Professor David Olusoga

Professor David Olusoga is coming to the Palace Theatre in Lincoln on Friday 7 May 2027, where he'll be giving a talk. If you've come across his name before, it's likely from the television: he's a British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster who's spent a good part of his career bringing history out of the archives and into the public eye. He's well known for his work in public history, and for the way he brings it to wide audiences through his contributions to various media.

That's the core of what he does — taking history and making it something people can actually engage with, rather than something that stays locked in a textbook. His work often looks at the broader stories that shape our understanding of the past, and he's built a reputation for presenting those things in a way that's accessible to a general audience. This talk is a chance to hear him do that in person, rather than through a screen.

The evening is billed as a talk by Olusoga himself, with him as the sole feature of the night. It's a straightforward setup: he takes the stage at the Palace Theatre and speaks to the room. If you've followed his work on TV, this is a similar thing but live, with the chance to hear him work through his ideas in real time.

It's on Friday 7 May 2027, starting at 18:30, so it's an early evening one. Tickets are £40.50, and the venue is the Palace Theatre in Lincoln, on Appletongate, Newark, NG24 1JY.