Derek Cooper

Derek Cooper
Born
Derek MacDonald Cooper

(1925-05-25)25 May 1925
Died18 April 2014(2014-04-18) (aged 88)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)journalist, author, broadcaster
Known forfood journalism, broadcasting

Derek MacDonald Cooper (25 May 1925 – 18 April 2014) was a British journalist. He wrote about food, wine and whisky. He worked with The Listener, The Observer, Home & Garden and Saga Magazine.

He created the idea of BBC Radio 4’s weekly program The Food Programme. He was born in London, England.

Cooper died from Parkinson's disease in London, aged 88.

References

  1. ↑ NPG details
  2. ↑ Who's Who 2008:, London: A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-7527-6
  3. 1 2 "The Food Programme founder Derek Cooper dies, aged 88". BBC News. 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ The Food Programme Website BBC
  5. ↑ Copping, Jasper (2014-04-19). "Broadcaster Derek Cooper, pioneering food journalist, dies at 88". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

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