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Episode 146 min2001-08-05

The New Accelerator

Scientific discovery can be such a rush. Wrapped around the ongoing plot device of interviews with an elderly H.G. Wells as he recounts fantastical tales he swears are true. Starting with a lab experiment that could revolutionize the world.

Episode 246 min2001-08-05

Brownlow's Newspaper

A different sort of time travel tale--What would you do if you knew the future? Would you change that future? Remember Newtons's Third Law and Murphy's.

Episode 346 min2001-08-06

The Crystal Egg

A luminous meteorite sparks Wells interest after being brought to his attention by an antiquities dealer and purchased by Ellen using money intended for their night out at the music hall. An investigation brings them to a terrible discovery of its origins and capabilities.

Episode 446 min2001-08-06

The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

After an unauthorized experiment at the college goes awry, young lab assistant Davidson begins seeing visions of a ship at sea and a deserted island. With Jane involved, Wells investigates what went wrong, and another curious case unfolds.

Episode 546 min2001-08-07

The Truth About Pyecraft

Two men—one who wants to lose weight, the other wants to reverse his hair loss—take their angst to a magic shop where they're given potions to fix their esteem and repair their vanity.

Episode 646 min2001-08-07

The Stolen Bacillus

Professor Gibberne fears the worst when a potentially deadly bacillus is stolen from his lab. Wells and Jane investigate, but how is their new house guest involved?

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Tom Ward

Herbert George 'H. G.' Wells

Katy Carmichael

Jane Robbins

Eve Best

Ellen McGillvray

Nicholas Rowe

Professor Cedric Gibberne

Vincent Franklin

War Minister

John Bennett

Mr Jagger

Richard Clifford

Foreign Secretary

Mark Dexter

Atkins

Orlando Seale

Albert Einstein

Catherine Bailey

Violet

Neville Phillips

Praecentors

Donald Douglas

Chairman at Praecentors

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