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.