Michael Wood
Known for: Acting
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
Series
In Search of Shakespeare
Himself - Host
2003
Series
Conquistadors
2000
Series
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998
Series
The Story of China
Self - Presenter
2016
Series
The Great British Story: A People's History
Presenter
2012
Series
The Story of India
2007
Series
In Search of the Trojan War
1985
Series
In Search of the Dark Ages
1979
Series
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991
Series
中国改革开放的故事
Self - Presenter
2018
Film
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
Film
Michael Wood on Beowulf
Presenter
Film
How China Got Rich
Self - Presenter
2019
Series
Art of the Western World
Self - Presenter
Series
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
Self - Presenter
2013
Film
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
Himself - Presenter
2017
Series
Michael Wood's Story Of England
Self - Presenter
2010
Film
Gilbert White: the Nature Man
Presenter
2006
Film
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
Himself - Presenter
2015
Film
The Home Invaders
Victim
2016
Film
Christina: A Medieval Life
Host
2008
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
Narrator
1999
Film
In Search of Myths and Heroes
Narrator
2005
Series
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
Ancients
2023