Tim Bouverie

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Tim Bouverie
Born
Timothy Pleydell-Bouverie

June 1987
NationalityBritish
Education Bryanston School
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)Historian, journalist
Relatives Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor (grandfather)
Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar (grandfather)
Family Earl of Radnor, Pleydell-Bouverie

Timothy Pleydell-Bouverie (born June 1987) is a British historian and former political journalist at Channel 4 News. [1]

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Early life and education

Bouverie was educated at Bryanston School before going to Christ Church, Oxford, to read history. [2] [3]

Career

Between 2013 and 2017, Bouverie was a political journalist at Channel 4 News, working first for the television programme Dispatches and later as a producer for Michael Crick. [4] [5]

His first book, Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War , was published by Bodley Head in April 2019. [6] [7] [8] A Sunday Times bestseller, it was described by Antony Beevor as an "astonishingly accomplished debut". [9] [10] A second book, Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler, was published in 2025 and was called "revelatory" by Adam Sisman, writing in The Guardian . [11]

Books

References

  1. "Tim Bouverie | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Bryanston School - Appeasing Hitler: An Interview with Tim Bouverie". www.bryanston.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Tim Bouverie". AM Heath Literary Agents. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "Bodley Head acquires debut on appeasement | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. Gayle, Damien (8 September 2015). "Tory staffer flees after being spotted at Jeremy Corbyn rally". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. Pedersen, Susan (5 April 2019). "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie review – the road to war". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. Rawnsley, Andrew (14 April 2019). "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie review – how Britain fell for a delusion". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. Larman, Alexander (22 March 2020). "In brief: Dead Famous; The Voice in My Ear; Appeasing Hitler – review". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. Sandbrook, Dominic. "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie review — why Chamberlain should be praised for Munich". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. 1 2 Sisman, Adam (8 April 2025). "Allies at War by Tim Bouverie review – study of Second World War pacts is full of surprises". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  12. Aaronovitch, David. "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie review — Britain's guilty men". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 8 April 2020 via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  13. Jones, Lewis (7 April 2019). "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie, review: Uncovering the unexpected guilty men of appeasement". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 8 April 2020 via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  14. Roberts, Andrew (24 March 2025). "Allies at War by Tim Bouverie: 5-star review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2025.