Michael Wood
Michael David Wood, OBE FSA (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous well-known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day. Wood has also written a number of books on English history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, The Story of England, and In Search of Shakespeare. He was appointed Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester in 2013.
The Home Invaders
as VictimA former safecracker is lured back for one last job by an old flame and business partner. This...
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The Story of China
as ActorMichael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and...
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Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
as Himself - PresenterMichael Wood tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary woman in a time of revolution. Born...
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
as uncreditedSir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they...
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Michael Wood on Beowulf
as PresenterHistorian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the...
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Christina: A Medieval Life
as HostMichael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine....
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Gilbert White: the Nature Man
as PresenterGilbert White was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist and...
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Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
as Himself - PresenterMichael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one of the world's greatest storytellers...
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The Great British Story: A People's History
as PresenterSeries looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and...
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The Story of India
as uncreditedFor over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to...
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In Search of Shakespeare
as Himself - HostComplete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer....
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Art of the Western World
as Self - PresenterFirst broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of...
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The Story of China
as Self - PresenterMichael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and...
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In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
as uncreditedIn the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown in...
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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
as Self - PresenterMichael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and...
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Conquistadors
as uncreditedConquistadors is a documentary retelling of the story of the Spanish expeditions of conquest of...
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Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
as uncreditedWhat can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood...
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In Search of the Dark Ages
as uncreditedIn Search of the Dark Ages was a television series, written and presented by Michael Wood, and...
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Michael Wood's Story Of England
as Self - PresenterGroundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of...
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In Search of the Trojan War
as uncreditedMichael Wood examines how far the historical and archeological evidence matches with the tale of...
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