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Books That Made Us

I want to dig moreinto our convict past through the story of an 1874 classic, Marcus...

I want to dig more
into our convict past through the story of an 1874 classic, Marcus Clarke's
'For the Term of His Natural Life'

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I want to dig more into our convict past
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through the story of an 1874 classic,
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Marcus Clarke's 'For the Term of His Natural Life'.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:25
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 There are lots of buildings around and bits and pieces, - Books That Made Us 00:07
There are lots of buildings around and bits and pieces,
S01 • E02 Which means travelling to a brutal penal colony at the end of the world. - Books That Made Us 00:06
Which means travelling to a brutal penal colony at the end o...
S01 • E01 "'But what about Stacey?' I said. 'Is she coming?' - Books That Made Us 00:09
"'But what about Stacey?' I said. 'Is sh...
S01 • E02 Well, Tasmania. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Well, Tasmania.
S01 • E03 Stables and yards - Books That Made Us 00:05
Stables and yards
S01 • E02 So I've found Cape Grim, - Books That Made Us 00:08
So I've found Cape Grim,
S01 • E01 We all know what it is to be confused, - Books That Made Us 00:08
We all know what it is to be confused,
S01 • E02 Worthy names for an island that was famous for flagellation, - Books That Made Us 00:05
Worthy names for an island that was famous for flagellation,
S01 • E01 And I wanted to write from the perspective - Books That Made Us 00:08
And I wanted to write from the perspective
S01 • E03 But even being in here with those points of light - Books That Made Us 00:11
But even being in here with those points of light
S01 • E02 Sarah Island is in here somewhere, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Sarah Island is in here somewhere,
S01 • E02 The worst penal colony How did they decide - Books That Made Us 00:06
The worst penal colony How did they decide
S01 • E01 You just think about how thin those walls are - Books That Made Us 00:07
You just think about how thin those walls are
S01 • E02 That takes quite a sadistically creative mind to come up with, - Books That Made Us 00:21
That takes quite a sadistically creative mind to come up wit...
S01 • E03 So it really helped to be somewhere - Books That Made Us 00:08
So it really helped to be somewhere
S01 • E01 And, you know, quite unconsciously, I'm describing poverty - Books That Made Us 00:09
And, you know, quite unconsciously, I'm describing pove...
S01 • E03 I feel like this book, 'The Natural Way of Things', - Books That Made Us 00:14
I feel like this book, 'The Natural Way of Things'...
S01 • E01 And I'm looking at the cyclical nature of violence - Books That Made Us 00:05
And I'm looking at the cyclical nature of violence
S01 • E01 That we are trying to stop today. - Books That Made Us 00:04
That we are trying to stop today.
S01 • E01 And, you know, there is no greater way to experience - Books That Made Us 00:09
And, you know, there is no greater way to experience