David Olusoga
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.
Gallery
Known For
Acting History
2025
Empire with David Olusoga as Presenter
2025The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
2023Union with David Olusoga as Presenter
2023David Harewood on Blackface as Himself
2022Harry & Meghan as Self
2022The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden as Himself - Presenter
2021The Felling of Colston as Self
2021Our NHS: A Hidden History as Presenter
2021Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer as Presenter
2020Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent as Himself - Presenter
2019The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files as Presenter
2018Civilisations as Presenter
2018A House Through Time as Self - Presenter
2016Black and British: A Forgotten History as Self - Presenter
2015Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners as Presenter
2015Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes as Narrator
2015A Timewatch Guide as Self - Presenter