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Everyone was talking about it. It had swept everyone away
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Books That Made Us

Everyone was talking about it.It had swept everyone away

Everyone was talking about it.
It had swept everyone away

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Everyone was talking about it. It had swept everyone away.
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5 seconds
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00:48:45
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 I hope my books are the crowning achievement of my career, - Books That Made Us 00:11
I hope my books are the crowning achievement of my career,
S01 • E01 And that is Oriel setting up a tent in the backyard, - Books That Made Us 00:10
And that is Oriel setting up a tent in the backyard,
S01 • E03 So the more we can get presenting it to one another - Books That Made Us 00:08
So the more we can get presenting it to one another
S01 • E02 In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian - Books That Made Us 00:07
In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian
S01 • E01 WESLEY: And it uses that idea of the house as a metaphor for country, - Books That Made Us 00:06
WESLEY: And it uses that idea of the house as a metaphor for...
S01 • E03 (AUNTY IRIS READS IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) - Books That Made Us 00:10
(AUNTY IRIS READS IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE)
S01 • E02 Almost 50 years on, a much-revered writer - Books That Made Us 00:09
Almost 50 years on, a much-revered writer
S01 • E02 Hi, Alexis, how are you? I'm good, how are you? - Books That Made Us 00:04
Hi, Alexis, how are you? I'm good, how are you?
S01 • E01 It's trying to say to us, "How does history play a role - Books That Made Us 00:16
It's trying to say to us, "How does history play a...
S01 • E03 "Their burning bodies sizzled and steamed - Books That Made Us 00:20
"Their burning bodies sizzled and steamed
S01 • E02 A writer who has done perhaps more than anyone - Books That Made Us 00:09
A writer who has done perhaps more than anyone
S01 • E02 The reason I believe that Alexis Wright - Books That Made Us 00:15
The reason I believe that Alexis Wright
S01 • E01 Tim Winton has won the Miles Franklin He's agreed to meet me at a town hall - Books That Made Us 00:09
Tim Winton has won the Miles Franklin He's agreed to me...
S01 • E03 It's been beautiful to meet all the generations, - Books That Made Us 00:17
It's been beautiful to meet all the generations,
S01 • E01 I wonder if my grandfather played here - Books That Made Us 00:06
I wonder if my grandfather played here
S01 • E02 And that line will be an original contribution to literature. As white readers, - Books That Made Us 00:09
And that line will be an original contribution to literature...
S01 • E01 He used to play halls all around here, - Books That Made Us 00:06
He used to play halls all around here,
S01 • E02 That's how we've been...we've learned how to understand stories. - Books That Made Us 00:06
That's how we've been...we've learned how to ...
S01 • E01 Les. And your grandmother? Ollie - Olive. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Les. And your grandmother? Ollie - Olive.
S01 • E02 And then a writer like Alexis Wright comes along and goes, - Books That Made Us 00:10
And then a writer like Alexis Wright comes along and goes,