15 Facts About Russ Malkin

Russ Malkin is a British TV producer and director, the founder of Big Earth Productions.

Russ Malkin has created documentaries for broadcasters including BBC, ITV, Sky, National Geographic, Amazon, and Discovery, often working with high-profile personalities.

Russ Malkin is known for the adventure travel documentaries Long Way Round, Long Way Down, and Long Way Up with actors and motorcyclists Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman.

Russ Malkin's work includes Prince Harry in Africa, David Beckham: For the Love of the Game, and the National Geographic documentary Fiennes: Return to the Nile.

In 2015, Russ Malkin produced and directed David Beckham For The Love Of The Game, in which David Beckham played seven football matches on seven continents in under nine days, for his UNICEF 7 Fund.

In 2019, Russ Malkin was the Executive Producer for Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes's National Geographic documentary, Fiennes: Return to the Nile.

In 2015, Russ Malkin collaborated with Joss Stone and New Earth Films to follow Stone on her SE Asia tour to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The format of these programmes meant that Russ Malkin made frequent on-screen appearances.

In 2006, Russ Malkin produced and directed Race to Dakar, a documentary series following Charley Boorman's entry into the 2006 Dakar Rally from Lisbon to Dakar.

In 2008 and 2009, Russ Malkin produced and directed By Any Means and Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means for the BBC, which followed him and Boorman as they travelled from Ireland to Australia and then Australia to Japan, "by any means" of transport available, including gondolas, yachts, and elephants.

In 2011, Russ Malkin produced and directed the Channel 5 adventure travel series Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers which spawned a follow-up book and DVD, Extreme Frontiers: Racing Across Canada from Newfoundland to the Rockies.

Russ Malkin has produced and directed a number of short-form digital brand adventures, most recently featuring Henry Cavill and Anna Friel.

Russ Malkin has worked on other television productions including Murder or Mutiny, Britain in Motion, Ball's in Our Court, Road Rivals, Adventure or Luxury, Tales of Travel, the World Wakeboarding Championships and Clothes Show Live for ITV, along with World's Fittest Woman.

Russ Malkin was responsible for saving the HEMS London Air Ambulance Service after it lost its sponsor, securing sponsorship from Richard Branson who assumed the contract for the next 10 years.

Russ Malkin is a fellow of UNICEF and the Royal Geographical Society.