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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-BlackProducers: Samantha Turnbull and Soumia BellaSound engineer: Que NguyenArchive researchers: Michael Osmond and Carolyn CageComposer: David McDonaldExecutive producers: Veronica Milsom and Alex Lollback
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- Yesterday9 min
Wait... they didn’t have streaming services?
You couldn’t watch TV any time you wanted in the 1980s... and you had to actually leave the house to rent movies. This episode will answer questions like: How many TV channels were there in the 1980s?What is a video shop?What is a VCR?What is a VHS?What are video tapes? When were VHS a thing?When did VHS stop being used? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
- 1 weeks ago7 min
Wait... exotic animals performed in circuses?
Lions, tigers, bears and elephants regularly starred in circuses across Australia... until animal rights activists took on the ringmasters. This episode will answer questions like: Are circuses allowed to have exotic animals?Do any circuses still use animals in Australia?Should animals be used in circuses?Did they used to have lions and bears in circuses? Why don't they have exotic animals in circuses anymore? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
- 2 weeks ago8 min
Wait... women weren't allowed to work?
Oh hai, husband! what do you mean I have to quit my job? Women had to leave their jobs if they got married... and when they did work, they got paid less than men. This episode will answer questions like: What was the Marriage Bar?What is the gender pay gap?Why are women paid less than men?When were women allowed to work in Australia?Why couldn’t women work in the olden days? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
- 3 weeks ago7 min
Wait... computers were the size of entire rooms?
Before we could carry computers they cost around a million dollars... and were as heavy as about six African elephants. This episode will answer questions like: Who invented the first computer? How big were the first computers? What did computers look like in the 1960s? How much did the first computers cost? What were computers like before laptops? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
- 4 weeks ago7 min
Wait... playgrounds were danger zones?
Playgrounds used to be made from splintery wood and hot, rusty metal... and the ground surfaces were asphalt or concrete – ouch! This episode will answer questions like: What did playgrounds look like in the 1970s?Why did they take away wooden playgrounds?What types of injuries did playgrounds cause?Why are there woodchips in playgrounds?Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
- Oct 4, 20268 min
Wait... they banned books?
Harry Potter, Andy Griffiths and Batman were all banned... by Australia’s ruthless book police. This episode will answer questions like: Why were books banned? What books were banned in Australia? Who bans books? When were books banned in Australia? Who banned books in Australia? Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
- Sep 27, 20268 min
Wait... Indigenous kids weren't allowed to swim at the pool?
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.
- Sep 20, 20268 min
Wait... schools taught girls how to be posh?
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.
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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-BlackProducers: Samantha Turnbull and Soumia BellaSound engineer: Que NguyenArchive researchers: Michael Osmond and Carolyn CageComposer: David McDonaldExecutive producers: Veronica Milsom and Alex Lollback
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