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

In Search of the Dark Ages
1979
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2005
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998
The Story of India
2007
Conquistadors
2000
Michael Wood: In search of Beowulf
2009
In Search of Shakespeare
2003
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
The Story of China
2016
The Great British Story: A People's History
2012
Art of the Western World

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
25
Writing
7
Crew
3
2023
Ancients
2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2019
How China Got Rich
as Self - Presenter
2018
中国改革开放的故事
as Self - Presenter
2017
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
as Himself - Presenter
2016
The Home Invaders
as Victim
2016
The Story of China
as Self - Presenter
2015
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
as Himself - Presenter
2013
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
as Self - Presenter
2012
The Great British Story: A People's History
as Presenter
2010
Michael Wood's Story Of England
as Self - Presenter
2008
Christina: A Medieval Life
as Host
2007
The Story of India
2006
Gilbert White: the Nature Man
as Presenter
2005
In Search of Myths and Heroes
as Narrator
2005
In Search of Myths and Heroes
2003
In Search of Shakespeare
as Himself - Host
2000
Conquistadors
1999
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
as Narrator
1998
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1991
Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1985
In Search of the Trojan War
1979
In Search of the Dark Ages
Michael Wood on Beowulf
as Presenter
Art of the Western World
as Self - Presenter