David Olusoga

I’m back on tour with my new book DOMINATION this week - travelling to Bradford, Sheffield, Newcastle, Hull & Northampton. Expect plenty of monasteries, basilicas, hypocausts as I explore the end of the western Roman Empire and why it’s still relevant today!

Big problems, nosy co-workers and a little bit of #celebritytraitors chat!

I had the pleasure of joining the always brilliant @claudiahammond.bsky.social for All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4.

Listen here if you like.
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Steven Knight's Victorian boxing drama A Thousand Blows will return for Season 2 on Disney+ in January 2026.

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📣 New Episode Alert! 📣
We’re kicking off a deep dive into the wild history of reality TV - from its chaotic beginnings to the shows that changed the genre forever!

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Sunder Katwala on race, patriotism and flag-waving: ‘The far right is vocal and angry because it is shrinking’ The director of British Future has spent his career trying to find common ground when it comes to race and immigration. He describes his own experience of racism – and why he’s still hopeful for the UK

Sunder Katwala on race, patriotism and flag-waving: ‘The far right is vocal and angry because it is shrinking’

Truth.

Jonathan Coe: ‘I have a fascination with the right’ The author on keeping his liberal instincts in check, his love of breaking the literary fourth wall, and not fitting comfortably into the world

In which I talk about anxiety as a motivating force, never being considered for the Booker, and an early novel that's become problematic.

Once again, for #blackhistorymonth I'll be highlighting some of the all time greats from the world of sport and performance in a month-long thread.

Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.

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Starting now at #CPC25:
‘Unlocking Opportunity: The case for Inclusive Employment’
Speakers: Baroness Stedman-Scott; Siobhan Aarons of @toryreformgroup.bsky.social; Anna Purchas, @kpmguk.bsky.social;
Prerna Bhardwaj, Mayor of Gerrards Cross; @sundersays.bsky.social British Future.

Dominic Grieve is right. Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be a reckless act of self-harm, breaking security ties, breaching international law, and weakening Britain’s standing while doing nothing to solve the problems this government pretends to fix.

Colm Tóibín’s message to Ukraine, in conversation with Bohdan Kolomiychuk at Lviv BookForum 2025.

Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Ostap Slyvynskyy - Hay Festival Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Ostap Slyvynskyy

Catch up:

Bernardine Evaristo on a writer’s freedom and the sensitivities of storytelling, in conversation with Ostap Slyvynsky at Lviv BookForum 2025 this weekend.

Stephen Fry on where we might find hope in dark times, live at Lviv BookForum 2025 this weekend.

Dr Andrew Wood joined us on the latest episode of the Eighty Percent Mental podcast to talk about life, death, and all things in between. This is a good one!

Listen to the full conversation at eightypercentmental.com or wherever you normally get your podcasts.

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.

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Why did the Confederates bet on “King Cotton” to pull Britain into the Civil War?
How did the Union feed starving mill workers?
And why were Liverpool shipyards building warships for the South?

@davidolusoga.bsky.social and @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social reveal the high-stakes cotton gamble in new ep

I had a mid-career fellowship and it was exactly what I needed to finish my book. The BA application forms are far simpler than you might expect if you’ve only ever seen forms for other funders. So, if you’re eligible, do explore further. Best of luck if you apply.

My message today is the same as it was during the government shutdown 30 years ago: we can't balance the budget on the backs of working people.

Democrats must keep fighting against Trump's cruel healthcare cuts.

At 6pm tonight: our fringe on inclusion in polarised times

From the TfL workers being punched and racially abused to women who were chased down the street - I’m deeply concerned about the alarming rise of racist attacks in our capital city. We are also seeing appalling incidents elsewhere in the country - some of which have included abhorrent violence towards children. These incidents illustrate the dangers of allowing racism to be normalised and mainstreamed. Real lives and personal safety are under threat. I will continue to speak out against racial inequalities and injustices, as well as providing support to organisations working to support our communities and bring people together. London is a successful, liberal and multicultural city. The greatest in the world. It will always be for everyone and I promise you: that will never change. MAYOR OF LONDON, SADIQ KHAN

I’m deeply concerned about recent racist attacks in our capital city.

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@davidolusoga.bsky.social just shared the stage with @barackobama.bsky.social 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸

But what’s the real story of the "Special Relationship"?

Civil War tensions to hidden histories, David and @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social reveal the story in the latest Journey Through Time ep!
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On Sat 4 Oct, renowned historian @davidolusoga.bsky.social comes to the Concert Hall for "History's Missing Chapters", uncovering how and why some events and some people are remembered and others forgotten.

Look & book via whatsonreading.com/venues/town-...

Comment: Why are we going backwards on racism in Britain? Black and Asian people have increasingly equal opportunities to reach the top, but a viscerally and unacceptably unequal experience of public space

This country made significant progress against racism in my lifetime - but we did not do so by chance. There is a visible visceral regression in experiencing of overt racism because the toxic fringe with the most extreme views have a sense of permission & impunity
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🎤 Tonight at The O2

@davidolusoga.bsky.social will be in conversation with President Barack Obama as part of An Evening with President Obama, presented by Fane, Kilimanjaro and Singular.

A rare and powerful dialogue between two leading voices on history, leadership and change.

There is a good simple media story in doing a mystery shopping reporting exercise of 100 uses of p-word and n-word racism to get the snapshot % for Twitter protecting hate crimes , with pressure not just on the platform execs, but on ministers, police, ofcom, ehrc and select committees.

An Evening with Janina Ramirez | Storyhouse

AN EVENING WITH JANINA RAMIREZ
Mon 17 November | Storyhouse, Chester

Join celebrated medievalist, broadcaster and Sunday Times bestselling author, Prof. Janina Ramirez for a thrilling journey into the lives of medieval women.

Book now: www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/an-...

Line-up for Hay Festival Winter Weekend announced The programme of more than 80 artists was revealed on Tuesday and includes poet Hollie McNish and comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Mark Watson.

Extra! Extra!

🚨 Our new series on Martin Luther King Jr. is here! 🚨

💬 How did MLK craft and improvise the 20th century’s most iconic speech?
✊ Which celebrities joined the 250,000-strong crowd?
👀 And what were the American Nazis plotting?

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