Cultural Object

The Science Show (1975 - )

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

From
30 August 1975
New South Wales, Australia
Functions
Science
Website
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow

Summary

The Science Show has given Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate since its creation in 1975 by Robyn Williams. In covering the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms, it provides a unique insight into the history of science in Australia and how it relates to the rest of the world. In 2026 it aired on Saturday 12pm, Monday 4am and 1.30pm and Tuesday 9.30pm and was available via podcast.

Details

Chronology

30 August 1975
Operational event - First episode, included an interview with Peter Ritchie-Calder
1984
Operational event - Ockham's Razor launched
16 July 1985 - 26 April 2001
Event - ABC TV program Quantum broadcast
2001
Event - ABC TV program Catalyst launched

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Gavan McCarthy

EOAS ID: biogs/P008039b.htm

This Edition: 2026 May - New Office
Chunnup - Gariwerd calendar - Winter: late May to end of July - season of cockatoos
Reference: https://www.bom.gov.au/resources/indigenous-weather-knowledge/indigenous-seasonal-calendars/gariwerd-calendar#bom-anchor-list__item-chunnup-season-of-cockatoos

Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology.

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"... the rengitj, as a visible mark or imprint on the land, is characterised as a place of origin, the repository of all names, as well as a kind of mapped visual expression of the connection between people and places which is to be carried out in the temporal sequence of the journey." Fanca Tamisari (1998) 'Body, Vision and Movement: In the footprints of the ancestors'. Oceania 68(4) p260