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It's a really good read. It's incredible
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Books That Made Us

It's a really good read.It's incredible

It's a really good read.
It's incredible

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It's a really good read. It's incredible.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:45
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 So this book is almost 200 years old? Yes. - Books That Made Us 00:05
So this book is almost 200 years old? Yes.
S01 • E01 The feeling I get from the letter always, I think - - Books That Made Us 00:13
The feeling I get from the letter always, I think -
S01 • E03 One of the things that I think they did so well in 'Puberty Blues' - Books That Made Us 00:07
One of the things that I think they did so well in 'Pub...
S01 • E01 For me, it's like... this is the character's DNA. - Books That Made Us 00:04
For me, it's like... this is the character's DNA.
S01 • E02 Saying, "No, you can't do this, no, you can't do that." - Books That Made Us 00:06
Saying, "No, you can't do this, no, you can't...
S01 • E01 If you can inhabit that, you've made at least a version of him. - Books That Made Us 00:05
If you can inhabit that, you've made at least a version...
S01 • E03 Middle-class white Australiana - Books That Made Us 00:11
Middle-class white Australiana
S01 • E01 I don't know whether you learn anything from a book like mine - Books That Made Us 00:23
I don't know whether you learn anything from a book lik...
S01 • E02 I'm happy to turn it for you. Thank you. (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:12
I'm happy to turn it for you. Thank you. (LAUGHS)
S01 • E03 MAN: 'Puberty Blues' It's audacious, sassy and funny, - Books That Made Us 00:22
MAN: 'Puberty Blues' It's audacious, sassy an...
S01 • E02 You see the origins of his surreal odyssey - Books That Made Us 00:05
You see the origins of his surreal odyssey
S01 • E02 I think some of the colours inspired them to do the colour printings. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I think some of the colours inspired them to do the colour p...
S01 • E01 I think as a writer you can take fantastic liberties with truth. - Books That Made Us 00:06
I think as a writer you can take fantastic liberties with tr...
S01 • E01 This version of Ned Kelly has become Peter Carey's version of Ned Kelly, - Books That Made Us 00:10
This version of Ned Kelly has become Peter Carey's vers...
S01 • E02 When I was in my early 20s, I wanted to be a writer. - Books That Made Us 00:04
When I was in my early 20s, I wanted to be a writer.
S01 • E03 It was based on the real-life experiences - Books That Made Us 00:10
It was based on the real-life experiences
S01 • E02 I went to a bookshop one day and I saw on the shelf - Books That Made Us 00:14
I went to a bookshop one day and I saw on the shelf
S01 • E03 I think the specific type - Books That Made Us 00:08
I think the specific type
S01 • E01 (SHIP HORN BLARES) - Books That Made Us 00:17
(SHIP HORN BLARES)
S01 • E03 KATHY: The boys I grew up with at Cronulla - Books That Made Us 00:05
KATHY: The boys I grew up with at Cronulla