David Olusoga Age, Height, Education, Notable Works, Notable Awards

David Olusoga is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and filmmaker. 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.

Olusoga began his television career as a researcher on the 1999 BBC series Western Front. He became a producer of history programmes after university, working from 2005 on programmes such as Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich, The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith and Abraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinner?

Olusoga was included in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Powerlist, a ranking of the 100 most influential Black Britons, and the 2021 edition he made the Top 10 most influential, ranking eighth. In December 2021, it was announced that he had been awarded the President’s Medal by the British Academy.

Olusoga is the 39th person to receive the medal, which has been awarded since 2010, and recognises services to the humanities and social sciences.

David Olusoga Age

How old is David Olusoga? David Olusoga was born in January 1970.

David Olusoga Height

How tall is David Olusoga? David Olusoga stands at a moderate height.

David Olusoga Education

David Olusoga attended the University of Liverpool to study the history of slavery, and in 1994, graduated with a BA (Hons) in History degree, followed by a postgraduate course in broadcast journalism at Leeds Trinity University.

Notable Works

David Olusoga’s notable works Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016).

Notable Awards

David Olusoga has received the Hessell-Tiltman Prize.