Tim Bowden | |
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Born | 2 August 1937 Hobart, Tasmania |
Occupation | Author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, oral historian |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 1970s–1990s |
Genres | History |
Notable work(s) | Backchat This Day Tonight Prisoners of War - Australians Under Nippon Taim Bilong Masta - The Australian Involvement with Papua New Guinea |
Notable award(s) | Order of Australia Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University of Tasmania |
Tim Bowden (born 2 August 1937), is an author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, and oral historian. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania.
Bowden's work has included hosting the Australian Broadcasting Corporation program Backchat (1986–1994), producing This Day Tonight 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.