| Tim Bowden | |
| Birth Name: | Timothy Gibson Bowden |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, oral historian |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Alma Mater: | University of Tasmania |
| Period: | 1970s–1990s |
| Genre: | History |
| Notableworks: | Backchat This Day Tonight Prisoners of War – Australians Under Nippon Taim Bilong Masta – The Australian Involvement with Papua New Guinea |
| Awards: | Member of the Order of Australia Centenary Medal Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University of Tasmania |
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, and studied at the University of Tasmania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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.