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.
Acted in 7
2020s
- 2026
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Historian
- 2025
Empire with David Olusoga
Presenter · 3 episodes
- 2023
Union with David Olusoga
Presenter · 4 episodes
- 2021
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Presenter · 4 episodes
2010s
- 2019
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
Presenter
- 2018
Civilisations
Presenter · 2 episodes
- 2015
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Presenter · 2 episodes
Produced 5
2020s
- 2026
Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga
Executive Producer
- 2025
Empire with David Olusoga
Executive Producer
- 2023
Union with David Olusoga
Executive Producer
- 2021
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
Executive Producer
Created 3
2020s
- 2025
Empire with David Olusoga
Creator
- 2023
Union with David Olusoga
Creator
- 2021
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Creator
Wrote 2
2020s
- 2026
Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga
Writer
2010s
- 2016
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Writer
Appearances12
2020s
- 2026
Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
Self
- 2025
- 2023
David Harewood on Blackface
Himself
- 2022
The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
Himself - Presenter
- 2020
Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent
Himself - Presenter
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Self - Presenter · 4 episodes
- 2015
Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
Narrator
A Timewatch Guide
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
