As BBC Head of Documentaries, Poppy leads the editorial vision and strategic direction for the BBC’s documentary output, shaping a slate that reflects the breadth, depth and diversity of stories from across the UK and around the world. Poppy brings extensive experience in commissioning, developing and producing award-winning documentaries and factual programming, including the BAFTA-winning Lockerbie series, as well as acclaimed titles such as Misha and the Wolves for BBC Storyville and Boyzone: No Matter What. Poppy spent five years at Sky as Director of Documentaries and Factual, where she built and led Sky’s factual department, shaping the editorial direction and reputation of Sky Documentaries - achieving record breaking numbers and delivering multiple award-winning programmes including Otto Baxter: Not a F***Ing Horror Story. As part of her remit, she oversaw commissioning for Sky Crime with premium boxsets such as the BAFTA-winning Libby, Are you Home Yet? and pioneered Sky Nature’s ventures into blue chip natural history programming with Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough. Poppy has a strong track record of championing emerging talent - establishing a Grierson Award-winning New Directors scheme and a development fund supporting diverse-led independent production companies. Prior to Sky, Poppy built up over 15 years’ experience working in production and development at companies including Raw and Lightbox and has spent five years of her career developing and producing in New York.

Prior to starting his role leading Daytime in November 2022, Rob was for several years Head of The One Show for BBC Studios, where he was responsible for keeping the show on air during Covid, and, at the opposite end of the day, in 2020 also launched Morning Live. Before that he was Head of BBC Studios’ Factual team in Salford, overseeing a raft of hit Daytime commissions including Rip Off Britain, Truth or Scare?, Right on the Money, Women at War, Home Front Heroes, Sister Rita to the Rescue, and Operation Hospital Food, as well as award-winning series and documentaries for BBC Three such as Sex, Drugs and Murder: Life in the Red Light Zone, Escape from the World’s Most Dangerous Place, How Safe are my Drugs?, and Licence to Kill. He also executive produced the BBC Studios documentaries Danny Dyer on Harold Pinter for Sky Arts, and Tourette’s Teacher for Channel Five. His BBC career has included everything from editing then executive producing Watchdog, through producing on Blue Peter and the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, to a Senior Adviser role in Editorial Policy.