PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
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Edition 16 (2017) Winner
David Olusoga
デイヴィッド・オルソガ
Deividdo Orusoga
Aliases:
David Adetayo Olusoga
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-01-05 （Lagos, Nigeria）
- Nationality
- British, Nigerian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lagos, Nigeria → Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England → Manchester, England
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Writer, Broadcaster, Filmmaker
- Active Years
- 1999-2025
- Affiliations
- Professor of Public History, University of Manchester, Member of the Scott Trust board, Ambassador for the National Trust
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Liverpool | — | History Department | BA (Hons) History | — | United Kingdom |
| Leeds Trinity University | — | Broadcast Journalism | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Liverpool
History Department
Degree:
BA (Hons) History
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied the history of slavery
Leeds Trinity University
Broadcast Journalism
Country:
United Kingdom
Postgraduate course in broadcast journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hessell-Tiltman Prize | Black and British: A Forgotten History | — | English PEN | Winner |
| 2017 | Longman–History Today Trustees Award | Black and British: A Forgotten History | — | History Today | Winner |
| 2019 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | Awarded |
| 2016 | BAFTA TV Award, Specialist Factual | Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners | — | BAFTA | Winner |
| 2021 | President's Medal, British Academy | — | — | British Academy | Awarded |
Hessell-Tiltman Prize
2017
Work:
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Organization:
English PEN
Result:
Winner
Longman–History Today Trustees Award
2017
Work:
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Organization:
History Today
Result:
Winner
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2019
Organization:
British Government
Result:
Awarded
BAFTA TV Award, Specialist Factual
2016
Work:
Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
Organization:
BAFTA
Result:
Winner
President's Medal, British Academy
2021
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
Awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Black and British: A Forgotten History
2016 HistoryExplores the forgotten history of Black people in Britain.
Black historySlaveryEmpire
The World's War
2015 HistoryFocuses on the forgotten soldiers of empire in World War I.
World War IColonialismMulticulturalism
The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism
2011 HistoryExamines Germany's genocide in Namibia and links to Nazism.
GenocideColonialismNazism
Bibliography
- The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism
- The World's War
- Black and British: A Forgotten History
- Civilisations: First Contact/The Cult of Progress
- The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
- Black History for Every Day of the Year
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- NarrativeDocumentary-styleAccessible
- Recurring Motifs
- Black historyLegacy of empireRacismForgotten histories
Legacy
Renowned expert on Black British history and empire, winner of numerous awards including Hessell-Tiltman Prize. Popular BBC documentaries and Professor of Public History at University of Manchester.
In Popular Culture
- Ranked in Top 10 of Powerlist 2021
- Appeared on The Celebrity Traitors in 2025
Trivia
- Born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and British mother, moved to UK at age 5.
- Faced racist attacks by National Front as a child, forcing family relocation.
- Appointed OBE in 2019 New Year Honours, received from King Charles III in 2023.
- Featured in Powerlist of influential Black Britons multiple times.