Michael Wood
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Ancients
2023
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
as Narrator
1999
In Search of Myths and Heroes
as Narrator
2005
Michael Wood on Beowulf
as Presenter
TBA
Christina: A Medieval Life
as Host
2008
Gilbert White: the Nature Man
as Presenter
2006
The Home Invaders
as Victim
2016
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
as Himself - Presenter
2017
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
as Himself - Presenter
2015
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
How China Got Rich
as Self - Presenter
2019
TV Appearances
In Search of Shakespeare
as Himself - Host
2003
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998
The Story of India
2007
Conquistadors
2000
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
In Search of the Trojan War
1985
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991
Michael Wood's Story Of England
as Self - Presenter
2010
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
as Self - Presenter
2013
The Story of China
as Self - Presenter
2016
The Great British Story: A People's History
as Presenter
2012
中国改革开放的故事
as Self - Presenter
2018