Tales of Tomorrow (s01e37)

All the Time in the World

by unknown writers and Arthur C. Clarke, directed by Don Medford

Release: 13 June 1952
Format: Short Story
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

The skilled robber is now Henry Judson and his target is now the New York Metropolitan Museum, but the plot essentials remain largely the same as in Clarke’s earlier story: Use the time traveler’s foolproof plan to rob the museum.

— Michael Main

Within this five-foot circle, time is speeded up to an almost unbelievable pace. But the world outside the circle remains unchanged.

DEBUT

“All the Time in the World” (ABC-TV, USA,13 June 1952).

VARIANTS

1 English variant

PRIOR WORKS: adapted from “All the Time in the World” (1952)

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 1950 to 1959: presumed story time
Near Future, AD 2300 and Beyond: Unlike the original story, the traveler comes from a recognizable Earth about 1,000 years in the future.

Timeline Models

Unexplained Timeline Model

Time Travel Methods

Unexplained Time Travel Methods: Unlike the story, there is no mention of the traveler's time travel method.

Themes

Antiques or Ancient Artifacts for Fun and Profit
Differing Time Rates: the accelerator bracelet
Technology and Science from the Future: The traveler in the TV show is from the future, but not an alien.

Fictional Tags

Post-Apocalyptic and Post-Holocaust Worlds: The apocalypse is nigh.

Groupings

Tales of Tomorrow (TV series): 13 June 1952

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

Credits—In The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, Clarke notes that he worked on the script, but we don’t know the extent of his work or whether he was credited.