Lloyd Shepherd, lately driving BBC Ideas forward, started as Head of Product in September. He presumably sits somewhere between the Director of Product, iPlayer and Sounds, the Executive Product Manager BBC Sounds, the Senior Product Manager BBC Sounds and who knows who else.
Lloyd, 52, (Sevenoaks School and 1st in English Lit from Peterhouse, Cambridge) was born in Kent to Welsh and Mancunian parents. He started in journalism with his own free mag for South West London, then on to film, tv and media industry newsletters for various employers. In 1998 he became Production Director for Yahoo! UK and Ireland.
There followed jobs with The Guardian, C4 and a first gig at the BBC in 2009. Then he turned his attention to writing historical crime thrillers set in Regency London. There's four so far - The English Monster, The Poisoned Island, Savage Magic and The Detective and the Devil. He gives masterclasses in how to do it.
Now he says he's "one of the most experienced product managers in Britain." He's a Manchester United fan. Below, literature and technology in harmony.
A POEM COMPOSED ON A QUAY IN SALFORD— Lloyd Shepherd (@lloydshep) October 11, 2019
My umbrella is in London
But I am here
The rain the rain the rain
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