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Michael Wood, historian

Private Passions by BBC

May 17, 202656:25Music

The historian Michael Wood has shared his enthusiasms and expertise with television viewers and readers around the world for almost five decades. He’s brought us complex individuals such as Alexander the Great, pivotal c...

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Michael Wood, historian is an episode from Private Passions by BBC. The historian Michael Wood has shared his enthusiasms and expertise with television viewers and readers around the world for almost five decades. He’s brought us complex in...

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