Tim Dunn (historian)

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Tim Dunn
Born (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 40)[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
OccupationTravel editor, historian, presenter
Notable work

Tim Dunn (born 26 March 1981) is a British railway historian,[2] TV presenter, geographer and travel editor. Dunn is known for his presenting and writing work, primarily on rail transport and architecture. He also works as a travel editor for transport website Trainline.

Personal life[]

Dunn was introduced to railways at an early age by his grandparents and worked at Bekonscot model village as a teenager.[3] He trained as a historical geographer, and in addition to broadcasting he has curated museum exhibitions, has been a museum trustee, and is on the advisory panel of the UK's Railway Heritage Trust.[4] He currently lives in London with his boyfriend, an architectural historian.[5]

Filmography[]

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Trainspotting Live Presenter
2017 Britain's Greatest Invention Self
2018 Trains that Changed the World Self - Railway historian 5 episodes
2019 Secrets of the Railways Self - Railway historian 5 episodes
2020-present The Architecture the Railways Built Presenter Ongoing, lead presenter
2021 Secrets of the London Underground Presenter Ongoing

Published works[]

Dunn is a contributor on railways and architecture to a number of publications such as RAIL, The Railway Magazine and Londonist, and has also published some standalone works.[4]

  • Dunn, Tim (15 November 2017). Model Villages. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445669144.

References[]

  1. ^ @MrTimDunn (26 March 2020). "It is my birthday. 39. Hurrah! I made it. I cannot do today what I adore: travelling by train. But I will, sometime again. So here are four of my #travelbytrain window views of the last yr– so that I might recall my favourite trips. It is a joy to have you on the journey with me" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Hewitt, Sam (25 March 2021). "New TV doc: Secrets of the London Underground to air this year". The Railway Hub. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The Architecture the Railways Built – interview with presenter Tim Dunn". Network Rail. 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tim Dunn". United Agents. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "TV host Tim Dunn on coming out and being a proud gay geek". Attitude.co.uk. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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