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Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000, then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000, a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999. It then started airing again in 2005 with the name Beyond Tomorrow.[1]
Beyond Tomorrow
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Also known as
Towards 2000 (1981–1984) Beyond 2000 (1985–1995, 1999)
Towards 2000 debuted on the ABC in 1981 as a half-hour show dedicated to showcasing developments and inventions in science and technology. Original presenters were Jeffrey Watson, Sonia Humphrey and David Flatman. There were four series of the program (1981, 82, 83 and 84) and it was a popular and high rating success on the national broadcaster. After production finished on the 4th series, the ABC decided not to continue with Towards 2000, and instead started up a new science program, named Quantum, under the newly appointed Dick Gilling from BBCTV.
The Towards 2000 reporters then spoke with Ted Thomas, General Manager of ATN 7, who agreed that his network could start a new hour long production and name it Beyond 2000, airing until 1993 when it was picked up by Network Ten, airing until 1999. Beyond 2000 was also broadcast internationally, airing on the Discovery Channel in the United States and Canada, on RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland, and on the satellite channel Sky News in Europe and on TV One in New Zealand. An American-produced version of the show also aired on the Discovery Channel in 1992, with an American presenter (Henry Tenenbaum, presently an anchor/reporter for television station KRONSan Francisco) used for the studio segments. An American version entitled Beyond Tomorrow was hosted by newsman Dave Marash and aired in the early years of the Fox television network.
Fourteen series of Towards/Beyond 2000 were produced, with the last being made in 1999 as a one-off, after a production break of about four years. At this point, the rising cost of producing the series, coupled with increased competition from other science and technology shows forced the closure of the program.
A Beyond 2000 website was published by the same company between 1999 and 2003. This provided science and technology news, as well as video clips from the old TV shows. The website was eliminated in a round of company-wide budget cuts that reflected a general downturn in the Australian media industry at the time.
American versions were presented by Henry Tenenbaum,[4]Dave Marash and Susan Hunt.
Beyond Tomorrow
In 2005, Beyond 2000 returned to the Seven Network under the new name of Beyond Tomorrow, with the first episode airing on 1 June 2005. Picking up where its predecessor left off, Beyond Tomorrow delved even deeper into the world of technological innovations and scientific breakthroughs in all areas of life including the environment, medicine, sport, computers, space, agriculture, transport, architecture, leisure and adventure. Topics ranged from how probes planted in the brain could be used to battle Parkinson's disease and obsessive compulsive disorder, to how the grumpiness of North Sea oil workers had led to a cure being found for snoring.
Segments from MythBusters, another Beyond Television production, also aired as part of the program, which was criticised by Australian viewers because Beyond Productions had also sold Mythbusters to SBS. Both shows aired at almost at the same time, with the Beyond Tomorrow version redubbing the American narrator with an Australian narrator and calling them "Beyond Tomorrow's Mythbusters", leaving some viewers feeling the company was insulting their intelligence by doing this double dip into the Australian market.[citation needed] The series had also been criticised by some fans of the earlier Beyond 2000 for featuring "futuristic" technologies that were obsolete or have been in common use for several years at the time.[citation needed] The theme music was also criticised for not being on par with Beyond 2000's, with some calling it lazy, generic and bland.[citation needed]
In the United States, episodes of the series aired on the Fox network, under the Beyond Tomorrow name, from 1988 until 1990. The show was produced by Beyond International Group. From 1992 until its cancellation, the Discovery Channel aired Beyond 2000 with all of the episodes and segment introductions (along with new material) hosted by KRON-TV news anchor Henry Tenenbaum.
In Sweden, a version called Bortom 2000 was hosted by nature photographer Bo Landin on TV4 in the early 1990s. (The series was short lived, however.)
In Malaysia, Beyond 2000 previously aired in the late 1980s through the early 1990s on RTM 1 (Later RTM TV1). Beyond Tomorrow would not be aired on the channel, but was eventually aired on the Discovery Channel (Southeast Asia) in the mid-2000s.
In Indonesia, Beyond 2000 was aired on RCTI every Saturday morning in the early 1990s.
In South Africa, Beyond 2000 was screened on M-Net and Bop TV.
In Ireland, Beyond 2000 aired on RTÉ being shown on both networks One and Two.
In Saudi Arabia, Beyond 2000 was shown on the English speaking television network Saudi 2.
In Jordan, Beyond 2000 was broadcast on the English, Arabic and French language television channel Channel 2 in English.
In Kuwait, Beyond 2000 has been shown on KTV2, the country's governmental television channel dedicated for the English-speaking public.
In Namibia, Beyond 2000 began airing on SWABC (when the country was originally known as South West Africa at the time) in 1989 and then on NBC in March 1990 (several days after the country had changed its name to Namibia).
Beyond 2000 - Towards 2000 at the National Film and Sound Archive
References
^"Beyond 2000 on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online". aso.gov.au. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^Travers, Carmel (November 1991). . 27: 8–16. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s lead section may not adequately summarize its contents To comply with Wikipedia s lead section guidelines please consider modifying the lead to provide an accessible overview of the article s key points in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article March 2020 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Beyond Tomorrow TV series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000 then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000 a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999 It then started airing again in 2005 with the name Beyond Tomorrow 1 Beyond TomorrowBeyond Tomorrow opening sequence titleAlso known asTowards 2000 1981 1984 Beyond 2000 1985 1995 1999 Created byJudith John Story David Summons Carmel TraversStarringBeyond 2000Sonia Humphrey Carmel Travers Chris Ardill Guinness Amanda Keller Andrew Carroll Maxine Gray Anthony Griffis Dr Caroline West Dr John D Arcy Jeffrey Watson Simon Nasht Sharon Nash Simon Reeve Iain Finlay Bryan Smith Beyond TomorrowMatt Shirvington Graham Phillips Hayden Turner Anna Choy Dr Caroline West Sara Groen Kim WatkinsComposerNeil SutherlandCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodesBeyond 2000 475Beyond Tomorrow 50ProductionExecutive producersLloyd Capps creator Towards 2000 1981 84 Beyond 2000 Peter Abbott 1985 1993 John Hosking 1993 1996 David Alrich 2005 2006 Camera setupSingle camera 1981 1993 Multi camera 1993 2006 Running timeApprox 42 minutesReleaseOriginal networkABC 1981 1983 Seven Network 1984 1993 Network Ten 1993 1995 1999 Picture format576p EDTV 2005 2006 PAL 576i Original Audio formatMonaural 1981 1999 Surround 2005 2006 Original releaseBeyond 2000 27 July 1985 1985 07 27 Beyond Tomorrow 1 June 2005 2005 06 01 30 August 2006 2006 08 30 Contents 1 Towards 2000 and Beyond 2000 1 1 Presenters 2 Beyond Tomorrow 2 1 Presenters 3 International 4 External links 5 ReferencesTowards 2000 and Beyond 2000 EditTowards 2000 debuted on the ABC in 1981 as a half hour show dedicated to showcasing developments and inventions in science and technology Original presenters were Jeffrey Watson Sonia Humphrey and David Flatman There were four series of the program 1981 82 83 and 84 and it was a popular and high rating success on the national broadcaster After production finished on the 4th series the ABC decided not to continue with Towards 2000 and instead started up a new science program named Quantum under the newly appointed Dick Gilling from BBCTV The Towards 2000 reporters then spoke with Ted Thomas General Manager of ATN 7 who agreed that his network could start a new hour long production and name it Beyond 2000 airing until 1993 when it was picked up by Network Ten airing until 1999 Beyond 2000 was also broadcast internationally airing on the Discovery Channel in the United States and Canada on RTE in the Republic of Ireland and on the satellite channel Sky News in Europe and on TV One in New Zealand An American produced version of the show also aired on the Discovery Channel in 1992 with an American presenter Henry Tenenbaum presently an anchor reporter for television station KRON San Francisco used for the studio segments An American version entitled Beyond Tomorrow was hosted by newsman Dave Marash and aired in the early years of the Fox television network Fourteen series of Towards Beyond 2000 were produced with the last being made in 1999 as a one off after a production break of about four years At this point the rising cost of producing the series coupled with increased competition from other science and technology shows forced the closure of the program A Beyond 2000 website was published by the same company between 1999 and 2003 This provided science and technology news as well as video clips from the old TV shows The website was eliminated in a round of company wide budget cuts that reflected a general downturn in the Australian media industry at the time Presenters Edit Sonia Humphrey Iain Finlay Jeff Watson 2 David Flatman Carmel Travers 3 Chris Ardill Guinness Simon Reeve Amanda Keller Andrew Carroll Maxine Gray Anthony Griffis Dr Caroline West Dr John D Arcy Simon Nasht Sharon Nash Bryan Smith Tracey Curro Andrew Waterworth American versions were presented by Henry Tenenbaum 4 Dave Marash and Susan Hunt Beyond Tomorrow EditIn 2005 Beyond 2000 returned to the Seven Network under the new name of Beyond Tomorrow with the first episode airing on 1 June 2005 Picking up where its predecessor left off Beyond Tomorrow delved even deeper into the world of technological innovations and scientific breakthroughs in all areas of life including the environment medicine sport computers space agriculture transport architecture leisure and adventure Topics ranged from how probes planted in the brain could be used to battle Parkinson s disease and obsessive compulsive disorder to how the grumpiness of North Sea oil workers had led to a cure being found for snoring Segments from MythBusters another Beyond Television production also aired as part of the program which was criticised by Australian viewers because Beyond Productions had also sold Mythbusters to SBS Both shows aired at almost at the same time with the Beyond Tomorrow version redubbing the American narrator with an Australian narrator and calling them Beyond Tomorrow s Mythbusters leaving some viewers feeling the company was insulting their intelligence by doing this double dip into the Australian market citation needed The series had also been criticised by some fans of the earlier Beyond 2000 for featuring futuristic technologies that were obsolete or have been in common use for several years at the time citation needed The theme music was also criticised for not being on par with Beyond 2000 s with some calling it lazy generic and bland citation needed Beyond Tomorrow also aired in the US on The Science Channel and on Discovery Channel Canada Production of the show ended in 2007 after 50 episodes however reruns still continue to air on The Science Channel Presenters Edit Matt Shirvington Graham Phillips Hayden Turner Anna Choy Dr Caroline West Sara Groen Grant Denyer Kim Watkins February 2006 July 2006 International EditIn the United States episodes of the series aired on the Fox network under the Beyond Tomorrow name from 1988 until 1990 The show was produced by Beyond International Group From 1992 until its cancellation the Discovery Channel aired Beyond 2000 with all of the episodes and segment introductions along with new material hosted by KRON TV news anchor Henry Tenenbaum In Sweden a version called Bortom 2000 was hosted by nature photographer Bo Landin on TV4 in the early 1990s The series was short lived however In Malaysia Beyond 2000 previously aired in the late 1980s through the early 1990s on RTM 1 Later RTM TV1 Beyond Tomorrow would not be aired on the channel but was eventually aired on the Discovery Channel Southeast Asia in the mid 2000s In Indonesia Beyond 2000 was aired on RCTI every Saturday morning in the early 1990s In South Africa Beyond 2000 was screened on M Net and Bop TV In Ireland Beyond 2000 aired on RTE being shown on both networks One and Two In Saudi Arabia Beyond 2000 was shown on the English speaking television network Saudi 2 In New Zealand Beyond 2000 was aired on TV One In Jordan Beyond 2000 was broadcast on the English Arabic and French language television channel Channel 2 in English In Kuwait Beyond 2000 has been shown on KTV2 the country s governmental television channel dedicated for the English speaking public In Namibia Beyond 2000 began airing on SWABC when the country was originally known as South West Africa at the time in 1989 and then on NBC in March 1990 several days after the country had changed its name to Namibia External links EditBeyond Tomorrow at Science Channel Beyond Tomorrow at IMDb Beyond 2000 at IMDb Beyond 2000 Towards 2000 at the National Film and Sound ArchiveReferences Edit Beyond 2000 on ASO Australia s audio and visual heritage online aso gov au Retrieved 25 November 2019 Jeff Watson Speaker Ovations Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Retrieved 10 March 2020 Travers Carmel November 1991 Address to WISENET 1991 AGM 27 8 16 Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 10 March 2020 Henry Tenenbaum Archived from the original on 26 August 2007 Retrieved 10 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beyond Tomorrow TV 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