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.

Known For

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

Historian

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century

Self

David Harewood on Blackface

Himself

Our NHS: A Hidden History

Presenter

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

Presenter

Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent

Himself - Presenter

The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden

Himself - Presenter

Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes

Narrator