Nationality Irish | Role Television presenter Name Conor Woodman Residence London, United Kingdom | |
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Occupation Economist, Author, Television presenter Parents Miriam Woodman, Ciaran Woodman Books The Adventure Capitalist, Around the World in 80 Trades, Unfair Trade Profiles | ||
Education University of Manchester | ||
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Conor Woodman (born 21 March 1974) is an Irish director, television presenter, author and public speaker.
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- Conor woodman around the world in 80 trades central asia episode 2
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- Personal life
- Films
- Books
- Television
- Radio
- References
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Personal life
Conor Woodman was born in Galway, Ireland on 21 March 1974. He is the son of Miriam and Ciaran Woodman and elder brother of Ciaran Woodman, Jr.
Woodman moved to Birmingham, England at the age of eight. His parents, who are doctors, still live there. He attended King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys and King Edward's School, Birmingham.
Woodman is an alumnus of The University of Manchester.
Woodman is a former financial analyst turned investigative journalist. He has written and reported from the four corners of the globe on all manner of issues from gangs and organised crime to slavery and diamond smuggling to forest fires and salmon farming.
He currently resides in London.
Woodman is married to British actress and playwright Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Films
In 2014, Woodman produced and directed his first feature documentary film, True Appaloosa.
The film follows Scott Engstrom, an Appaloosa horse breeder, to Kyrgyzstan as she tries to track down a horse that she thought looked like an Appaloosa while watching the TV show Around the World in 80 Trades. Engstrom was convinced that DNA from the horse might be able to prove that the true source of the North American Appaloosa horse was Asia and not Europe as the history books claim.
In January 2015, a 60-minute version of the film was transmitted on the BBC to critical acclaim.
"Such a strange, specific tale that unexpectedly burrowed into my heart." (The Guardian)
The feature-length documentary premiered at the Sun Valley, Idaho Film Festival in March 2015.
In October 2015 Woodman's dramatic short film Jester premiered at the Sunscreen West Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Books
In 2009, he published his first book, The Adventure Capitalist, chronicling his experiences trading his way around the globe.
"This is entertaining and enlightening stuff... at a time when business has never looked so morally bankrupt" (Irish Times).
His second book, Unfair Trade: The Truth Behind Big Business, Politics and Fair Trade was published in 2011.
Unfair Trade was long-listed for the 2012 Orwell Prize.
"Conor Woodman takes the dismal out of the dismal science. He's written an Independent Travel guide to the Global economy" (Liam Halligan, Sunday Telegraph).
Woodman's third book "Sharks : Investigating The Criminal Heart of the Global City" was published by September Publishing in March 2017.
"Astonishing and frightening, it is peppered with great wit" (Misha Glenny)
Woodman has also written for several newspapers and magazines including "The Guardian", TNT, Wanderlust, Conde Nast and Wexas Traveller.
Television
In 2009, Woodman presented the Channel 4 travel and adventure series Around the World in 80 Trades. The 4-part series is based on his book The Adventure Capitalist.
From 2012 to 2014 Woodman hosted two seasons of the National Geographic Channel show Scam City, in which he travels to various popular cities around the globe and reveals the darker side of tourism. Scam City was nominated for a Broadcast Digital Award in 2014 and in 2015 for Best Factual Series at the Canadian Screen Awards
Woodman presented two-part ITV series Hunting the Doorstep Conmen in 2013.
In October 2013 Woodman presented Exposure: Britain's Booming Cannabis Business for ITV part of ITV's award winning Exposure strand.
In 2015 Woodman reported on 3 episodes of BBC1's flagship consumer affairs show Watchdog.
In August 2016 it was announced that Woodman would host an eight part series for Channel 4 and History Channel Canada entitled Hunting Nazi Treasure to air in 2017.
Radio
Woodman regularly reports back on his travels for the BBC's flagship current affairs show From Our Own Correspondent and is also a guest presenter on Radio 4's Costing the Earth.