David Olusoga
Birthday: Born in 1970-01-01 in Lagos, Nigeria
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
A House Through Time
Character: Self - Presenter
David Olusoga tells the story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. Searching through city archives, scouring records, and tracking down their living descendants, presenter David Olusoga tells the untold stories of the people who once lived in the house and gains a unique insight into the making of modern Britain....
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Character: Presenter
Explore the science and medical innovations that conquered some of the world's deadliest diseases and doubled life expectations for many across the globe....
Union with David Olusoga
Character: Presenter
National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK....
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Character: Presenter
How Britain as we know it was built on the profits of slavery, with abolition involving the shocking decision to compensate slave owners for their loss of 'property'....
Civilisations
Character: Presenter
The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations....
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Character: Self - Presenter
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa....
Harry & Meghan
Character: Self
From their courtship to their exit from royal life, Harry and Meghan share their complex journey in their own words in this docuseries....
Movie Credits
David Harewood on Blackface
Character: Himself
At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a mission to understand the roots of this strange, intensely problematic cultural form: where did the show come from, and what made it popular for so long? With the help of historians, actors and musicians, David uncovers how, at its core, blackface minstrelsy was simply an attempt to make racism into an art form - and can be traced back to a name and a d...
Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
Character: Narrator
During the Second World War, thousands of men and women from the Caribbean colonies volunteered to come to Britain to join the fight against Hitler. They risked their lives for king and empire, but their contribution has largely been forgotten. Some of the last surviving Caribbean veterans tell their extraordinary wartime stories - from torpedo attacks by German U-boats and the RAF's blanket-bombing of Germany to the culture shock of Britain's freezing winters and war-torn landscapes. This brav...
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
Character: Presenter
David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants has been 70 years in the making....
Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent
Character: Himself - Presenter
David Olusoga explores the incredible journey of the African novel – how a fearless collection of writers created books that were to define the image of Africa in the world....