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You, finding life pretty dull, dreaming again of exotic places, wishing you were somewhere else, we offer you escape. Escape designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. Escape with us now to the year 100,080 and a world where beauty and terror live side by side as H.G. Wells describes it in his immortal story, The Time Machine. Dudley you must be mad, a time machine. Yes my friend, a time machine. This thing. This very thing. This con…

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Synopsis

In The Time Machine, adapted from H.G. Wells' classic tale, we meet two adventurers who are eager to escape the mundane realities of their lives. Dr. Dudley, the inventor of a peculiar time machine, invites his skeptical father to join him on an extraordinary journey through time. With a promise of adventure and the thrill of the unknown, they prepare to leave behind the year 1950.

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Escape, Episode 129

The Time Machine (John Dehner)

Sunday, October 22, 1950 · 29:30

Escape, Episode 129

The Time Machine (John Dehner)

Sunday, October 22, 1950 · 29:30

Summary

In The Time Machine, two adventurers travel to the year 100,080, where they encounter a world filled with beauty and danger. Their journey reveals the stark contrasts between the gentle Eloi and the terrifying Morlocks lurking in the shadows.

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