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? 

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Wait... they hit kids at school?

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