Tim Donovan is the Political Editor for the BBC's

BBC

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 regional news service for London

London

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, BBC London

BBC London

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. He also presents the London regional opt-out for The Politics Show

The Politics Show

The Politics Show is an hour long BBC One television political programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sundays. The programme usually starts at midday, but is often earlier or later when sporting events clash in the schedules. It was launched in 2003 and was originally presented by Jeremy...

 each Sunday on BBC One

BBC One

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, as well as occasionally presenting the main programme when regular presenter Jon Sopel is away.

He initially trained in newspapers, before becoming a political reporter on Around Westminster. He then became a general reporter for the programme Newsroom South East

Newsroom South East

Newsroom South East was the name of the BBC's regional news programme for southeastern England. It was launched in March 1989 as the successor to London Plus, the South East's previous news programme...

, which was later replaced by BBC London and BBC South Today. He won Broadcaster of the Year in the 2001 BT

BT Group

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 awards, for a report on Ken Livingstone

Ken Livingstone

Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

's campaign to become mayor, having followed him around for a month with a digital video camera.

Tim has four children and lives in South London, where he is a school governor. In his spare time he enjoys holidays, football, walking and reading. His father is the long-time Daily Mail

Daily Mail

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 bridge

Contract bridge

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correspondent, Peter Donovan.