Weapons That Made Britain

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
 * Episode 2: The Longbow
 * Producer and Director Sabine Pusch
 * Episode 3: The Lance
 * Producer and Director George Pagliero
 * Episode 4: Shield
 * Producer and Director Peter Sommer
 * Episode 5: Armour
 * Producer and Director Tom McCarthy