Derek Macdonald Cooper OBE (25 May 1925 – 19 April 2014)[1] was a British journalist and broadcaster who wrote about food, wine and whisky.
After World War II service with the Royal Navy he was with Radio Malaya until 1960.
After that he wrote for, among others, The Listener, The Observer, Homes & Gardens and Saga Magazine.
He was a founder member, first Chairman and first President of the Guild of Food Writers.
He conceived the idea of BBC Radio 4’s weekly culinary programme The Food Programme,[4] which was first broadcast in 1979. Cooper presented PM on Radio 4, and his voice-over work included items on Tomorrow's World and early editions of World in Action.