In the same year Raymond began a collaboration with Professor Stuart Butler from the University of Sydney, with whom he wrote the newspaper strip "Frontiers of Science" for the next 19 years, a major feature distributed all over the world in up to a dozen languages. Thus began one of the most distinguished careers in Australian television, current affairs and documentary history. As producer and director of "Four Corners" during the first 3 years of the program's life, Raymond brought events occurring all over the world into the homes of Australia's first generation of television viewers. In 1963, he set up the Special Projects Division for the Nine Network, establishing the first documentary unit in Australian commercial television. Between 1963 and 1968 he wrote, produced and presented over 70 one-hour documentaries, shot at home and abroad, including "We, the Destroyers", with Alan Moorehead, which established the conservation genre in Australian television. "Life and Death on the Great Barrier Reef" (1969), "Shell's Australia" (1971–1975), "Discover Australia's National Parks" (1978), "Pelican's Progress" (1979), "Out of the Fiery Furnace" and "Man on the Rim" (1988) opened the eyes of all Australians to the world around them. His non-fiction books – from "Australia's Wildlife Heritage" (1975) and "Australia: The Greatest Island" (1979) to "Fifty-Two Views of Rudy Komon" (1999) and his three volumes of autobiography, offer unique insights into the natural and cultural world of 20th century Australia. On 26 January 1998, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the media and television industry, particularly as a director and producer of television documentaries and public affairs programs". On 9 May 2003, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Sydney. Raymond married Marion and had two children, Robert and Candy. He and Marion were divorced after 25 years; his subsequent marriage in 1978 to Angela, the former wife of Clyde Packer, had been his great strength since they became partners in 1973. Raymond's last years were blighted by ill health. Raymond died on 26 September 2003. He left behind his wife, his two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.