The Atlantic Slave Trade
A house built on profits from the slave trade | A House Through Time
A house built on profits from the slave trade | A House Through Time
David Olusoga investigates the owner Number 10 Guinea Street, the prolific Bristol slave trader Edmund S...
Independent slave traders in Britain | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Independent slave traders in Britain | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga investigates the British independent slave owners.
Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga discusses the legacy of the slave trade in Jamaica in the decades after abolition.
Slave plantation system | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Slave plantation system | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga discusses the slave plantation system in the Caribbean.
The beginnings of the British slave trade | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
The beginnings of the British slave trade | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga investigates the beginnings of the British slave trade in Barbados.
West India Docks and the sugar economy | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
West India Docks and the sugar economy | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga visits the West India Docks in London and discusses the impact of slavery on the Brit...
First English traders in West Africa | Black and British: A Forgotten History
First English traders in West Africa | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga investigates the first English traders in West Africa.
Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga visits Bunce Island, where the first slave fortress was built in the 17th century.
Slave Codes | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Slave Codes | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga discusses the slave codes that stripped black people of all their rights.
First slave society in Barbados | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
First slave society in Barbados | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga discusses the first slave society in Barbados.
Implements of torture | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Implements of torture | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga views the implements of torture that slave owners used to enforce the slave plantation system.
Slave inheritance | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Slave inheritance | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga explains how slaves were passed down through families in inheritance.
Nanban Screens | Civilisations
Nanban Screens | Civilisations
David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met.
Sugar trade | A House Through Time
Sugar trade | A House Through Time
David Olusoga discovers more links between the residents of 5 Guinea Street and the slave trade, through the trade of sugar.
The abolitionist campaigns
The end of the slave trade in Bristol | A House Through Time
The end of the slave trade in Bristol | A House Through Time
David Olusoga investigates the end of the slave trade in Bristol.
Frederick Douglass | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Frederick Douglass | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga discusses the life and work of Frederick Douglas.
Granville Sharp | Black and British: A Forgotten History
Granville Sharp | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga discusses Granville Sharpe and Jonathan Strong's roles in the abolition of slavery.
West Africa Squadron | Black and British: A Forgotten History
West Africa Squadron | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga discusses the West Africa Squadron, which attempted to intercept slave ships and free the African...
Slave owner compensation arguments | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Slave owner compensation arguments | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga discusses the arguments used by slave owners when fighting for compensation.
Slave Owner Compensation Commission | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Slave Owner Compensation Commission | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga introduces the slave owner compensation records.
Slave owner propaganda tactics | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Slave owner propaganda tactics | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga discusses the tactics used by slave owners against the abolitionist.
The legacies of slavery | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
The legacies of slavery | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga discusses the legacies of slavery.
Where did the slavery compensation money end up? | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Where did the slavery compensation money end up? | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga explains how the profits of slavery shaped the world we know today.
The development of the British Empire
Anglo-Zulu War | A Timewatch Guide
Anglo-Zulu War | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga discusses the events of the Anglo-Zulu war and how it has been depicted in film.
Cecil Rhodes | A Timewatch Guide
Cecil Rhodes | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga examines not whether the British Empire was a force for good or ill, but rather how it has been portrayed on British television.
Controversial argument for the benefits of the British Empire | A Timewatch Guide
Controversial argument for the benefits of the British Empire | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga discusses controversial argument in favour of British colonial rule in India...
Kitchener and British Empire Historiography | A Timewatch Guide
Kitchener and British Empire Historiography | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga explains how perceptions of empire have shifted throughout different generations.
Shifting historical opinions on the British Empire | A Timewatch Guide
Shifting historical opinions on the British Empire | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga explains how historical perspectives of the British Empire have shifted through time.
The partition of India | A Timewatch Guide
The partition of India | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga investigates how the partition of India has been represented in film and television.
Benin Bronzes | Civilisations
Benin Bronzes | Civilisations
David Olusoga visits the Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.
Native American Indigenous Peoples | Civilisations
Native American Indigenous Peoples | Civilisations
David Olusoga views paintings of Native American Indigenous peoples by George Catlin.
Orientalism | Civilisations
Orientalism | Civilisations
David Olusoga discusses the theory of Orientalism, as depicted in painting.
British-Chinese Relations | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
British-Chinese Relations | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Victoria Wood investigates the history of British- Chinese relations through the tea trade.
India's Tea Trade | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
India's Tea Trade | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Victoria Wood investigates the history of the tea trade in India.
Opium and Tea trade | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Opium and Tea trade | Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Victoria Wood discusses the role that Opium played in the British- Chinese tea trade.