Sheila Dillon
2022
Sheila Dillon has been a food journalist for almost three decades, beginning work as an editor and writer at the New York based magazine, Food Monitor. For 20 years she has worked on The Food Programme, first as reporter, then producer and now presenter. Her investigative work has won many awards including the Glaxo Science Prize, Caroline Walker award and several Glenfiddich Awards, most recently for her documentary on the history of the American meat industry.
In the late 80s & 90s she and Derek Cooper covered the breaking scandal of BSE, the rise of GM foods, the growth of the organic movement from muck and magic to multi-million pound business, the birth of the World Trade Organisation and irradiation at a time when those subjects were not even a gleam in a newshound´s eye.
Recent programmes on the chocolate industry, fishing practices and food prices carry on the tradition. She is also the creator of Radio 4’s first interactive grocery show, Veg Talk.
My Sessions
The Power of Stories To Create Change
Abby Rose
Olivia Wilson
Sheila Dillon
Aimee Hartley
Dora Taylor
Joya Berrow
Stories have shaped our perception of the world around us since time began. At their best, they can challenge us to consider new perspectives, reaffirm the ones we already have or introduce us to completely new ideas. As more and more people become interested in regenerative farming and those behind it, how can we invite […]