Michael Wood
Known for: Acting
Born: July 23, 1948
Place of birth: Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
11 movies · 15 TV shows, newest first
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Ancients
2023
10.0
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
6.3
How China Got Rich
2019
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中国改革开放的故事
2018
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Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
2017
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The Home Invaders
2016
7.8
The Story of China
2016
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Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
2015
7.0
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
2013
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The Great British Story: A People's History
2012
8.0
Michael Wood's Story Of England
2010
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Michael Wood: In search of Beowulf
2009
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Christina: A Medieval Life
2008
8.9
The Story of India
2007
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Gilbert White: the Nature Man
2006
7.5
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
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In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
8.2
In Search of Shakespeare
2003
9.5
Conquistadors
2000
8.0
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
1999
7.9
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998
10.0
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991
7.4
In Search of the Trojan War
1985
7.0
In Search of the Dark Ages
1979
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Michael Wood on Beowulf
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10.0
Art of the Western World
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