Person
David Olusoga
Acting · Born 1970-01-01 · Lagos, Nigeria
Biography
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.
Known for
Remembers…
2022
A Thousand Blows
Executive Producer
Harry & Meghan
Self
The Celebrity Traitors
Self - Contestant
Civilisations
Presenter
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
Self
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Presenter
A House Through Time
Self - Presenter
David Harewood on Blackface
Himself
A Timewatch Guide
Self - Presenter
Filmography
- 2026Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our CenturySelf
- 2025Empire with David OlusogaPresenter
- 2025The Celebrity TraitorsSelf - Contestant
- 2025A Thousand BlowsExecutive Producer
- 2023Union with David OlusogaPresenter
- 2023David Harewood on BlackfaceHimself
- 2022Harry & MeghanSelf
- 2022The People's Piazza: A History of Covent GardenHimself - Presenter
- 2022Remembers…
- 2021The Felling of ColstonSelf
- 2021Our NHS: A Hidden HistoryPresenter
- 2021Statue Wars: One Summer in BristolExecutive Producer
- 2021Extra Life: A Short History of Living LongerPresenter
- 2020Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a ContinentHimself - Presenter
- 2019The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush FilesPresenter
- 2018CivilisationsPresenter
- 2018A House Through TimeSelf - Presenter
- 2016Black and British: A Forgotten HistorySelf - Presenter
- 2015Britain's Forgotten Slave OwnersPresenter
- 2015Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean HeroesNarrator
- 2015A Timewatch GuideSelf - Presenter
- 2005Namibia: Genocide and the Second ReichDirector of Photography
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