- Brother of Professor Martyn Poliakoff, research professor of chemistry at The University of Nottingham and co-creator of The Periodic Table of Videos.
- Carries a plastic drinking straw that he always fidgets with, initially as a cigarette substitute, but is now an incessant habit.
- His play, Blinded by the Sun performed at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe, was awarded the 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Play of 1996
- He was awarded the 1996 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Play for Blinded by the Sun.
- He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to drama.
- Ranked #75 on the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
- North London, England (June 2007)
- Is the father of a daughter, named Laura, and a son, named Alex.
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