Tour of duty

Al Murray asks if Britain’s military record is all it’s cracked up to be…

- SEAN MARLAND, RICHARD MCCLURE

From the Romans and Vikings to Napoleon and the Nazis, Britain has fought a host of adversaries over the centuries – but what is the truth behind our nation’s much-fabled military past?

In his new six-part series, Al Murray and his alter ego The Pub Landlord go on a quest to see if our military record is as good as we think. Along the way, they will be helped by comedians and personalities from the UK and our historic rivals as a variety of conflicts come under the microscope.

Here, Murray, 53, tells us more about the series...

Where did the idea for this series come from?