First, at the academic level, the basic historical materials of History of Song Dynasty are: History of Song Dynasty (not Book of Song Dynasty, but History of Liu and Song Dynasties in Southern Dynasties), Compilation of Song Manuscripts, General Examination of Documents, History of Song Dynasty as a Mirror, Chronicle of Three Dynasties and Chronicle of Northern League. When you get started, you can look at the History of Song Dynasty.
Mr. Deng Guangming's most important academic work, The History of Song Dynasty, has been published. Secondly, the well-known comprehensive monographs are: History of the Song Dynasty (Marco, Shanghainese), Concise History of the Song Dynasty (namely, History of the Song Dynasty in China, People's Publishing House) and General History of the Song, Liao, Jin and Xixia in the Five Dynasties of China (edited by Bai Shouyi).
Bao Weimin's A Brief History of the Song Dynasty (Fujian people) and A Hundred Years' Research on the System History of the Song Dynasty (Commercial Press) are also good introductory books.
Someone mentioned the book History of Song Dynasty, which was published by Beijing Publishing House before, and it was also an introductory reading.
Second, non-academic but serious popular books.
At present, the best one is from the Song Dynasty (written by Yu of Shanghai Normal University, not).
Recently, a historical book "I am from the Song Dynasty" has just been published, which is also a serious and popular reading.
In addition, the cursor "On the Eighteen Emperors of Song Dynasty" mentioned above can also be read, and there are some bibliographies.
Third, popularize reading materials and novels.
The most famous historical novel about the history of Song Dynasty is Jin Ou Que. There are many novels now. Mr. Wang Zengyu, the great master of Song history, wrote a set (telling the story of the turn of the Song Dynasty). Li Zhiliang, an expert in the history of the Song Dynasty, is writing all the historical novels of the Song Dynasty for 300 years. Three novels have been published now. When you go to Song Renzong, you can consider buying a novel by Mr. Li Zhiliang to read.
There are many and miscellaneous popular reading materials now. For example, "If this is the History of Song Dynasty" is a novel, modeled after "Those Things in Ming Dynasty". It is recommended not to spend time on books.
Finally, talk about TV and movies:
So far, there is no well-made historical drama of the Song Dynasty! Yang Jiajiang and Water Margin are both adapted from novels of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Some time ago, "How sad can you be?" It is also a joke film adapted from folklore.
However, Lan Xue's Xixia Dynasty, a film about Xixia, is good, but there are also many places that are inconsistent with history.