Michael Wood
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1948 (age 78)
Born in
Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
Credits
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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
24 Aug 2007
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
14 Jul 1998
In Search of the Trojan War
24 Feb 1985
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
01 Jan 1999
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
05 Apr 2020
Conquistadors
24 Nov 2000
In Search of Myths and Heroes
01 May 2005
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
13 Aug 1991
Filmography
2023
2016
- The Home Invadersas Victim
2012
- The Great British Story: A People's Historyas Presenter8 episodes
2008
- Christina: A Medieval Lifeas Host
2007
- The Story of India6 episodes
2006
- Gilbert White: the Nature Manas Presenter
2005
- In Search of Myths and Heroes4 episodes
- In Search of Myths and Heroesas Narrator
2000
- Conquistadors4 episodes
1999
- Hitler's Search for the Holy Grailas Narrator
1998
- In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great4 episodes
1991
- Legacy - The Origins of Civilization6 episodes
1985
- In Search of the Trojan War6 episodes
1979
- In Search of the Dark Ages4 episodes