David Olusoga talks to Kirsty Lang

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This event took place on 24 May 2026

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David Olusoga talks to Kirsty Lang
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This event took place on 24 May 2026

Hay Festival’s annual lecture celebrates the issues central to the late George Alagiah’s work: migration, the power of the global majority and questions of representation. This year, British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA-winning film-maker David Olusoga discusses the history and legacy of the British Empire and how colonial nostalgia is shaping contemporary geopolitics, with journalist Kirsty Lang.