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Phillip Adams Phillip Adams i(A31451 works by) (a.k.a. Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams)
Also writes as: Avoca
Born: Established: 1939 Maryborough, Maryborough (Vic) area, Clunes - Maryborough - Dunolly area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Phillip Adams - Insights and Reflections Phillip Adams , Melbourne : Wilkinson Publishing , 2017 11622433 2017 selected work essay prose column

'Phillip Adams, the occasionally controversial but undeniably prolific writer and 
broadcaster, has collected his favourite insights and reflections from previous 
columns and speeches in this generous volume spanning 2003 to the present day. 
Adams' social commentary has been a part of the Australian cultural landscape 
for decades, and here he dives into wide-ranging topics from the dying art of the
circus to the threat of global warming 
'This volume includes thoughts on: The notorious Melbourne underworld figure 
Billy `The Texan' Longley, The War in Iraq, The power of the human brain, 
World leaders including Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnball, The Queen an d
the Republic, The 2016 Census, and many more.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Phillip Adams in Conversation with Barry Jones Phillip Adams (interviewer), 2016 23466481 2016 single work podcast interview

'Hear broadcaster Phillip Adams in conversation with Australian polymath, writer, lawyer and social activist Barry Jones. This is a live recording from our event.'(Production summary)
1 I Was a Teenage Bolshevik Phillip Adams , 2014 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Dirty Secrets : Our Asio Files 2014; (p. 171-180)
1 2 y separately published work icon Bedtime Stories : Tales from My 21 Years at RN's Late Night Live Phillip Adams , Sydney : ABC Books , 2012 Z1904606 2012 single work prose 'For 21 years Phillip Adams has been the witty, smooth and informed voice of Late Night Live on ABC Radio National. In the studio he bats questions to world leaders, thinkers, ideologues, crackpots and gurus. But what about the stories that don't make it to air? The ones about the guests who don't behave, the tricky questions that must be asked, the interviewees who don't pause for breath or - worse - who refuse to speak?

'Here, Phillip shares the secrets of his radio days from when he was looked upon as a commercial upstart to when Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens, Kevin Rudd and so many others have lined up to be interviewed by him. He reflects on the sometimes comic, sometimes poignant, sometimes fraught art of putting together live radio, for a show where anything could happen and almost everything has.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 A Curmudgeon's Centenary Phillip Adams , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 26-27 May 2012; (p. 38)
1 The Wrath of Herzog Phillip Adams , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 11- 12 June 2011; (p. 4)
1 Goodbye, Mr Mac Phillip Adams , 2011 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 12 February 2011; (p. 18) My Favourite Teacher 2011;
1 1 y separately published work icon Backstage Politics : Fifty Years of Political Memories Phillip Adams , Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1746173 2010 single work autobiography Phillip Adams has been close to governments of various persuasions for over fifty years. Having been a confidant – or a fierce opponent – of many of Australia's most influential figures over that time, he has built up an unparalleled collection of anecdotes about our political and cultural leaders. (Trove record)
1 Phillip Adams Phillip Adams , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 38)
1 My 2UE Producer Noticed a Tendency for Me to Nod Off During Interviews. In My Own Defence, They Lined up Some Boring Farts. Phillip Adams , 2008 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008; (p. 23-25)
1 An Afghan's Tale Phillip Adams (interviewer), 2008 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2008;

ABC Radio National Interview from 17/04/2008. Program: Late Night Live with Phillip Adams

Many stories have been written about Afghani refugees arriving in Australia but very few Afghans have told their own stories about where they came from, why they left and how they have made Australia their new home.

Guests: Najaf Mazari - Former Afghan refugee, rug-maker and author. Robert Hillman - Biographer and fiction writer.
1 Phillip Adams Phillip Adams , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 42)
1 The Night I Felt the Blunted Fangs of a Fading Vampire Phillip Adams , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 October 2007; (p. 14)
1 Phillip Adams Phillip Adams , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 16-17 December 2006; (p. 66)
1 What's Disturbing is the Dark Side of Alan Jones Phillip Adams , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 October 2006; (p. 12)
1 The Next Step Phillip Adams , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: The Ideas Book 2005; (p. 9-28)
1 y separately published work icon The World Joke Book Patrice Newell , Phillip Adams , Camberwell : Penguin , 2004 Z1318079 2004 anthology prose humour
1 y separately published work icon The Great Australian Joke Book Phillip Adams , Patrice Newell , Camberwell : Penguin , 2004 Z1318073 2004 anthology prose humour
1 y separately published work icon What a Gag! : more kids' jokes from the Net Patrice Newell , Phillip Adams , Camberwell : Puffin , 2004 Z1318066 2004 anthology prose humour children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Adam's Ark Phillip Adams , Camberwell : Viking , 2004 Z1135483 2004 selected work autobiography prose
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