Professor David Olusoga, BAFTA-winning historian and broadcaster, gives a talk at the Exeter Corn Exchange.
Professor David Olusoga is coming to the Exeter Corn Exchange on Thursday 24 June 2027 for an evening talk. If you've seen him on the telly, you'll know he's a historian, but there's a fair bit more to the CV than that. He's a BAFTA award-winning producer, author, and broadcaster, and he holds the chair of Public History at the University of Manchester.
His work tends to focus on the missing chapters of British history — the parts that don't always make it into the standard school textbooks. He's presented historical documentaries for the BBC, contributed to The One Show and The Guardian, and has a reputation as a storyteller who can make the past feel immediate rather than dusty. He's one of those historians who spends as much time in the public eye as he does in the archives, and this talk is a chance to hear him speak in person rather than through a screen.
Beyond the academic side, he's become a household name in a very different way: he made the final of the BBC hit Celebrity Traitors, and more recently he's returned to the screen with the series Finding Britain's Slave Traders and the latest edition of A House Through Time. So, whether you know him from the history documentaries, the current affairs contributions, or the reality TV, you've probably come across his work without even realising it.
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The talk is at the Exeter Corn Exchange on Thursday 24 June 2027, starting at 7.30pm with doors open from 6.45pm. Tickets are £32, which includes a £2 booking fee.
