Show Notes
Wait... They Did What!? is the question you’ll be asking after travelling back through modern history with comedian Tilly Oddy-Black. We’ll unearth the weird, wild and outright scandalous stuff people did 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. It’s the podcast that will make you feel just a little bit smarter than your parents and grandparents. New episodes out every Monday on the Kids tab of ABC listen.
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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.
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.
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.
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.