Tim Sebastian

BAFTA Award Winning Reporter & Journalist

Tim Sebastian is a veteran award-winning journalist and international affairs expert. Tim’s passion for debate and open dialogue led him to found a number of highly successful debating programmes that maintain extensive global television audiences.

"The man with all the questions"

Topics

Middle East - Why Isis Matters
Democracy - Failing Experiment
America - Is Trump a Beginning or an End?
Free Market Dictatorships - Is That Where the World is Headed?

Languages

He presents in English and also speaks Russian and German.

How he presents

A meticulous interviewer, speaker and moderator Tim is renowned for his in depth preparation, relaxed style and professional approach.

Publications

2019
Fatal Ally
2003
Killing Time
1998
Ultra
1997
War Dance
1996
Saviour's Gate
1996
Special Relations
1995
Last Rights
1994
The Memory Church

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In Detail

In 2004 Tim founded The Doha Debates, aimed at promoting free speech in the region. From Qatar the program emphasises contemporary issues of vital importance to the Arab and Islamic world. In 2011 he followed this success launching the New Arab debates in Cairo and Tunis. He is perhaps best known for being the first host of the BBC’s flagship interview programme HARDtalk from 1997 to 2005. Prior to this Tim worked extensively as a reporter in a number of BBC posts, including Eastern Europe, Moscow and Washington correspondent. Tim’s work has won him many high accolades and awards. Recipient of an Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) award for best specialist genre: Doha Debates (2010); twice recipient of the Royal Television Societies ‘best interviewer of the year’ (2000 & 2001) and the 1984 winner of the “Richard Dimbleby Award” at BAFTA.

What he offers you

With a wealth of knowledge of current and world affairs and having met and interviewed thousands of people, few are better qualified than Tim Sebastian to talk in depth and knowledgeably about the current economic and political landscape. Tim is also an excellent host and his skills as a conference moderator are unparalleled.