Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000,which 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, then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000, a name the show that aired until 1993 when it was picked up by Network Ten that kept it's name until its cancellation in 1999 due to the rising cost of producing the series, coupled with increased competition from other science and technology shows. 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 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. It then started airing again in 2005 with the name Beyond Tomorrow that aired in the US on The Science Channel and on Discovery Channel Canada. Production of the show ended in 2006 after 50 episodes, however reruns still continue to air on The Science Channel.
Cast[]
Towards/Beyond 2000[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Narrator
|
Sonia Humphrey | ||
| Iain Finlay | |||
| Jeff Watson | |||
| David Flatman | |||
| Carmel Travers | |||
| 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 |
Beyond Tomorrow[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Narrator
|
Matt Shirvington | ||
| Graham Phillips | |||
| Hayden Turner | |||
| Anna Choy | |||
| Dr Caroline West | |||
| Sara Groen | |||
| Grant Denyer | |||
| Kim Watkins (February 2006 - July 2006) |
International versions[]
Towards/Beyond 2000[]
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Catalan | Més enllà del 2000 | TV3 (formerly) |
|
|
English (United States) | Beyond Tommorrow | Fox (formerly) Discovery Channel (formerly) |
|
|
Italian | Beyond 2000 | Odeon TV (formerly) |
|
|
Russian (voice-over) |
После 2000 года | 2x2 (formerly) |
|
|
Swedish | Bortom 2000 | TV4 (formerly) |
|
|
Thai | unknown | Channel 7 (formerly) |
Beyond Tommorrow[]
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Italian | Fantainvenzioni | Discovery Science (formerly) |
|
|
Polish (voice-over) |
Spojrzenie w Przyszłość | Discovery Channel (formerly) Discovery Science (formerly) |
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