UK filmmaker sheds light on Chinese poet Du Fu

When it comes to making television historical documentaries, there are few places and periods that British television audiences have not been taken by presenter Michael Wood.

For more than 40 years, Wood has guided viewers through the stories of the Dark Ages, the Trojan War, India, Alexander the Great, William Shakespeare and many more. But it is China that has always held the most fascination for him.

Wood's documentary series, The Story of China, went out in 2016. He has written a book with the same title, and earlier this year he became the first filmmaker from outside China to make a film about the life and work of poet Du Fu.