Timothy Gibson Bowden (born 2 August 1937), is an Australian author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, and oral historian. He was born in

Hobart, Tasmania Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

, and studied at the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first prop ...

, where he graduated with a

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degree. Bowden's work has included hosting the

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program '' Backchat'' (1986–1994), producing ''

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'' during the 1970s, and founding the ABC's Social History Unit. His other productions include ''Prisoners of War – Australians Under Nippon'' and the 24-part series ''Taim Bilong Masta – The Australian Involvement with Papua New Guinea''. During the 1990s he produced several notable documentaries on Australian research in the Antarctic.

Books

*''Changi Photographer'' * ''One Crowded Hour'' * ''Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman'' * ''The Backchat Book'' *''The Way My Father Tells It – The Story of An Australian Life'' * ''Antarctica And Back in Sixty Days'' *''The Silence Calling – Australians in Antarctica 1947–97'' *''Penelope Goes West – On the Road from Sydney to Margaret River and Back'' *''Penelope Bungles to Broome'' *''Spooling Through – An Irreverent Memoir'' *''This Can’t Happen to Me! – Tackling Type 2 Diabetes'' *''No Tern Unstoned – Musings at Breakfast'' *''The Devil in Tim – Travels in Tasmania'' *''Aunty’s Jubilee! – Celebrating 50 years of ABC-TV'' *''Down Under in the Top End – Penelope Heads North'' *''Stubborn Buggers'' *''Larrikins in Khaki – Tales of irreverence and courage from World War II Diggers''

Awards

*Member of the

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, 1994 * Centenary Medal, 2001 Centenary Medal *Honorary Doctorate of Letters,

, 1997

References

Tim Bowden
(Australian Broadcasting Corporation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowden, Tim 1937 births Living people Australian television presenters Oral historians Australian historians Members of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Centenary Medal University of Tasmania alumni People from Hobart