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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Harry & Meghan (2022) — Self
2. The Celebrity Traitors (2025) — Self - Contestant
3. Civilisations (2018) — Presenter
4. Empire with David Olusoga (2025) — Presenter
5. A House Through Time (2018) — Self - Presenter
6. Union with David Olusoga (2023) — Presenter
7. Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016) — Self - Presenter
8. A Timewatch Guide (2015) — Self - Presenter
9. David Harewood on Blackface (2023) — Himself
10. Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent (2020) — Himself - Presenter
11. The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022) — Himself - Presenter
12. The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files (2019) — Presenter
13. Our NHS: A Hidden History (2021) — Presenter
14. Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer (2021) — Presenter
15. Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners (2015) — Presenter
16. Remembers… (2022)
17. Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes (2015) — Narrator
18. The Felling of Colston (2021) — Self
19. Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century (2026) — Self

Directed

1. Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich (2005) — Director