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David Olusoga

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  • Writer
  • Director
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David Olusoga in The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire (2014)
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
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David Olusoga is known for History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010), Timeshift (2002) and A Thousand Blows (2024).
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010)
    History of Now: The Story of the Noughties
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Ian Fleming and Geoffrey Boothroyd in Timeshift (2002)
    Timeshift
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in A Thousand Blows (2024)
    A Thousand Blows
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Namibia Genocide and the Second Reich (2005)
    Namibia Genocide and the Second Reich
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2005

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    Producer

    • Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in A Thousand Blows (2024)
      A Thousand Blows
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024–2025
    • Union with David Olusoga (2023)
      Union with David Olusoga
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Seyi Rhodes in Race and Medical History: Whats the Truth? (2022)
      Race and Medical History: Whats the Truth?
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Ray Fearon, Trisha Goddard, David Harewood, Lenny Henry, Hugh Quarshie, Bonnie Greer, and Karen Gibson in 1000 Years a Slave (2021)
      1000 Years a Slave
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Our NHS: A Hidden History (2021)
      Our NHS: A Hidden History
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol (2021)
      Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
      7.1
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Battle for Britain's Heroes (2018)
      The Battle for Britain's Heroes
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016)
      Black and British: A Forgotten History
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • consultant producer
      • 2016
    • Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History (2013)
      Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors (2013)
      The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Abraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinner (2010)
      Abraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinner
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2010
    • History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010)
      History of Now: The Story of the Noughties
      7.7
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2010
    • The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Ian Fleming and Geoffrey Boothroyd in Timeshift (2002)
      Timeshift
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Stephen J. Brand in War Stories (2006)
      War Stories
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2006

    Writer

    • A House Through Time (2018)
      A House Through Time
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2018–2024
    • Our NHS: A Hidden History (2021)
      Our NHS: A Hidden History
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Unwanted - The Secret Windrush Files (2019)
      The Unwanted - The Secret Windrush Files
      6.8
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Civilisations (2018)
      Civilisations
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016)
      Black and British: A Forgotten History
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2016

    Director

    • One Thousand Years of Slavery (2021)
      One Thousand Years of Slavery
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Abraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinner (2010)
      Abraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinner
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010
    • History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010)
      History of Now: The Story of the Noughties
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Ian Fleming and Geoffrey Boothroyd in Timeshift (2002)
      Timeshift
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Stephen J. Brand in War Stories (2006)
      War Stories
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Namibia Genocide and the Second Reich (2005)
      Namibia Genocide and the Second Reich
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
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      • Prof. David Olusoga

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      He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2019 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to History and Community Integration.

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