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Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga

2026 · 1 season

A sober, research-driven history lesson that unearths uncomfortable truths with calm authority and quiet moral weight.

Created by
Francis Welch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Olusoga, Michael Bennett, Jerry Brotton
Overview
With exclusive access to new research, David Olusoga reveals the most comprehensive picture yet of the British slave traders who trafficked three million Africans into slavery.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
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Created by
Francis Welch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Olusoga, Michael Bennett, Jerry Brotton
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    • class
    • power
    • corruption
    • justice
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    Audience
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Francis Welch
    Written by
    David Olusoga
    Starring
    David Olusoga, Michael Bennett, Jerry Brotton, Lila O'Leary Chambers, William Pettigrew, Nick Radburn, Edmond Smith, Kimberley Thomas
    Length
    1 seasons, 2 episodes, 59 min each
    Network
    BBC Two
    Languages
    English, Hebrew, Letzeburgesch, Ndebele

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