Michael Wood on Beowulf

Michael Wood on Beowulf

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Historian 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 other Anglo-Saxon classics, he traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages. Travelling across the British Isles from East Anglia to Scotland and with the help of Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, actor Julian Glover, local historians and enthusiasts, he brings the story and language of this iconic poem to life.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Quick Facts

Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1458594

Cast

Michael Wood
Michael Wood

Presenter

Julian Glover
Julian Glover

Self - Storyteller

Key Crew

Arif Nurmohamed
Director
Anna Thompson
Director