Why the Freddo Frog almost didn’t exist
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.
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