Russ Malkin

Producer, Director and Founder of Big Earth Productions, Russ Malkin has created content for many broadcasters globally including BBC, ITV, Sky, National Geographic, Amazon and Discovery. Often working with high-profile personalities, Russ has filmed across all seven continents in some of the harshest conditions on the planet.

As co-producer and director on Long Way Round, Long Way Down, Long Way Up, and Long Way Home, Russ has been with the show from conception through pitching, financing and sourcing sponsorship.

Russ joined forces with Prince Harry to produce and direct 'Prince Harry in Africa,’ a documentary that followed the Prince’s journey from Kensington Palace to Lesotho in Southern Africa.

Ready to make the impossible possible, Russ produced and directed 'David Beckham: For The Love Of The Game,’ which saw David Beckham fulfil his ambition of playing 7 unique football matches on 7 continents in 7 days raising an incredible £1M for his UNICEF 7 Fund.

Ever keen for an adventure, Russ was the Executive Producer for Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes’ National Geographic series, ‘Fiennes: Return to the Nile,’ which saw the Fiennes cousins, comprising world-renowned explorer and award-winning actor, embark on an epic journey across Egypt.

Having become firm friends on Long Way Round, Russ has produced and directed a range of travel adventure programmes with Charley Boorman. From two series of ‘By Any Means’, for the BBC; to three series of Extreme Frontiers (Canada, South Africa and the USA) which saw Charley undertake extraordinary adventures on the back of his motorbike. Russ also produced and directed ‘Race to Dakar’ which followed Charley as he completed the infamous Dakar Rally.

Russ has produced and directed a number of short-form digital brand adventures, most recently featuring Henry Cavill (‘No. 1 Rosemary Water, A Journey of Discovery’) and Anna Friel (‘California: On The Road with Anna Friel’).

As well as television, production and branded content, Russ wrote his first book ‘Big Earth's 101 Amazing Adventures,’ published by Transworld. The book documents the must-go places and routes Russ has visited for other keen adventurers to follow.

As a fellow of UNICEF and the Royal Geographical Society, Russ’ philosophy is ‘Travel the world and do some good at the same time’.