Britain 1745-1901

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

David Olusoga investigates the British independent slave owners.

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

David Olusoga discusses the slave plantation system in the Caribbean.

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

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

David Olusoga investigates the first English traders in West Africa.

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

David Olusoga discusses the slave codes that stripped black people of all their rights.

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

David Olusoga views the implements of torture that slave owners used to enforce the slave plantation system.

Slave inheritance | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga explains how slaves were passed down through families in inheritance.

Nanban Screens | Civilisations

David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met.

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 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

David Olusoga discusses the life and work of Frederick Douglas.

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

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

David Olusoga discusses the arguments used by slave owners when fighting for compensation.

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

David Olusoga discusses the tactics used by slave owners against the abolitionist.

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

David Olusoga explains how the profits of slavery shaped the world we know today.

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

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

David Olusoga discusses controversial argument in favour of British colonial rule in India...

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

David Olusoga explains how historical perspectives of the British Empire have shifted through time.

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

David Olusoga visits the Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.

Native American Indigenous Peoples | Civilisations

David Olusoga views paintings of Native American Indigenous peoples by George Catlin.

Orientalism | Civilisations

David Olusoga discusses the theory of Orientalism, as depicted in painting.

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

Victoria Wood investigates the history of the tea trade in India.

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.