Archie Baron is a documentary filmmaker and executive producer of factual content across science, history, arts, music, and travel programming. As a director, he made his name internationally with the multi-award-winning feature docs ‘Alexander Solzhenitsyn – The Homecoming’ and ‘Motherland – A Genetic Journey’. He is Creative Director of London-based independent television production company Wingspan Productions, which he founded in 2008. Before that, he co-ran Takeaway Media, spending a decade as a director and series producer at the BBC. His award-winning films and series for British and international broadcasters include the recent Emmy-nominated ‘The Battle To Beat Malaria,’ the Covid feature doc ‘Race for the Vaccine,’ espionage thriller ‘The Real Spies Among Friends,’ environmental ice dance spectacular ‘Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill and Dean,’ ratings triumph ‘Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights,’ and the News Innovation prize-winner ‘Don’t Panic: The Truth about Population.’ Earlier in his career, he directed shows in the format-defining first series of ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ and the landmark history show ‘People’s Century.’ He served on the Board of PACT, the UK’s Trade Association for Film and Television, for six years.