Russell Barnes has been producing factual television for 30 years, working with presenters including Richard Dawkins, David Reynolds, Harry Hill and Afua Hirsch. His directing credits include the Broadcast Award-winning Genius of Charles Darwin and Grierson-nominated history films Armistice and 1941 and the Man of Steel and he produced the Digital BAFTA and Emmy award-winning series The Virtual Revolution for BBC2.

KNOWN FOR

Art That Made Us
2022
The Genius of Charles Darwin
2008
Dead & Nowhere
2008
Extinct
2001
Long Shadow
2014
Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch
2019
Root of All Evil?
2006
Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea
The Enemies of Reason
2007
The Genius of Charles Darwin
2008
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
2003
Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard
2024

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
17
Writing
1
Producing
3
2024
Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard
Director
2022
Art That Made Us
Director
2017
Nixon in the Den
Director
2015
1945 and the Wheelchair President
Director
2014
Long Shadow
Director
2012
World War Two: 1942 and Hitler's Soft Underbelly
Director
2011
World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel
Director
2008
The Genius of Charles Darwin
Director
2008
Summits: Munich 1938
Director
2008
Dead & Nowhere
Director
2008
Armistice
Director
2008
The Genius of Charles Darwin
Director
2007
The Enemies of Reason
Director
2006
Root of All Evil?
Director
2003
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
Director
2001
Extinct
Director
2000
Hackers in Wonderland
Director