Tim Shaw

Who is Tim Shaw?

Tim Shaw is a British radio and TV host. He is currently hosting a selection of factual engineering and science TV series on the National Geographic TV channel in both the US and International territories. He has previously hosted TV series in the UK for Channel 4, Channel 5, More 4, Virgin One, Discovery and Current TV.

At the age of 12 he was certified as 'exceptional' in the fields of 'spatial awareness' and '3 dimensional construction' by the British Dyslexia Association and went on to design household products, many of which are still available in shops around the world today. Moving from engineering to radio at the age 21, his radio career spanned 17 years until 2013 when he quit due to increasing TV commitments. His radio show often featured secret recordings and phonecalls he makes to his family and friends, sometimes even live, but also very candid and honest interviews with guests who have included Kitty Hart-Moxon, a survivor of the Holocaust, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and former underworld gangster Dave Courtney. He received more radio awards over a five year period than any other radio presenter in Europe and claims to have carried out over 10,000 unscripted interviews.