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Michael Wood
Born 1948-07-23Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
AncientsRoleDu Fu: China's Greatest PoetRoleHow China Got RichSelf - PresenterOvid: The Poet and the EmperorHimself - PresenterThe Home InvadersVictimShakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor WomanHimself - PresenterChristina: A Medieval LifeHostGilbert White: the Nature ManPresenterIn Search of Myths and HeroesNarratorHitler's Search for the Holy GrailNarratorMichael Wood on BeowulfPresenter