6: The Age of Revolution | The Story of China

1: Ancestors | The Story of China

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Michael joins the Qin family reunion, as 300 relatives gather to worshi...

2: Silk Roads and China Ships | The Story of China

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Michael tells the tale of China's first international ...

3: The Golden Age | The Story of China

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Here, he focuses on the Song dynasty era (960-1279), including its...

4: The Ming | The Story of China

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. The tale of the Ming dynasty begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a ...

5: The Last Empire | The Story of China

Michael Wood looks at China's Qing empire, which lasted from 1644 to 1912. Under the Qing, China doubled in size and became arguably ...

2: Silk Roads and China Ships | The Story of China

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Michael tells the tale of China's first international ...

3: Aethelstan: The First King of England | King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

Michael Wood tells the tale of King Alfred's grandson Aethelstan, showing how he fulfilled the fa...

The Grammar School: A Secret History

This part looks at the golden age of the grammar schools in the 1950s and 60s and their sudden demise. With contributions from Michael W...

3: The Great Famine and the Black Death | Michael Wood's Story of England

Michael Wood's portrait of one village across the whole of English history reaches the 14th century...

Christina: A Medieval Life

Historian Michael Wood presents a portrait of ordinary people living through extraordinary times, tracing the story of Christina Cok, a peasant of...

3: Spice Routes and Silk Roads | Michael Wood: The Story of India

A look at India in the days of the Roman Empire. In Kerala the spice trade opened India to the world, whils...

3: Across the Hindu Kush | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

Michael Wood treks over the Khawak pass, crosses the Oxus river and follows the golden road to Samarkand w...

Decline of the Mycenean Greek world | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood discusses the decline of the Mycenaean Greek world.