William Howard Russell 1850. Initially sent by editor John Delane to Malta to cover British support for the Ottoman Empire against Russia in 1854, Russell despised the term "war correspondent" but his coverage of the conflict brought him international renown, and Florence Nightingale later credited her entry into wartime nursing to his reports. The Crimean medical care, shelter and protection of all ranks by Mary Seacole was also publicised by Russell and by other contemporary journalists, rescuing her from bankruptcy. Russell was described by one of the soldiers on the frontlines thus: "a vulgar low Irishman, [who] sings a good song, drinks anyone's
Russell Howard involved him and his mother Ninette travelling through America. On 29 November 2016, it was announced that Howard would write and star in a 14-part weekly comedy series entitled "The Russell Howard Hour" on Sky 1 in 2017, as part of a two-year deal with Sky. The series began on 21 September 2017. A show from his 2007 "Adventures" tour was released on DVD on 17 November 2008, under the title "Russell Howard Live". The show on the DVD was recorded at The Bloomsbury Theatre. Howard started touring for his show "Dingledodies" in September 2008 and played various dates through