In Search of the Dark Ages (8 Episodes) - 2-DVD Set ( In Search of Boadicea / In Search of Arthur / In Search of Offa / In Search of Alfred the Great / In Search of Athelstan / In Search of Eric Bloodaxe / In Search of Ethelred the Unready / In Search of William the Conqueror )

In Search of the Dark Ages (8 Episodes) - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: In Search of Boadicea / In Search of Arthur / In Search of Offa / In Search of Alfred the Great / In Search of Athelstan / In Search of Eric Bloodaxe / In Search of Ethelred the Unready / In Search of William the Conqueror
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
352 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1979 - 1981 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Wood

Written By:
Michael Wood

Actors:
Michael Wood ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Historian Michael Wood presents this BBC series about the Dark Ages. Originally aired in 1981, the series gives the audience an insight into the period known as the Dark Ages with Wood going on a journey of discovery to find out what really happened in Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. The episodes are: 'In Search of Offa', 'In Search of Boadicea', 'In Search of Arthur', 'In Search of Alfred the Great', 'In Search of Athelstan', 'In Search of Eric Bloodaxe' and 'In Search of Ethelred the Unready'.

Follow one of TV's best loved historians, Michael Wood, as he energetically brushes through woodlands and overgrowth, camera man in tow, to get as close as possible to some remarkable historical landscapes. The enthusiasm of this Anglo-Saxon-speaking historian is irresistibly contagious in this never-before-released landmark 1981 BBC series. Known for his critically acclaimed series In Search of the Trojan War (1985), The Story of India (2007) and Michael Wood's Story of England (2010), this was the screen debut for the history Professor. Though his original ambition was to become a medieval historian, Wood says he was 'drawn away by television' and the chance to popularize history, his lifelong passion. With subjects ranging from the chivalric King Arthur to the terrifyingly named Eric Bloodaxe, no part of the series was filmed in a studio, as maverick presenter Michael Wood preferred to get up close and personal with the landscapes that shaped the face of history. Overturning perceptions of the dark ages as a shadowy and brutal era, this series reveals it to be a surprisingly eventful and formative period in the history of Britain.
List of Episodes:
In Search of Boadicea (1980)
In Search of Arthur (1980)
In Search of Offa (1979)
In Search of Alfred the Great (1980)
In Search of Athelstan (1981)
In Search of Eric Bloodaxe (1981)
In Search of Ethelred the Unready (1981)
In Search of William the Conqueror (1981)

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