Wait... They Did What!?

About Wait... They Did What!?

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

Publisher

ABC Australia

Category

history · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Mar 2026

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   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.

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   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.

3. 

   27 Sept 2026

   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.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

25 ratings

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