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CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to read broadly and widely and deeply
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Books That Made Us

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CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to
read broadly and widely and deeply CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to
and be a close-minded person

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CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to read broadly and widely and deeply
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CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to and be a close-minded person.
Duration
7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:52:59
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 And then we were typing it up and then making carbon copies. - Books That Made Us 00:06
And then we were typing it up and then making carbon copies.
S01 • E02 And I wanted to write a book that I think I hadn't read. (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:12
And I wanted to write a book that I think I hadn't read...
S01 • E03 WESLEY ENOCH: For me, the act of reading - Books That Made Us 00:09
WESLEY ENOCH: For me, the act of reading
S01 • E01 And when we travelled between places, every six months or so, - Books That Made Us 00:07
And when we travelled between places, every six months or so...
S01 • E01 My third child had just been born. - Books That Made Us 00:04
My third child had just been born.
S01 • E02 These were the voices - Books That Made Us 00:11
These were the voices
S01 • E03 MICHAEL MOHAMMED AHMAD: Just the ability to read, to recite, - Books That Made Us 00:06
MICHAEL MOHAMMED AHMAD: Just the ability to read, to recite,
S01 • E01 We were flying through the airport at Rome, - Books That Made Us 00:13
We were flying through the airport at Rome,
S01 • E03 CLAUDIA: So go on, read a great Australian story - Books That Made Us 00:04
CLAUDIA: So go on, read a great Australian story
S01 • E02 And that deep history and the culture that goes with it, - Books That Made Us 00:11
And that deep history and the culture that goes with it,
S01 • E03 And discover books that made us. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And discover books that made us.
S01 • E01 I realised he was pointing back at the bus, - Books That Made Us 00:06
I realised he was pointing back at the bus,
S01 • E02 And all times in the future. It's what the country stands for. - Books That Made Us 00:05
And all times in the future. It's what the country stan...
S01 • E01 And, really, we could've just gone into the airport, - Books That Made Us 00:18
And, really, we could've just gone into the airport,
S01 • E02 You've got to care for it so it'll look after...look after you. - Books That Made Us 00:06
You've got to care for it so it'll look after...lo...
S01 • E03 Captions by Red Bee Media - Books That Made Us 00:06
Captions by Red Bee Media
S01 • E02 Well, as a white Australian, I feel like it's a real gift, - Books That Made Us 00:22
Well, as a white Australian, I feel like it's a real gi...
S01 • E01 And, to be honest, I wonder if I could have...recovered. - Books That Made Us 00:06
And, to be honest, I wonder if I could have...recovered.
S01 • E02 (BOTH LAUGH) - Books That Made Us 00:06
(BOTH LAUGH)
S01 • E01 Because, you know, that was the book that saved our lives. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Because, you know, that was the book that saved our lives.