Overview
Michael Wood
Known For
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the...
中国改革开放的故事
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
Michael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one...
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary woman...
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British...
The Great British Story: A People's History
Series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people....
Michael Wood's Story Of England
Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of...
Christina: A Medieval Life
Michael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a...
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.