Michael Wood

8.9 TVFor over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions behind this intrepid...

The Story of India

2007

7.9 TVIn the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown in 1998. It was written and presented by British historian and broadcaster...

In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great

1998

7.4 TVMichael Wood examines how far the historical and archeological evidence matches with the tale of the Trojan War.

In Search of the Trojan War

1985

7.8 TVMichael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive character and genius...

The Story of China

2016

8.2 TVComplete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action interviews and...

In Search of Shakespeare

2003

7.0 TVMichael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

2013

6.3 MovieOver the last 40 years, China has been transformed out of all recognition. The scale of its growth and the sheer speed of change has been astonishing. The country has...

How China Got Rich

2019

10.0 MovieSir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of China’s greatest...

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

2020

9.5 TVConquistadors is a documentary retelling of the story of the Spanish expeditions of conquest of the Americas. In this 4-part series historian Michael Wood travels in...

Conquistadors

2000

7.5 TV

In Search of Myths and Heroes

2005

10.0 TVWhat can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood (The Story of India) travels the globe to trace the origins of six...

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

1991

10.0 TVFirst broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art...

Art of the Western World

7.0 TVIn Search of the Dark Ages was a television series, written and presented by Michael Wood, and first shown in 1979. It is also the title of a book written by Wood to...

In Search of the Dark Ages

1979

8.0 TVGroundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in Leicestershire in the...

Michael Wood's Story Of England

2010

MovieHistorian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on...

Michael Wood on Beowulf

MovieMichael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine. Through the use of a remarkably complete set of documentary records, he...

Christina: A Medieval Life

2008

MovieGilbert White was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist and ornithologist. He is best known for his Natural History and Antiquities of...

Gilbert White: the Nature Man

2006

MovieA 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.'

The Home Invaders

2016