Cathy Rogers

Cathy Rogers (May 28, 1968, Lancashire, UK) is a British television executive, producer and presenter, who have also had some success as a musician.

After studying medicine at Oxford University, gaining a Master's Degree in Health Policy, Rogers joined the BBC as a producer in the early 1990s, specializing in scientific documentaries, including work on the long-running series Horizon. In 1995 she moved to the independent production company RDF Media, and subsequently devised and produced the popular C4 technology game show Scrapheap Challenge (AKA Junkyard Wars), also appearing on screen as co-presenter from the second series onwards. She also created and hosted a related program, Full Metal Challenge.

She came up with the idea for Junkyard Wars with a fellow producer after seeing Apollo 13. "When the engineers dump that huge box of rubbish to try and fix the carbon-monoxide filters, I could just feel the tension building in the theater. A mechanical competition like Junkyard Wars captures that same sort of thing, combining that boyish obsession with machines with the thrill of competition."

In 2001 she was promoted to the role of Creative Director at RDF Media's new Los Angeles center, where she has overseen the company's activities in the USA, including the American versions of popular shows such as Faking It and Wife Swap.

Cathy Rogers has also enjoyed success as a musician, having played keyboards and sung back-up vocals in the twee pop groups Heavenly and Marine Research.