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.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- September 13, 1998
- Last aired
- September 13, 1998
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Terry Jones
Himself - Host
- Showrunner
- Phil Grabsky
Tomi Bednar Landis - Written by
- Daniel Percival
Terry Jones - Produced by
- Amanda WilkieDavid Soudan
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