In Search of the Dark Ages (1979)

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

Historian Michael Wood presents short films about people from early English history. Each episode focuses on a different figure from the time before the Norman Conquest.

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What happens

In Search of the Dark Ages is a BBC television documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, first shown between 1979 and 1981. It comprises eight short films across two series, each focusing on a particular character from the history of England prior to the Norman Conquest, a period popularly known as the Dark Ages. It is also the title of a book written by Wood to support the series, that was first published in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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