Russell Barnes
Biography
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- —Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous IdeaFilm · Producer
- 2024Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary BeardFilm · Director
- 2022Art That Made UsSeries · Director
- 2019Africa Rising with Afua HirschSeries · Executive Producer
- 2017Nixon in the DenFilm · Director
- 20151945 and the Wheelchair PresidentFilm · Director
- 2014Long ShadowSeries · Director
- 2012World War Two: 1942 and Hitler's Soft UnderbellyFilm · Director
- 2011World War Two: 1941 and the Man of SteelFilm · Director
- 2008Dead & NowhereDead & NowhereFilm · Writer, Director
- 2008The Genius of Charles DarwinFilm · Director
- 2008The Genius of Charles DarwinSeries · Director
- 2008Summits: Munich 1938Summits: Munich 1938Film · Director, Producer
- 2008ArmisticeFilm · Director
- 2007The Enemies of ReasonFilm · Director★ 7.6
- 2006Root of All Evil?Film · Director★ 7.4
- 2003Empire: How Britain Made the Modern WorldSeries · Director
- 2001ExtinctExtinctSeries · Director
- 2000Hackers in WonderlandFilm · Director
