If a Melbourne teenager hadn’t stood up to his boss, the man known as Australia’s Willy Wonka, the Freddo Frog never would have existed. 
It’s one of many stories about the eccentric chocolate king brought to life in a new exhibition - and this week host Jen Kelly is joined by Carolyn Fraser, lead curator at the State Library of Victoria, to talk more about it.
 
 

If a Melbourne teenager hadn’t stood up to his boss, the man known as Australia’s Willy Wonka, the Freddo Frog never would have existed. 
It’s one of many stories about the eccentric chocolate king brought to life in a new exhibition - and this week host Jen Kelly is joined by Carolyn Fraser, lead curator at the State Library of Victoria, to talk more about it.
 
 

Host Jen Kelly talks with experts and historians to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. 

<p>From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. </p>

A podcast miniseries about Melbourne's forgotten characters. Presented by the Herald Sun

In Black and White

If a Melbourne teenager hadn't stood up to his boss, the man known as Australia's Willy Wonka, the Freddo Frog never would have existed...

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