David Olusoga

British historian and television presenter · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1970 · age 56

David Adetayo Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, writer, broadcaster, and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester.

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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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2022Honorary Fellow of the British AcademyAwardMedlicott MedalAward2019Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAwardOfficer of the Order of the British EmpireAward2017Hessell-Tiltman PrizeAwardHonorary DoctorateAwardLongman-History Today AwardsAward1970Born

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Awards

Honorary Fellow of the British Academy2022

Medlicott Medal2022

Officer of the Order of the British Empire2019

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2019

Hessell-Tiltman Prize2017

Longman-History Today Awards2017

Honorary Doctorate2017

About this person

Olusoga has presented historical documentaries on the BBC, has contributed to The Guardian and is the author of Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016).

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United Kingdom