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Historian David Olusoga in a suit with a yellow background | St George's Bristol

7.30pm

David Olusoga

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Professor David Olusoga OBE, BAFTA winning film-maker and author returns to St Georges due to popular demand.


History is now being contested as never before and David, a British-Nigerian historian and author, is an expert at examining what history reveals about contemporary society.

Following his previous talk The State of the British Union, Why Black History Matters he will now expand on these ever-changing subjects and the contemporary situations we all find ourselves in

His seven books include Black & British: A Forgotten History (awarded both the Longman-History Today Trustees Award and the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize), The World’s War, Black & British A Short Essential History, The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism.

He is also responsible for the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and BBC documentary, Union where David examines the four UK Nations.

Plus there are many more television series including Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners, The World’s War, The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files and the landmark BBC arts series Civilizations.

David’s books will be available on the evening and he will be signing after his talk.

A new publication is due for release on 12th September 2024.