Austen Atkinson

Austen Atkinson's most enduring passion is history, and he has had a life-long obsession with lost civilisations and cities. He is an author, journalist, television scriptwriter and producer. Since the late eighties, Austen has worked with BBC Worldwide, Radio Four, Discovery Communications, The Family Channel and is a frequent contributor to the Sunday Times.

Austen Atkinson's most enduring passion is history, and he has had a life-long obsession with lost civilisations and cities. He is an author, journalist, television scriptwriter and producer. Since the late eighties, Austen has worked with BBC Worldwide, Radio Four, Discovery Communications, The Family Channel and is a frequent contributor to the Sunday Times. See less