tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4263222963159052191..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: In Search Of Michael: by Sue PurkissMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-22014737797563999302012-06-22T02:23:23.977+01:002012-06-22T02:23:23.977+01:00I am also a huge fan! Just recently wrote a post a...I am also a huge fan! Just recently wrote a post about my love of his "In Search of the Trojan War". <br /><br />He is truly a passionate historian and inspiring presenter! <br /><br />I have seen many of his series, but I have not yet seen In Search of the Dark Ages. Will need to get my hands on a copy! Do you know if this is available to buy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26484685902311545972012-06-17T13:06:53.274+01:002012-06-17T13:06:53.274+01:00I agree. I have the Simon Schama book, and got som...I agree. I have the Simon Schama book, and got some very interesting insights from him about Alfred. Also, the Time Team did a dig at Athelney which came up with some wonderful bits of evidence!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-23139910415596018222012-06-17T03:25:32.416+01:002012-06-17T03:25:32.416+01:00I discovered Michael Wood with the Trojan War seri...I discovered Michael Wood with the Trojan War series, which I bought on DVD to replace my old taped-off-TV video. He is wonderful, isn't he? But I am also a Simon Schama fan - I've got his History of Britain on DVD - and I thoroughly enjoy Time Team. Tony Robinson has done some fascinating history shows apart from Time Team.Sue Bursztynskihttp://suebursztynski.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91182134926324389972012-06-16T22:11:01.809+01:002012-06-16T22:11:01.809+01:00Sue Price - I was a fan of the jeans too, but thou...Sue Price - I was a fan of the jeans too, but thought it might be a step too far to drool over those! And I have to say, i do like the way he combines turquoise and blue and pink and violet in his shirts and scarves - noticed it again last night. A true inspiration!<br /><br />Thanks, everyone!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-40427255069122670062012-06-16T16:31:10.371+01:002012-06-16T16:31:10.371+01:00Wow! Great post, Sue - and thanks for the memories...Wow! Great post, Sue - and thanks for the memories! I watched 'In Search of the Dark Ages' while finishing my own Anglo-Saxon-including degree, and I think I learned more about the Old English world from him than I ever did my tutors. Wonderfully inspiring, atmospheric stuff.<br /><br />Oh, and <i>that leather jacket</i>...alberridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986443240923520466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91869868990680811502012-06-16T12:46:12.416+01:002012-06-16T12:46:12.416+01:00A slight sideways step, but we've been rewatch...A slight sideways step, but we've been rewatching Bronowski's Ascent of Man - definitely not a patch on Michael Wood in terms of eye candy, but the passion's there too and draws you in.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50084684435694284002012-06-16T11:55:15.421+01:002012-06-16T11:55:15.421+01:00Hi Sue - I was there with you on the aofa too (in ...Hi Sue - I was there with you on the aofa too (in spirit!) glued to Wood's 'Dark Ages'. I was already an enthusiast for the period, having been fascinated by the Vikings and the Arthur Myth since childhood: and I loved the programmes. And I have that book!<br />But it's the jeans I remember, rather than the sheepskin jacket...Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26233584672346097142012-06-16T11:44:25.767+01:002012-06-16T11:44:25.767+01:00Great blog!
I missed all Wood's series for s...Great blog! <br /><br />I missed all Wood's series for some reason, but I love his legacy: historians wandering around ancient sites enthusing about the past. <br /><br />I guess the American equivalent of Michael Woods is Ken Burns, who did the magnificent American Civil War documentary that my husband and I are re-watching for the fourth time. <br /><br />Burns' style of having actors read primary sources over original photos is also brilliant. He has since applied this technique to Jazz, the American West and the History of Prohibition.<br /><br />The British modus operandi seems to be simpler and more didactic, like a teacher taking you on a field trip, but because of the enthusiasm of Wood, Beard, Castor and the wonderful Lucy Worsley this works too!<br /><br />Long live TV historians on both sides of the pond!Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67472963309955251282012-06-16T09:55:44.653+01:002012-06-16T09:55:44.653+01:00Thanks Sue, a great post. There are two things I h...Thanks Sue, a great post. There are two things I have always liked about Michael Wood: his enthusiasm, which is the pure and simple enthusiasm of a child; and the gracious way he treats the people he meets.Mark Burgesshttp://www.markburgess.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-88001218598950539842012-06-16T08:53:05.522+01:002012-06-16T08:53:05.522+01:00I just wrote a comment about how I'd watched t...I just wrote a comment about how I'd watched that series and then realised that, no, it was his 'In Search of the Trojan War' that I saw as a 14-15 year-old and loved. That was fantastic too! Michael Wood was a hero in our house. What a great reminder, Sue, & a lovely tribute. I will definitely search out his new series now - it sounds excellent.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-40227843276276804022012-06-16T08:47:54.597+01:002012-06-16T08:47:54.597+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.com