Kids in the Past

Hosted ByBex and Dan

Listen to the diary entries of Edward Hampton and discover what life was like between 1914 and 1918. What subjects were taught at school, what could people do for entertainment and how did children help with the war effort?

Explore what it was like to be a child during different times in history!

Listen to the diary entries of Edward Hampton and discover what life was like between 1914 and 1918. What subjects were taught at school, what could people do for entertainment and how did children help with the war effort?

Then, Dan and Bex have found a book that transports them back to Victorian Britain! They’re exploring all the grim and nasty jobs that children just like you had to do in the past, from picking up poop to popping up chimneys.

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All Episodes

Home Life & Play (Blitz Kids)

The Blitz Kids are looking forward to Christmas 1943… and Cousin Betty is coming up to London to shop with her mother… and to see George.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…

Home Life & Play (Blitz Kids)

The Blitz Kids are looking forward to Christmas 1943… and Cousin Betty is coming up to London to shop with her mother… and to see George.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…

Making Do & Salvaging (Blitz Kids)

The Blitz Kids are on the scrounge – looking to get hold of salvageable things to help the war effort – if they can just keep hold of their cart…Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri…

Making Do & Salvaging (Blitz Kids)

The Blitz Kids are on the scrounge – looking to get hold of salvageable things to help the war effort – if they can just keep hold of their cart…Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri…

Rationing Food, Clothes and So Much More (Blitz Kids)

The Blitz Kids are finding it harder to get everyday things that they want – not just food but fuel and clothes, and they’re having to spend more and more time in queues with their ration books.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.c…

Rationing Food, Clothes and So Much More (Blitz Kids)

The Blitz Kids are finding it harder to get everyday things that they want – not just food but fuel and clothes, and they’re having to spend more and more time in queues with their ration books.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.c…

The Blitz – Air-Raids, Shelters and Blackout (Blitz Kids)

It’s January 1941 – There’s an air raid and the Blitz Kids are taking shelter at home, church and in the local Underground station.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Blitz – Air-Raids, Shelters and Blackout (Blitz Kids)

It’s January 1941 – There’s an air raid and the Blitz Kids are taking shelter at home, church and in the local Underground station.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Phoney War and Evacuation (Blitz Kids)

It’s September 1939 – The Blitz Kids find themselves part of Operation Pied Piper and are being evacuated to different parts of the UK.  Where are they going… and when will they return?Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSe…