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Books That Made Us

I mean, most books of their time tend to be of their timeand are forgotten, and people...

I mean, most books of their time tend to be of their time
and are forgotten, and people move on

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I mean, most books of their time
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tend to be of their time and are forgotten,
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and people move on.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:26
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 • E02 The Whitlam government had given grants to authors and publishers, - Books That Made Us 00:14
The Whitlam government had given grants to authors and publi...
S01 • E03 I mean, it's a full investigation on corruption, - Books That Made Us 00:07
I mean, it's a full investigation on corruption,
S01 • E02 'Johnno', to anyone from Brisbane, is the gospel. - Books That Made Us 00:06
'Johnno', to anyone from Brisbane, is the gospel.
S01 • E03 No. You'd think if people read this, they'd never be corrupt again. - Books That Made Us 00:04
No. You'd think if people read this, they'd never ...
S01 • E01 Even though the trauma for these people is really real, you... - Books That Made Us 00:05
Even though the trauma for these people is really real, you....
S01 • E02 'Johnno', to anyone from Brisbane, is the gospel. 'Johnno' is the first time that I realised - Books That Made Us 00:09
'Johnno', to anyone from Brisbane, is the gospel. ...
S01 • E03 They might get (PEOPLE CHANT) - Books That Made Us 00:07
They might get (PEOPLE CHANT)
S01 • E01 OK, this is at Kerry's family home. - Books That Made Us 00:04
OK, this is at Kerry's family home.
S01 • E02 I can write about the lemon light of my city. - Books That Made Us 00:04
I can write about the lemon light of my city.
S01 • E01 The family's all gathered there for a party - Books That Made Us 00:09
The family's all gathered there for a party
S01 • E02 LAW: And what I loved is that he elevated Brisbane ordinariness. - Books That Made Us 00:05
LAW: And what I loved is that he elevated Brisbane ordinarin...
S01 • E02 I mean, so much of the way he writes about Brisbane - Books That Made Us 00:14
I mean, so much of the way he writes about Brisbane
S01 • E01 "'Darnt, I feel sorry for whitefellas - Books That Made Us 00:05
"'Darnt, I feel sorry for whitefellas
S01 • E03 People want their voice heard, - Books That Made Us 00:07
People want their voice heard,
S01 • E01 "'Shame nobody ever tries to get 'em back to their culture.' - Books That Made Us 00:09
"'Shame nobody ever tries to get 'em back to ...
S01 • E03 The power of the pen is changing hands. - Books That Made Us 00:04
The power of the pen is changing hands.
S01 • E03 The power of the pen (CHANTING) - Books That Made Us 00:13
The power of the pen (CHANTING)
S01 • E01 "'I blame the parents,' interjected Zippo from the back of the group. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"'I blame the parents,' interjected Zippo fro...
S01 • E02 David Malouf's 'Johnno' - Books That Made Us 00:11
David Malouf's 'Johnno'
S01 • E01 "'Yeah, bruz, true, eh?' Ken said to Black Superman. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"'Yeah, bruz, true, eh?' Ken said to Black Su...