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Books That Made Us

Give it to me.I'll read it. (LAUGHS) I suppose I thoughtI knew this country, I suppose I...

Give it to me.
I'll read it. (LAUGHS) I suppose I thought
I knew this country, I suppose I thought
my home for all these years

Full Transcript

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Give it to me. I'll read it. (LAUGHS)
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:07.072
I suppose I thought I knew this country,
00:00:07.072 --> 00:00:07.096
I suppose I thought my home for all these years.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:33
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

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 "You'd think they were carrying the nation on their backs - Books That Made Us 00:13
"You'd think they were carrying the nation on thei...
S01 • E02 It's like the novelistic equivalent of LSD is what I would say. - Books That Made Us 00:05
It's like the novelistic equivalent of LSD is what I wo...
S01 • E03 But I guess I've realised that to truly discover Australia, - Books That Made Us 00:17
But I guess I've realised that to truly discover Austra...
S01 • E01 "Stinking, dull work, the labour of sheilas at best, - Books That Made Us 00:10
"Stinking, dull work, the labour of sheilas at best,
S01 • E02 So reading from chapter one, 'From Time Immemorial'. - Books That Made Us 00:05
So reading from chapter one, 'From Time Immemorial'...
S01 • E02 "Picture the creative serpent, - Books That Made Us 00:32
"Picture the creative serpent,
S01 • E01 "They were just scrub farmers, green to town, - Books That Made Us 00:12
"They were just scrub farmers, green to town,
S01 • E03 DAVID MALOUF: When people say they're reading a book - Books That Made Us 00:24
DAVID MALOUF: When people say they're reading a book
S01 • E01 "Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is." - Books That Made Us 00:09
"Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is."
S01 • E01 "Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is." - Books That Made Us 00:07
"Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is."
S01 • E03 TIM MINCHIN: The novel has the time and the space - Books That Made Us 00:08
TIM MINCHIN: The novel has the time and the space
S01 • E01 Yeah, they're just the...the two sides of the family, really, - Books That Made Us 00:10
Yeah, they're just the...the two sides of the family, r...
S01 • E02 "The water filled the swirling tracks - Books That Made Us 00:09
"The water filled the swirling tracks
S01 • E03 To generate an entire reality, an entire world. CHARLOTTE WOOD: The relationship you have - Books That Made Us 00:08
To generate an entire reality, an entire world. CHARLOTTE WO...
S01 • E01 Didn't plan for the future, they just lived for the moment, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Didn't plan for the future, they just lived for the mom...
S01 • E02 "The serpent travelled over the marine plains, - Books That Made Us 00:11
"The serpent travelled over the marine plains,
S01 • E03 It is a route out of loneliness, heartbreak. - Books That Made Us 00:05
It is a route out of loneliness, heartbreak.
S01 • E03 It's a route out of sadness, solitary confinement. - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's a route out of sadness, solitary confinement.
S01 • E01 And this more conservative, enterprising side, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And this more conservative, enterprising side,
S01 • E03 TRENT DALTON: I'm yet to see a film, - Books That Made Us 00:09
TRENT DALTON: I'm yet to see a film,