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Wait... They Did What?! is the question you’ll be asking after travelling back through modern history with comedian Tilly Oddy-Black.
Perfect for kids aged 8 and over, Wait…They Did What?! unearths the weird, wild and outright scandalous common practices of people in the olden days... like letting kids buy fireworks, banning bikinis on the beach, putting blood-sucking leeches on sick people, and riding in cars without seatbelts.
Credits:
Host: Tilly Oddy-Black
Producers: Samantha Turnbull and Soumia Bella
Sound engineer: Que Nguyen
Archive researchers: Michael Osmond and Carolyn Cage
Composer: David McDonald
Executive producers: Veronica Milsom and Alex Lollback
Perfect for kids aged 8 and over, Wait…They Did What?! unearths the weird, wild and outright scandalous common practices of people in the olden days... like letting kids buy fireworks, banning bikinis on the beach, putting blood-sucking leeches on sick people, and riding in cars without seatbelts.
Credits:
Host: Tilly Oddy-Black
Producers: Samantha Turnbull and Soumia Bella
Sound engineer: Que Nguyen
Archive researchers: Michael Osmond and Carolyn Cage
Composer: David McDonald
Executive producers: Veronica Milsom and Alex Lollback
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Imagine being banned from your local swimming pool because of the colour of your skin… that's what happened to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in the 1960s.This episode will answer questions like:What is racial segregation?How were First Nations peoples treated in the 1960s?What was the Freedom Ride?How did segregation impact the lives of Indigenous Australians?Was there racial segregation in Australia?Find more episodes of kids' history podcast Wait… They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
Dahhhhling! In the 1960s girls went to deportment schools to learn how to be ‘ladylike’... and women were also taught how to be ‘good wives.’ This episode will answer questions like: What is deportment school?What do you learn at deportment school?Do deportment schools still exist?Why did they make girls walk with books on their heads? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
You were allowed to ride your bike without a helmet until the 1990s... and lots of cyclists kicked up a stink when the law changed. This episode will answer questions like: When did helmets become law in Australia? Why did cyclists refuse to wear helmets? When did cricket players start wearing helmets? What’s a stack hat? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
If you wanted to travel overseas in the olden days, it took the whole school holidays... because you had to go by boat. This episode will answer questions like: When did planes replace ships? How long did it take to travel overseas by ship? When did cruise ships become popular? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
Buddies, bangers and... hold on, police? Blue Light Discos were a vibe in the 80s and 90s. This episode will answer questions like: What is a Blue Light Disco? What did kids do at Blue Light Discos? Were Blue Light Discos cool? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
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