Victoria Shepherd

Victoria Shepherd is the author of Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside, and A History of Delusions. She was born and raised in South London, and is now a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, exploring the city’s streets and archives in search of revelatory social history. Victoria has over 100 credits as a producer of history/science documentaries for BBC Radio 4, having worked as Podcast Development Producer for BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit/Natural History Unit; Previously, as Senior Producer/Editor for the BBC Radio 4 strands ‘The Kitchen Cabinet’ with Jay Rayner and ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’; producer for R4 strands ‘Open Book’ and ‘The Film Programme’ as well as ‘Night Waves’ (Free Thinking) for Radio 3, and feature reporter for R4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’. Victoria also conceived and produced the ten-part series ‘A History of Delusions’ for BBC Radio 4. She has produced scores of documentaries and major strands for BBC Radio 4, and holds an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.