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Michael Wood
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.702 |
Birthday | 1948-07-23 |
Place of Birth | Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK |
Also Known As |
![In Search of Myths and Heroes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bKM0vKrXG4I8t6tPeAQaihXwCmm.jpg)
2005
![In Search of Myths and Heroes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bKM0vKrXG4I8t6tPeAQaihXwCmm.jpg)
In Search of Myths and Heroes
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In Search of Myths and Heroes
![Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1999
![Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
7.3/3
The worldwide Nazi search for archaeological and historical support for their beliefs in the Aryan (German) master race.
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Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
![The Home Invaders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qFP7LYiP9n1PoMzCzrq82zRnc7A.jpg)
2016
![The Home Invaders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qFP7LYiP9n1PoMzCzrq82zRnc7A.jpg)
The Home Invaders
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A former safecracker is lured back for one last job by an old flame and business partner. This is filmed in the style of a 1940s 'film-noir.'
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The Home Invaders
![Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j6Tqgc3YEr4c4WfgnocKrZjb2uR.jpg)
2017
![Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j6Tqgc3YEr4c4WfgnocKrZjb2uR.jpg)
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
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Michael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one of the world's greatest storytellers who died 2,000 years ago. When an Elizabethan literary...
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Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
![Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2015
![Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
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Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary woman in a time of revolution. Born during the reign of Henry VIII, Mary Arden is the daught...
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Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
![Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zQiZH5sc4DvusQjEFGNLgtKVvCs.jpg)
2020
![Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zQiZH5sc4DvusQjEFGNLgtKVvCs.jpg)
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
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Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of...
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
![Ancients](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2023
![Ancients](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Ancients
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Working in ancient Greece, Phineas is an established myth writer who has finished his latest tale about a father and a son. He meets with two young, a...
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Ancients
![The Story of China](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ll709DnksDEMl0oVtdNtlYH41HJ.jpg)
2016
![The Story of China](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ll709DnksDEMl0oVtdNtlYH41HJ.jpg)
The Story of China
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Michael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive charact...
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