Acting
Michael Wood
- Born
- July 23, 1948
- Place
- 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.
Filmography
Known for
8.0Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
1999
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
Michael Wood on Beowulf
Christina: A Medieval Life
2008
Gilbert White: the Nature Man
2006
The Home Invaders
2016
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
2017
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
2015
10.0Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
6.3How China Got Rich
2019
8.2In Search of Shakespeare
2003
7.9In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998
8.9The Story of India
2007
9.5Conquistadors
2000
7.5In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
7.4In Search of the Trojan War
1985
10.0Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991
8.0Michael Wood's Story Of England
2010