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Weapons That Made Britain is a 2004 TV documentary series broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.
It was made by independent production company Lion Television (now part of All3media) for Channel 4. It was presented by film fight coordinator and medieval weapons trainer, Mike Loades. The Executive Producer across the series was Bill Locke.
The 5 × 1 hour series explores different weapons and defensive technologies related to key historical events. Throughout the programmes, Mike Loades, visits pivotal battlefields, historical buildings and museums and talks with historians and weapons specialists. The series included re-enactments and scientific experiments to test some of the principal weapons, defensive tools and armour of medieval Britain.
Episodes
Episode 1: Sword
Producer and Director Tanya Cheadle
This episode focuses on the Battle of Barnet during the Wars of the Roses.
Episode 2: The Longbow
Producer and Director Sabine Pusch
This episode focuses on the Battle of Crecy during the Hundred Years' War.
Episode 3: The Lance
Producer and Director George Pagliero
This episode focuses on the Battle of Lewes and the Battle of Bannockburn
Episode 4: Shield
Producer and Director Peter Sommer
This episode focuses on the Battle of Eddington.
Episode 5: Armour
Producer and Director Tom McCarthy
This episode focuses upon the Battle of Verneuil during the Hundred Years' War.
References
Woolaston, Sam (12 July 2004). "Nothing new under the sun". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
External links
Weapons That Made Britain at IMDb
"Weapons That Made Britain (TV series)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"The Battlefield: Landport Bottom". The Sussex Archaeological Society. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
"Television: Saturday, July 31 TV Choice". The Times. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
Official websiteMike Loades