Michael Wood

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.

  • Title: Michael Wood
  • Popularity: 1.218
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-07-23
  • Place of Birth: Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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Michael Wood Movies

  • 2023
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    Ancients
    Ancients

    1 2023 HD

    Working in ancient Greece, Phineas is an established myth writer who has finished his latest tale about a father and a son. He meets with two young,...

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  • 1999
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    Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
    Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail

    7.3 1999 HD

    The worldwide Nazi search for archaeological and historical support for their beliefs in the Aryan (German) master race.

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  • 2005
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    In Search of Myths and Heroes
    In Search of Myths and Heroes

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Story of China
    The Story of China

    1 2016 HD

    Michael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive...

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  • 1970
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    Michael Wood on Beowulf
    Michael Wood on Beowulf

    1 1970 HD

    Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf...

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  • 2008
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    Christina: A Medieval Life
    Christina: A Medieval Life

    1 2008 HD

    Michael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine. Through the use of a remarkably complete set of...

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  • 2006
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    Gilbert White: the Nature Man
    Gilbert White: the Nature Man

    1 2006 HD

    Gilbert White was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist and ornithologist. He is best known for his Natural History and...

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  • 2016
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    The Home Invaders
    The Home Invaders

    1 2016 HD

    A former safecracker is lured back for one last job by an old flame and business partner. This is filmed in the style of a 1940s 'film-noir.'

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  • 2017
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    Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
    Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor

    1 2017 HD

    Michael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one of the world's greatest storytellers who died 2,000 years ago. When an Elizabethan...

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  • 2015
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    Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
    Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman

    1 2015 HD

    Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary woman in a time of revolution. Born during the reign of Henry VIII, Mary Arden is the...

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  • 2020
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    Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
    Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

    10 2020 HD

    Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of...

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  • 2016
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    The Story of China
    The Story of China

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Story of China
    The Story of China

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2008
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    Christina: A Medieval Life
    Christina: A Medieval Life

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2006
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    Gilbert White: the Nature Man
    Gilbert White: the Nature Man

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2015
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    Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
    Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2003
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    In Search of Shakespeare
    In Search of Shakespeare

    8 2003 HD

    Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action...

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  • 1998
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    In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
    In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great

    8.3 1998 HD

    In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown in 1998. It was written and presented by British...

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  • 2007
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    The Story of India
    The Story of India

    8.8 2007 HD

    For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions...

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  • 2000
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    Conquistadors
    Conquistadors

    10 2000 HD

    Conquistadors is a documentary retelling of the story of the Spanish expeditions of conquest of the Americas. In this 4-part series historian Michael...

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  • 2005
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    In Search of Myths and Heroes
    In Search of Myths and Heroes

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1985
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    In Search of the Trojan War
    In Search of the Trojan War

    7.5 1985 HD

    Michael Wood examines how far the historical and archeological evidence matches with the tale of the Trojan War.

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  • 1991
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    Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
    Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

    10 1991 HD

    What can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood (The Story of India) travels the globe to trace the...

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  • 2010
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    Michael Wood's Story Of England
    Michael Wood's Story Of England

    8 2010 HD

    Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in...

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  • 2013
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    King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
    King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

    7 2013 HD

    Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during...

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  • 2016
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    The Story of China
    The Story of China

    8 2016 HD

    Michael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive...

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  • 2012
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    The Great British Story: A People's History
    The Great British Story: A People's History

    1 2012 HD

    Series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries, what...

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  • 1970
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    Art of the Western World
    Art of the Western World

    10 1970 HD

    First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture,...

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  • 2018
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    中国改革开放的故事
    中国改革开放的故事

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1979
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    1 1979 HD

    In Search of the Dark Ages was a television series, written and presented by Michael Wood, and first shown in 1979. It is also the title of a book...

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  • 1970
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    1 1970 HD

    Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf...

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  • 1970
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    8 1970 HD

    Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action...

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  • 1970
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    8 1970 HD

    Michael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive...

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  • 1970
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    1 1970 HD

    Series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries, what...

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  • 1970
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    1 1970 HD

    In Search of the Dark Ages was a television series, written and presented by Michael Wood, and first shown in 1979. It is also the title of a book...

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  • 1970
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    In Search of the Dark Ages
    In Search of the Dark Ages

    8 1970 HD

    Michael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive...

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