Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre was a syndicated science fiction anthology series. It was produced in the United States by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv.

Hosted by Truman Bradley, a 1940s film actor and former war correspondent, each episode introduced stories which had an extrapolated scientific, or pseudo-scientific emphasis based on actual scientific data available in the 1950s. The program concentrated on such concepts as space flight, robots, telepathy, flying saucers, time travel, and the intervention of extraterrestrials in human affairs.

It ran from 1955 to 1957, with a total of 78 half hour episodes. It was also known as Beyond The Limits in second run syndication during the 1960s and alternatively as Science Fiction Theater.

Science Fiction Theatre was a forerunner of similar shows, such as The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.

Each episode was introduced by a stirring brass, string, and woodwind fanfare while the camera panned over a science laboratory. Then Truman Bradley showed a simple scientific experiment which was usually related to the topic of that week's show. Mr. Bradley's demonstrations were often staged, but yielded results consistent with the outcome of true experiments.
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