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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.
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- Ended
- Production
- Discovery, Seventh Art Productions
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- invention
- miniseries
- ancient world
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Top Cast
Terry Jones as Himself - Host
Top Crew
Phil Grabsky · Director, Writer
Daniel Percival · Director, Writer
David Soudan · Writer
Terry Jones · Writer
Graham Smith · Cinematographer
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