Ancient Inventions
Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is split into 3 episodes, namely City Life, Sex and Love, and War and Conflicts, all around 50 min long.
Created by: Phil Grabsky, Tomi Bednar Landis
Written by: Phil Grabsky, Terry Jones, Daniel Percival
Produced by: David Soudan, Amanda Wilkie
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