Groom was born in Chesterfield in Derbyshire,[1] and was brought up on a farm in Dethick, which he later often visited for Blue Peter reports.
In 1992, he released a cover version of Elvis Presley's hit "Can't Help Falling in Love" on his own record label.
Groom produced his first TV documentary, Angels & Devils, a critically acclaimed biopic of film director Ken Russell, reviewed as 'Pick of the Day' in both The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian.
His other television documentaries include Bucking Mad, the story of an English rodeo rider, and Full Circle: the Saving of Derby's Roundhouse, both broadcast by the BBC.
Groom has also produced and presented documentaries for BBC Radio Four, including George Oliver: A Man For All Seasons, the story of a Bedfordshire gamekeeper; Peak Park Pressures (about Britain's first national park); and Ferry Across the Mekong: two Sony Award-nominated thirty minute programmes in which Groom makes a return trip to Cambodia.