Thirty years of
stories that matter

He began his career at the BBC, working on Horizon as part of the team awarded the Royal Television Society Documentary Award. What followed was a career defined by one discipline above all others: getting access that others couldn't, and making something lasting with it.

He has reported from Iraq on the covert looting of Babylonian antiquities. He embedded with both the FSB and the FBI during a Siberian investigation into remains believed to be those of Anastasia Romanov. He uncovered previously unknown writings by Isaac Newton. He conducted the pivotal interview with the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch for the BBC Panorama investigation The Dark Side of Cool.

In 2024, Strike: An Uncivil War — his investigation into one of Britain's most contested industrial disputes — won the Audience Award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. It was a fitting recognition for a filmmaker who has always believed that the best documentaries don't just observe history; they interrogate it.

Malcolm founded CB Films in 2006, which later became CB Pictures. Today his production work continues under CB Storyworks, focused on long-form audio and podcasting, alongside an active slate of independent projects. As a Paralympian and world record holder in swimming, he brings the same discipline and determination to his journalism that he brought to sport.