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What the Ancients Did for Us

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

8/9. The Greeks. The golden age of Greek civilisation produced a series of inventions that have had a profound impact on the technology we use today. While Adam Hart-Davis tests ancient computers and catapults, Hermione Cockburn explores the Aegean, chronicling the story of an extraordinarily inventive and sophisticated people. Producer Jane Cameron ; Series producer Ian Potts www.bbc.co.uk/history
FREE OPEN UNIVERSITY LEAFLET: call [number removed]0352 (national rate) RT DIRECT: hardback, What the Past Did for Us, E14.99 (RRP E16.99) incl p&p. Cheques, payable to Radio Times, to: [address removed] or call [number removed](national rate) Adam Hart-Davis on tiny technology: page 47

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
Unknown:
Hermione Cockburn
Producer:
Jane Cameron
Producer:
Ian Potts
Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
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