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Ancient Inventions

TV • 1998

Ancient Inventions

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.2/5Votes: 5
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Top Cast

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Himself - Host

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David Soudan

Producer

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Amanda Wilkie

Producer

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Tomi Bednar Landis

Executive Producer

Phil Grabsky

Phil Grabsky

Writer

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Stacy Goldstein

Associate Producer

Daniel Percival

Daniel Percival

Writer

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Phil Reynolds

Editor

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Dimitri Tchamouroff

Music

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Graham Smith

Director of Photography

Sean Bobbitt

Sean Bobbitt

Director of Photography

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Meta Snapshot

Series

Status

Ended

Release

September 13, 1998

Episode Runtime

150 min

Language

English

Origin

GB

Episodes

3 • 1 seasons

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