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Michael Wood
Birth Date
July 23, 1948
(78 years old)
Place of Birth
Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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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.
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In Search of Shakespeare
Himself - Host
2003 • 4 episodes
Conquistadors
2000 • 4 episodes
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998 • 4 episodes
The Story of China
Self - Presenter
2016 • 6 episodes
Michael Wood's Story Of England
Self - Presenter
2010 • 6 episodes
The Story of India
2007 • 6 episodes
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
The Great British Story: A People's History
Presenter
2012 • 8 episodes
In Search of the Dark Ages
1979 • 4 episodes
中国改革开放的故事
Self - Presenter
2018 • 5 episodes
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991 • 6 episodes
Art of the Western World
Self - Presenter
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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
Self - Presenter
2013 • 3 episodes
In Search of the Trojan War
1985 • 6 episodes
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
Himself - Presenter
2017
Christina: A Medieval Life
Host
2008
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
Himself - Presenter
2015
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005 • 4 episodes
Ancients
2023
Michael Wood on Beowulf
Presenter
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