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Wait... They Did What!?

ABC Australia

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

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  • 23 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 7 min
  • English

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  • April 19 · 6 min

    Wait... they got in cars with strangers?

    Hitchhiking was a popular way to travel in the 1970s... despite some hitchers being accused of needing a shower and a haircut.   This episode will answer questions like:  Is hitchhiking illegal?  Why don’t people pick up hitchhikers anymore?  Why do people no longer hitchhike?  What are vagrancy laws?  Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen... and don’t ever get in cars with strangers. 

  • April 12 · 6 min

    Wait... they hit kids at school?

    It was legal for Australian teachers to hit school kids up until the 1990s... with a weapon known as the cane.    This episode will answer questions like:  What was the cane at school?  When was the cane banned in schools in Australia?  Why was the cane banned in schools?  What are the rights of children in Australia?   Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.  If you or someone you know is being hurt by anyone, y

  • April 5 · 7 min

    Wait... they promised to serve the queen?

    School assemblies looked a little different between the 1950s and 80s. Kids had to sing God Save the Queen... and then promise to be her servants.   This episode will answer questions like:  What is the oath of allegiance to the queen?  Why did Australia stop singing God Save the Queen?  Why is God Save the Queen controversial?  What is the connection between the monarchy and Australia?  Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What?! with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab o

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