Rob Rinder
Rob Rinder MBE is a barrister turned broadcaster and Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author. His broadcast career began with ITV’s huge daytime hit Judge Rinder, which he presided over for an amazing seven series. Rob’s episode of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are won a BAFTA and his subsequent documentary series My Family, the Holocaust and Me and The Holy Land and Us aired to critical acclaim.
In 2020 Rob was awarded an MBE for his services to Holocaust education and an honorary doctorate for his legal work. In 2024 he received a Doctor of Literature from University College London for writing, teaching and advocacy in social equality and Holocaust education.
Rob is president of Orion Orchestra, a role which combines his passion for music with nurturing the next generation of the UK’s best young musicians.
Rob is a regular host on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, co-hosted Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby and Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour for the BBC. In 2024 Rob presented Channel 4’s Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History and The Princes in The Tower: The New Evidence.
Rob’s Sunday Times No.1 bestselling novel The Trial and the subsequent The Suspect, The Protest and The Defence are inspired by his experiences as a barrister.
2025 saw another Rob & Rylan: A Passage To India for the BBC as well Rob co-hosting a new series Rich Lives Poor Lives alongside historian Ruth Goodman for Channel Five. Rob also authored Victoria's Secret for Channel 4.
This year will bring another series of Rob & Rylan and Rich Lives Poor Lives, C+I series The Case I Can't Forget looking back at one of Rob's most memorable cases as a criminal barrister, as well as publication of the fourth book in Rob's bestselling novel series: The Defence and a yet to be announced, exciting new project for Channel 4.
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