Editing Robyn Williams (section)

==Early life and education==
Williams was born on 30 January 1944<ref name=swinburne>{{cite web | publisher= [[Swinburne University of Technology]]| title=Williams, Robyn |website= Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation | date=25 May 2001 | url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003498b.htm | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=encyc/> in [[Wales]]<ref name="Johnson 2022"/> or [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England.<ref name=encyc/>{{efn|Sources vary as to place of birth; the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation says [[Buckinghamshire]],<ref name=swinburne/> and [[Encyclopedia.com]] says [[High Wycombe]], Bucks.<ref name=encyc>{{cite web | title=Williams, Robyn 1944- | website=Encyclopedia.com | date=30 January 1944 | url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/williams-robyn-1944 | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> Using 2022 ABC source for now.}} His father, Gwyn, a Welshman, has been variously reported as a [[trade union|union]] executive and journalist,<ref name=encyc/> or a coalminer who also studied engineering.<ref name="Johnson 2022">{{cite web | last=Johnson | first=Natasha | website=ABC News | title =Robyn Williams, host of ABC RN's The Science Show, on 50 years of broadcasting and the day Norman Swan saved his life | date=29 May 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/backstory/2022-05-28/robyn-williams-50-years-abc-science-norman-swan-saved-his-life/101104326 | publisher =[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref> His mother, Ray (nee Davis), was Jewish, from [[London]]'s [[East End]], and worked as a translator.<ref name=encyc/>

Williams attended various schools in London, including the [[Bec School]] in Tooting Bec, as well as spending a few years at a German language school in [[Vienna]], Austria.<ref name=encyc/>

Williams first spent time in Australia in 1964 and worked as a temporary clerk at the [[Decimal Currency Board of Australia]], among other jobs. He moved back to London with his Australian wife to study science.<ref name=encyc/>
He graduated from the [[University of London]] with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree. During this period he was active in university [[actor|acting]] and was hired as an extra in [[BBC]] series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'', ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref name="Johnson 2022"/><ref name=encyc/>