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It rewrites the rule book on storytelling
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Books That Made Us

It rewrites the rule bookon storytelling It rewrites the rule bookand how we should see...

It rewrites the rule book
on storytelling It rewrites the rule book
and how we should see Australia

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It rewrites the rule book on storytelling
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It rewrites the rule book and how we should see Australia.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:42
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 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...
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 • E02 It's just buzzing with life, you can feel that it's a living, chaotic, - Books That Made Us 00:07
It's just buzzing with life, you can feel that it'...
S01 • E01 You know, it's fiction, it's authenticky. - Books That Made Us 00:05
You know, it's fiction, it's authenticky.
S01 • E03 (HORN BLARES) - Books That Made Us 00:04
(HORN BLARES)
S01 • E02 I got a sense of what the scene means, what the land means - Books That Made Us 00:11
I got a sense of what the scene means, what the land means
S01 • E01 If 'truthiness' can work, 'authenticky' can work too. - Books That Made Us 00:04
If 'truthiness' can work, 'authenticky' ...
S01 • E03 "And at the end of seven years, - Books That Made Us 00:09
"And at the end of seven years,
S01 • E01 If 'truthiness' can work, Tim's love of the Aussie lingo - Books That Made Us 00:06
If 'truthiness' can work, Tim's love of the A...
S01 • E01 And it sort of also legitimises the way we speak, - Books That Made Us 00:19
And it sort of also legitimises the way we speak,
S01 • E02 It's subversive and assertive. - Books That Made Us 00:04
It's subversive and assertive.
S01 • E03 It's a real gift because I've suddenly been given - Books That Made Us 00:09
It's a real gift because I've suddenly been given
S01 • E02 It's like an anthem, really, that whole book, - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's like an anthem, really, that whole book,
S01 • E02 It's about Aboriginal lore, it's about zealots, - Books That Made Us 00:14
It's about Aboriginal lore, it's about zealots,
S01 • E03 (TEARFULLY) "I picked my way between the reclining bodies of my friends. - Books That Made Us 00:04
(TEARFULLY) "I picked my way between the reclining bodi...
S01 • E01 "Those Lambs. No joke, it took his breath away to see them go at it. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"Those Lambs. No joke, it took his breath away to see t...
S01 • E03 Give it to me. I'll read it. (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:08
Give it to me. I'll read it. (LAUGHS)
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...