My endgame book (Fundamental Chess Endings by Muller and Lamprecht) has this to say:
A lone rook normally cannot win against a bishop, especially if the defending king is in a corner opposite to the bishop's colour.
As an example of a win, they give the following position (black to move):
This is won for white no matter where black's bishop is (as long as it's a dark square).
Finally, I found this, which may be useful:
http://www.anadune.com/chess/endgames/kr_kb.html