 A proponent for such experimentation was Canadian-born producer Sydney Newman, who had become Head of Drama at ABC.At ABC, Newman produced the science-fiction serial "Pathfinders in Space" (1960) and its sequels "Pathfinders to Mars" (1960) and "Pathfinders to Venus" (1961) and oversaw the science-fiction anthology series "Out of This World" (1962), the first of its kind in the UK.ITV also made an attempt at children's science fiction, with its short-lived programme "Emerald Soup" (1963), which coincidentally aired the same night that "Doctor Who" premiered.