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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.
Awards & recognition
- Honorary Fellow of the British Academy · 2022
- Medlicott Medal · 2022
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2019
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
- Hessell-Tiltman Prize · 2017
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- honorary doctorate · 2017
- Longman-History Today Awards · 2017
Filmography7 titles
The Celebrity Traitors
2025as Self - Contestant
2025as Self - Contestant
A Thousand Blows
2024Executive Producer
2024Executive Producer
Empire with David Olusoga
as Presenter
as Presenter
Union with David Olusoga
as Presenter
as Presenter
Black and British: A Forgotten History
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Presenter
David Harewood on Blackface
2023as Himself
2023as Himself
Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
2015as Narrator
2015as Narrator