r/australia • u/kamoylan • 17h ago

culture & society Long-serving ABC broadcaster Robyn Williams to leave The Science Show after 51 years | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/17/robyn-williams-leaving-abc-the-science-show-after-51-years

51 years in one show is a long time.

I first listened to The Science Show on a crystal radio and now I listen to it via Podcast.

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u/ConanTheAquarian 17h ago

Fun fact: while at university in the UK he was an extra in Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Goodies and Doctor Who.

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u/the6thReplicant 10h ago

I mean that the original reason I started to listen to him in the first place.

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u/MadeItHalfWayThere 16h ago

Been tuning in since high school. Gotta miss seeing him. Hopefully the new one will be interesting.

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u/kamoylan 16h ago edited 11h ago

He's had an off-sider for a while, Belinda Smith. Hopefully she will keep the standard up after taking it over completely.

Edit: forgot a word.

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u/lakeskipping 12h ago

Amazing innings, remarkable.

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u/_blip_ 12h ago

Absolute legend, he was "old" when I first started listening and now I'm old hahaha.

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u/WooHoo4169 2h ago

So the rot continues.
The ABC crumbles as its honoured staff leave and its treasured programs are cut one by one.
And all we have left is a festering RW swamp.

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u/yeebok yakarnt! 2h ago

Yeah being allowed to retire is fucked.

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u/Time_Pressure9519 10h ago

I understand why some of you think he’s a legend but that is far from my experience.

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u/pangolin_of_fortune 17h ago

Good. Time for new blood.

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u/_blip_ 12h ago

Boooooo, no one asked you. He's a fucking legend and is gracefully stepping aside. WTF have you done?