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Saturday Review

Tina Turner, Let The Sunshine In, Aminatta Forna, Colourising historical photographs, The Woman In White

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Let The Sunshine In, starring Juliette Binoche, The Tina Turner musical, Aminatta Forna's novel Happiness, colourising historical photographs and BBC TV's The Woman In White. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Shahidha Bari
Interviewed Guest:
Maev Kennedy
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

David Olusoga tells the story of London’s Covent Garden Piazza. Helped by experts and eyewitnesses, he conjures up ghosts of the past - market traders, sex workers and activists.

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Line Producer:
Deby Pinnock
Production Coordinator:
Trudi Stevens
Director of photography:
Michael Timney
Assistant Producer:
Marnie Wood
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Executive Producer:
James Bennett
Executive Producer:
Will Saunders
Executive Producer:
Sarah Smyth
Executive Producer:
Ben Luxford
Executive Producer:
Rhidian Davis
Executive Producer:
Gillian Scothern
Production Company:
Uplands Television

Saturday Review

Jonathan Franzen, People, Places and Things, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Lady Chatterley, Dulwich Picture Gallery

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jonathan Franzen's Purity, People, Places and Things at the National Theatre, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Lady Chatterley and Dulwich Picture Gallery's permanent collection. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Meg Rosoff
Interviewed Guest:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Stephanie Merritt
Presenter:
Oliver Jones

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

In part three of this groundbreaking series, historian David Olusoga explores the Victorian moral crusade against slavery. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Naomi Austin
Director:
Naomi Austin
Series Producer:
James Van Der Pool
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Black and British: A Forgotten History

Episode 1: First Encounters

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

David Olusoga explores the relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa. David uncovers a history that is as surprising as it is revealing. Show more

Start the Week

Art and Civilisations

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew Marr on art and civilisation with Mary Beard, Simon Schama, Tacita Dean and David Olusoga. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Beard
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Schama
Interviewed Guest:
Tacita Dean
Interviewed Guest:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Hannah Sander

Loose Ends

Tony Robinson, Tom Kerridge, Phyllis Logan, David Olusoga, Son of Sam, Penniless Cove, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson

Duration: 46 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Tony Robinson, David Olusoga, Tom Kerridge and Phyllis Logan for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Interviewed Guest:
Tony Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Kerridge
Interviewed Guest:
Phyllis Logan
Interviewed Guest:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Sukey Firth

Start the Week

Island Mentality

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion show. Amol Rajan explores the British Isles with Nicholas Crane, Madeleine Bunting, David Olusoga and Imtiaz Dharker. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Amol Rajan
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Crane
Interviewed Guest:
Madeleine Bunting
Interviewed Guest:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Imtiaz Dharker
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

In the second part of his four-part series, historian David Olusoga explores the business of slavery and remembers the black sailors who fought for Britain at Trafalgar. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Naomi Austin
Director:
Naomi Austin
Series Producer:
James Van Der Pool
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Historian David Olusoga concludes his series with the three African kings who stood up to empire and the shaping of black British identity in the 20th century. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 12 months

In a UK exclusive, Barack Obama encounters historian David Olusoga to discuss his long-awaited memoir A Promised Land, and how he may have cast a spotlight on the racial fault lines in America. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Barack Obama
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Producer:
David Shulman
Director:
David Shulman

Union with David Olusoga

Series 1

The Two Nations

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

The 19th-century union appears secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class movement - and a catastrophic famine in Ireland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Union with David Olusoga

Series 1

Union and Disunion

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

The 20th century sees partition in Ireland. A sense of national unity emerges in the aftermath of the World War II, but new divisions create questions about the union’s future. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Francis Welch
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

David Olusoga explores the incredible journey of the African novel – how a fearless collection of writers created books that were to define the image of Africa in the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Interviewed Guest:
Aminatta Forna
Interviewed Guest:
Bernardine Evaristo
Interviewed Guest:
Diane Abbott
Interviewed Guest:
Kwasi Kwarteng
Interviewed Guest:
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Director:
John Mullen
Director:
Grainne Lyons
Production Company:
Uplands Television

A House Through Time

Series 4

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

David follows the trails of a traumatised soldier on the run, a family man at breaking point and one resident who developed an interest in the paranormal. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Composer:
Paul Honey
Editor:
Mike Duly
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Series Producer:
Caroline Miller
Series Producer:
Rachel Ozers
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

Union with David Olusoga

Series 1

Creating Britishness

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

In the face of threats from overseas and rebellion in Scotland, a new sense of Britishness emerges, and a national hero is born. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Francis Welch
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Union with David Olusoga

Series 1

The Making of Britain

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined by religious and cultural divisions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Francis Welch
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

A House Through Time

Series 4

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

A ruthless factory owner is hit by an arson attack, a pacifist couple make a stand and one man sets sail for a life on the glamourous Atlantic liners. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Caroline Miller
Series Producer:
Rachel Ozers
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Composer:
Paul Honey
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

A House Through Time

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HDLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

David Olusoga discovers a scandalous poisoning, a reversal of fortune for a Victorian factory girl and a building dynasty that helped create Leeds. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Nick Tanner
Producer:
Nick Tanner
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Composer:
Paul Honey
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Series Producer:
Caroline Miller
Series Producer:
Rachel Ozers
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

A House Through Time

Series 4

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

The Second World War puts our residents in danger. Leeds is a shock to a Greek war bride with a tragic past and a return for students who lived here at the millennium. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Nicola Seare
Producer:
Nicola Seare
Composer:
Paul Honey
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Series Producer:
Caroline Miller
Series Producer:
Rachel Ozers
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV