Michael Wood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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.
Known For
The Story of India
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
In Search of the Trojan War
The Story of China
In Search of Shakespeare
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
How China Got Rich
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
Conquistadors
In Search of Myths and Heroes
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
Filmography
Michael Wood on Beowulf
Movie · as Presenter
Art of the Western World
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Ancients
Movie
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
Movie
How China Got Rich
Movie · as Self - Presenter
中国改革开放的故事
TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
Movie · as Himself - Presenter
The Home Invaders
Movie · as Victim
The Story of China
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
Movie · as Himself - Presenter
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
The Great British Story: A People's History
TV · as Presenter · 8 eps
Michael Wood's Story Of England
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps
Christina: A Medieval Life
Movie · as Host
The Story of India
TV · 6 eps
Gilbert White: the Nature Man
Movie · as Presenter
In Search of Myths and Heroes
Movie · as Narrator
In Search of Myths and Heroes
TV · 4 eps
In Search of Shakespeare
TV · as Himself - Host · 4 eps
Conquistadors
TV · 4 eps
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
Movie · as Narrator
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
TV · 4 eps
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
TV · 6 eps
In Search of the Trojan War
TV · 6 eps
In Search of the Dark Ages
TV · 4 eps