling and commanding on-screen presence.
Beyond television, Poppy is one half of the multi award-winning podcast duo behind Brown Girls Do It Too, a groundbreaking series exploring sex, relationships, and identity from the perspective of modern British South Asian women. The podcast won Podcast of the Year at the British Podcast Awards in 2020 and Best Podcast at the National Reality Television Awards in 2024. Its live stage show, Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not to Come, toured nationally, played the Edinburgh Fringe, and enjoyed sold-out extended runs at Soho Theatre. The show earned four-star reviews from The Guardian, Evening Standard, and The Stage.
In 2026, Poppy joined the i paper as a regular contributor and is set to launch a new comedy and lifestyle podcast with Global Player.
Poppy brings the same candour, intelligence, and unfiltered energy to live events, addressing themes including gender and identity, media representation, and navigating cultural change in modern Britain. She is a compelling choice for organisations seeking bold, thought-provoking conversations that challenge assumptions and spark meaningful dialogue.
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 For most Asian girls, openly chatting about sex is firmly off limits. Enter Poppy, Rubina and friends.  | |
 Since the beginning of time, women have been treated as the more mysterious sex but can anyone really claim to understand the hearts, minds and other parts of men? Poppy Jay is on a mission to delve deep into the minds of what men want, what they really think and finally get some answers. What Big Boy Energy? We're about to find out! | |