Ancient Inventions

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| writer = Terry Jones
Daniel Percival

| director = Daniel Percival
Phil Grabsky

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| company = Seventh Art Productions

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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|date=December 2024}}

It was produced by Phil Grabsky of Seventh Art.{{Cite news |last=Fry |first=Andy |date=2000 |title=When the Beeb Lends a Hand |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=3288593&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-12-14 |work=Variety |page=36 |via=EBSCOhost |volume=379 |issue=3}}