You'll often see, hear or read about things that I am involved with in the national or local press, radio or tv.
The following is a list of times when Vicki Swinden or Fat Is The New Black has featured in the news.
Vicki continues to work regularly for the BBC in local, regional and national radio shows. You will hear her at least once a week commenting on the great obesity debate, discussing Fattitude and more. A great broadcaster with a lively sense of humour she talks on many subjects besides obesity commenting recently on infidelity.

This is turning out to be one helluva week! In the last couple of days the Bannatyne Battle has commenced - Radio 4, Radio 5, The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, The Observer, GMTV, Radio Sheffield, Radio Wales.....and it continues.
To bring you up to speed Duncan Bannatyne has suggested he would not employ fat people - he insists that his words have been taken out of context - but in the interviews in which we have both taken part he has continued to use the words "thin, fit and looking good" in the same sentence, proving, I feel, his innate belief that if we are fat, we don't LOOK good and therefore are not fit and therefore are not as employable - without even being given a chance to prove ourselves in the job for which we have applied.
I am not a fool and neither are you............................I don't suggest that we go about applying for jobs we cannot do....................we must make our own judgement on that.............BUT if we feel able to undertake the tasks involved in the job WE MUST NOT BE PREJUDGED ON OUR SIZE - on our "look". There is no scientific evidence to suggest that we are less able, more lazy, or that we spend our days "drinking beer, smoking fags and eating pies" as Bannatyne is alleged to have said. Whether the words were taken out of context or not - I suggest those words must have been used and this is a pre-judgement of all fat people which I find wholly unacceptable.
He insists that he employs fat people and his organisation helps them to adopt a healthy lifestyle. He insists that he wishes to "help fat people" - I have told him(on GMTV yesterday) that I am more than happy to work with him and his organisation to bring them up to speed on how to do this - he tells me I am "hired" - but I am still sceptical - is he simply trying to mitigate any potential damage he may have incurred against his organisation in the first place? (we all remember what happened to Gerald Ratners jewellery business in 1991 when he announced that his product was crap). Has Duncan Bannatyne made a "Ratneresque" comment? Will his pre judgement affect his decisions in that Dragons Den?
But in spite of all that - I am willing to work with anyone who feels their deep seated prejudice may affect their decisions.........there would be no point in me ranting and raving about the problems and prejudice we face without providing a feasible solution.
I will wait to hear from Bannatyne or his representatives...............and indeed from anyone else........

My list of appearances is now really too long to include here - suffice to say that Radio 5 Live still keep me up late at night, Radios Leeds and Manchester still phone me very early in the mornings and the Asian Network still keep me on air for 45 minutes at a time. I LOVE IT!!!!
Magazines and newspapers all over the country have featured Vicki and Fattitude many times over the last few months.
Voice overs for museum pieces and writing articles all keep me jolly busy too!
September 2006
Here is my admission, moving house, moving offices, organising children, going on holiday...............all my excuses for not keeping my list up to date - so here's a catch up.....
Last week: 5 interviews in one day! Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, Radio Manchester, twice in one day, Radio York, Coventry and West Midlands Radio - a busy day indeed in response to the news that IVF is not going to be available to the obese.
Over the last few months:
BBC News 24
Radio 5 Live - at least 4 occasions
Radio Manchester - at least 4 occasions
Radio York - half a dozen times
BBC World Service
Love It Magazine
Odd places I have been when a radio interview has taken place:
In the car - parked in a car park obviously! Even I can't concentrate on this arguement whilst driving!
In the car - on a campsite whilst on holiday
In my mother's bedroom
Several different studio's -depending on where they can fit me in on the day

Vicki Swinden, Fat Is The New Black, in the News on all these occasions!
March 2006
Meeting with ITV Producers and Planners to discuss Vicki’s own Lifestyle show
March 2006
Stephen Nolan Radio 5 Live – 11 stone lost in 20 weeks
February 2006
GMTV asking for an appearance to promote Fattitude – currently waiting for us to go back to them
February 2006
Richard and Judy asking for an appearance to promote Fattitude – currently waiting for us to go back to them
January 2006
BBC TV News – North West Tonight – re launching The Fattitude Workout Programme
December 2005
Stephen Nolan Radio 5 Live – Airlines retrenching over weight cabin crew
December 2005
Nolan Live, BBC Television Northern Ireland - Recruitment Consultants discriminate against fat potential employees
November 2005
Jeremy Vine’s show BBC Radio 2 – East Suffolk Health Authority decision to deny Obese people Hip and Knee operations.
November 2005
Nick Ferrari’s show LBC – East Suffolk Health Authority decision to deny Obese people Hip Replacements
October 2005
Sky News piece on the story that Recruitment Consultants discriminate against fat potential employees
September 2005
The Journal, Newcastle
August 2005
The Colchester Gazette
August 2005
Manchester Evening News
August 2005
Bournemouth News
July 2005
Zest magazine
July 2005
Jim Hawkins Radio Shropshire – debate with the Director of Shropshire Primary Care Trust
July 2005
Paul Ross’s radio show LBC – being fat
April 2005
Real Magazine
March 2005
All FM Radio with Vicky Richardson
February 2005
GMR Radio with Becky Want – body positive
January 2005
Trisha Goddard names one of her TV shows Fattitude and invites Vicki to come and join her on the sofa to discuss Fattism and Fattitude
November 2004
Henry Kelly’s radio show LBC responding to Karl Lagerfeld’s disappointment in finding his designs were being sized up for H&M.
November 2004
Granada TV seek advice from Vicki re the making of their Fat programme shot in Mexico
December 2004
The Wellcome Trust use Vicki’s experience to build their Big Picture on Obesity part of the Labnotes series to support education
October 2004
Henry Gee’s book – Forever Happy and Successful – references Vicki Swinden’s opinion on size
September 2004
Top Sante magazine
September 2004
The Liverpool Daily Post
August 2004
Anker Radio – mid morning women’s interest show
August 2004
The Sun Online – women’s pages
August 2004
Radio 5 interview on keeping the family fit with food
July 2004
BBC Radio 2 – Jeremy Vine Show – The Wednesday Debate on the subject There Is No Pride in Being Fat – Nina Myskov speaking for the motion, Vicki Swinden speaking against
July 2004
GMR Radio interview with Heather Stott – The Morning News Programme
July 2004
Radio Talk Sport, interview with Mike Dickin
July 2004
Cheshire Life
July 2004
Womens Weekly
July 2004
The Daily Express
June 2004
The Weekly News
June 2004
Manchester TV piece about being Fat and Fit, Vicki featured riding bike, talking about fitness, exercise and positive body image
June 2004
Interview with Becky Want on GMR Radio about Fat Positivity
June 2004
Manchester Evening News
May 2004
Private Eye list Vicki Swinden in the Neophiliacs column for coining the phrase Fat Is The New Black
May 2004
One hour slot on the Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2 as The Expert On Being Fat – answering call in’s and giving opinion based on a lifetime’s experience