Sword, Musket and Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History (Documentary, English)
Genres: History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2017-01-05
Ended: 2017-01-19
Network: BBC Four
Country: GB
Airs on: Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
From the Saxon shield-wall to the discovery of gunpowder and the invention of the machine gun, Dr. Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.