Ancient Inventions

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1998 British TV series or programme

Ancient Inventions

Genre| Documentary
Written by| Terry Jones
Daniel Percival
Directed by| Daniel Percival
Phil Grabsky
Presented by| Terry Jones
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 3
Production
Running time| 150 minutes
Production company| Seventh Art Productions
Original release
Network| BBC
Release| 13 September 1998 (1998-09-13)

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by former 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.[citation needed]

It was produced by Phil Grabsky of Seventh Art.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Fry, Andy (2000). "When the Beeb Lends a Hand". Variety. Vol. 379, no. 3\. p. 36. Retrieved 14 December 2024 - via EBSCOhost.

## External links

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* Ancient Inventions at IMDb
* Official dvd release

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Books written|

* Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls (1974)
* Fairy Tales (1981)
* The Saga of Erik the Viking (1983)
* Nicobobinus (1985)
* Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic: A Novel (1997)
* Evil Machines (2011)

Films directed|

* Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
* Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
* Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
* Personal Services (1987)
* Erik the Viking (1989)
* The Wind in the Willows (1996)
* Absolutely Anything (2015)

Films written only|

* And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
* Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
* Labyrinth (1986)
* Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

TV series created|

* The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)
* Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
* Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
* Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
* Crusades (1995)
* Blazing Dragons (1996–1998)
* Ancient Inventions (1998)
* Terry Jones' Medieval Lives (2004)
* The Story of 1 (2005)
* Terry Jones' Barbarians (2006)
* Boom Bust Boom (2016)

Video games|

* Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996)

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