Rob Attar

Rob is Editor of BBC History Magazine as well as the History Extra podcast. He also acts as group editor on BBC World Histories and has been closely involved in the development of HistoryExtra.com. Rob began working on BBC History in 2004 and held a number of positions on the magazine before becoming its editor in 2012. Prior to his media career, he studied history at the University of Bristol and then magazine journalism at the University of Cardiff. In 2015 he was named an Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors at their annual awards.