When researching medicine at Oxford University, gaining a Master's Degree within Health Policy, Rogers joined a BBC as a producer around the early 1990s, specialising in scientific docudrama, including function on the long-running off series Horizon. Inside 1995 she moved to the independent production company RDF Media, & afterwards devised and produced a popular C4 technology gameshow Scrapheap Challenge, also appearing in screen when co-presenter from either a 2nd series onward. She besides created & hosted the related programme, Full Metal Challenge.

Within 2001 she was promoted to the role of Creative Director at RDF Media's fresh Los Angeles center, where she has overseen a company's activities in a United states, including the Western versions of popular shows like Faking It and Wife Swap.

Cathy Rogers has too enjoyed profits as a musician, with played keyboards & sung back-higher vocals in the twee pop groups Heavenly and Marine Research.