A sci-fi triple bill starts with this fantasy based on the story by HG Wells. Starring
Rod Taylor. New Year's Eve, 1899: an inventor informs his friends that he intends to take a voyage into the future. Hurtling through the centuries in his time machine, he comes to rest in a paradise that soon turns into a nightmare. (1960, PG)
Battlestar Galactica follows at 5.10pm Films: pp 56-64 ****