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Books That Made Us

I wonder if my grandfatherplayed here when he was in vaudeville.I wonder if my...

I wonder if my grandfather
played here when he was in vaudeville.
I wonder if my grandfather
played here when he was in vaudeville

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I wonder if my grandfather played here
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when he was in vaudeville. I wonder if my grandfather played here
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when he was in vaudeville.
Duration
6 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:38
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 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,
S01 • E03 (PEOPLE SING IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) - Books That Made Us 00:08
(PEOPLE SING IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE)
S01 • E03 (BOY REPLIES) - Books That Made Us 00:05
(BOY REPLIES)
S01 • E02 It was a wonderful experience. It was going wherever it wanted to go, - Books That Made Us 00:08
It was a wonderful experience. It was going wherever it want...
S01 • E03 Yeah, it's been a great day. (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:27
Yeah, it's been a great day. (LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 Essentially I was writing about all this, - Books That Made Us 00:19
Essentially I was writing about all this,
S01 • E02 That's what I found remarkable about the book, its sense of freedom. - Books That Made Us 00:05
That's what I found remarkable about the book, its sens...
S01 • E02 Like, no-one has written - Books That Made Us 00:07
Like, no-one has written
S01 • E02 Set in the fictional coastal town of Desperance - Books That Made Us 00:14
Set in the fictional coastal town of Desperance
S01 • E01 I think I was capturing something for myself - Books That Made Us 00:10
I think I was capturing something for myself
S01 • E03 And it does bode well for the future (PEOPLE CHATTER AND LAUGH) - Books That Made Us 00:08
And it does bode well for the future (PEOPLE CHATTER AND LAU...
S01 • E02 But from what I've read, it's much more than that. - Books That Made Us 00:04
But from what I've read, it's much more than that.
S01 • E01 And in a sense, I got swept up by the language of it, - Books That Made Us 00:14
And in a sense, I got swept up by the language of it,
S01 • E02 It rewrites the rule book on storytelling - Books That Made Us 00:04
It rewrites the rule book on storytelling
S01 • E02 She does this amazing thing of being on country - Books That Made Us 00:07
She does this amazing thing of being on country
S01 • E03 I'm just reflecting on all of the places we've been - Books That Made Us 00:08
I'm just reflecting on all of the places we've bee...