It is humbling to have my work in television, as both a producer and a presenter, recognised in this way.”

In recent years he led major interviews with the former President of the United States, Barack Obama and lectures including the Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart Lecture in 2020.ĭavid Olusoga said: “ I am honoured to be the recipient of the BAFTA Special Award 2023. He is a Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. Among his other credits are The World’s War (BBC Two), and The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files, Extra Life, a Short History of Living Longer and the landmark BBC arts series Civilizations. Olusoga’s credits include presenting the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time (BBC Two), writing and presenting the award-winning series Black & British: A Forgotten History (BBC Two) and the BAFTA winning Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners. With a three-decade career spanning the creative arts and academia, Olusoga has been a trailblazer for the television industry, leading a reappraisal of how history has been traditionally told through popular culture.Ī special commemoration of his extensive body-of-work at the forthcoming BAFTA Television Awards will pay tribute to Olusoga’s ongoing legacy and impact on the television industry and society, for widening perspectives of how history is presented, and expanding the diversity of stories told. The BAFTA Special award is one of BAFTA’s highest honours recognising an outstanding contribution to film, games or television. Presenter, broadcaster, filmmaker, author and historian Professor David Olusoga OBE will be presented with a BAFTA Special Award at the forthcoming BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises.

The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer from 7-9pm.The BAFTA Special Award recognises an outstanding contribution film, games or television, to be presented at the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises on Sunday 14 May.

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