David Olusoga
David Adetayo Olusoga OBE is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He has presented historical documentaries on the BBC and contributed to The One Show and The Guardian.
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Films (11)

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
2026 · Historian

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026 · Self

David Harewood on Blackface
2023 · Himself

The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
2022 · Himself - Presenter
The Felling of Colston
2021 · Self
Our NHS: A Hidden History
2021 · Presenter

Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
2021 · Executive Producer

Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent
2020 · Himself - Presenter

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
2019 · Presenter

Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
2015 · Narrator
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
2005 · Director of Photography, Director
Séries (13)

Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga
2026 · Self - Presenter, Executive Producer, Writer

Empire with David Olusoga
2025 · Presenter, Executive Producer, Creator

The Celebrity Traitors
2025 · Self - Contestant

A Thousand Blows
2025 · Executive Producer

Union with David Olusoga
2023 · Presenter, Executive Producer, Creator

Harry & Meghan
2022 · Self

Remembers…
2022 · Self

Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
2021 · Presenter, Creator

Civilisations
2018 · Presenter

A House Through Time
2018 · Self - Presenter

Black and British: A Forgotten History
2016 · Self - Presenter, Writer

Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
2015 · Presenter

A Timewatch Guide
2015 · Self - Presenter
