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Books That Made Us

And when you were growing upin Brisbane, were there any books set in Brisbane,anything...

And when you were growing up
in Brisbane, were there any books set in Brisbane,
anything you'd read about Brisbane?

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And when you were growing up in Brisbane,
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were there any books set in Brisbane, anything you'd read about Brisbane?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:08
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E03 SANDRA: I think Kim Scott is one of our leading writers - Books That Made Us 00:04
SANDRA: I think Kim Scott is one of our leading writers
S01 • E02 You know, I wasn't trying to put Brisbane on the map, exactly. - Books That Made Us 00:06
You know, I wasn't trying to put Brisbane on the map, e...
S01 • E03 He's prepared to give the benefit of the doubt - Books That Made Us 00:04
He's prepared to give the benefit of the doubt
S01 • E01 Of a 14-year-old trans teenager, Sam. MAN: It's a story about, I guess, identity, of course, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Of a 14-year-old trans teenager, Sam. MAN: It's a story...
S01 • E03 CHARLOTTE: One of the things that I found really moving - Books That Made Us 00:14
CHARLOTTE: One of the things that I found really moving
S01 • E02 I was trying to make a convincing fictional... - Books That Made Us 00:05
I was trying to make a convincing fictional...
S01 • E02 I just love that whole hilarious, angry monologue of Johnno's - Books That Made Us 00:16
I just love that whole hilarious, angry monologue of Johnno&...
S01 • E01 And what better outsider is there than someone - Books That Made Us 00:06
And what better outsider is there than someone
S01 • E01 MAN: Although it's a very conservative and ordinary - Books That Made Us 00:11
MAN: Although it's a very conservative and ordinary
S01 • E03 Was not inevitable. "Imagine sailing on one of those very fine days - Books That Made Us 00:15
Was not inevitable. "Imagine sailing on one of those ve...
S01 • E01 In its treatment of gender and gender roles. - Books That Made Us 00:04
In its treatment of gender and gender roles.
S01 • E02 "'How long will it take me, do you think, - Books That Made Us 00:09
"'How long will it take me, do you think,
S01 • E01 And we went through this with the fight for gay rights, - Books That Made Us 00:10
And we went through this with the fight for gay rights,
S01 • E03 "Bobby felt like a bird rising on a sweep of air. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"Bobby felt like a bird rising on a sweep of air.
S01 • E03 "Bobby felt like a bird "He felt like a dolphin - Books That Made Us 00:07
"Bobby felt like a bird "He felt like a dolphin
S01 • E01 But people had it much worse in, you know, the '70s and the '80s. - Books That Made Us 00:06
But people had it much worse in, you know, the '70s and...
S01 • E02 "I'll say to myself every morning as I squat on the dunny, - Books That Made Us 00:25
"I'll say to myself every morning as I squat on th...
S01 • E03 "slipping easily "The deck tilted mostly one way, - Books That Made Us 00:25
"slipping easily "The deck tilted mostly one way,
S01 • E01 And the one thing that helped people through - Books That Made Us 00:05
And the one thing that helped people through
S01 • E01 'Honeybee' is the first best-selling Australian novel - Books That Made Us 00:08
'Honeybee' is the first best-selling Australian no...