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Books That Made Us

It's Indigenous writers who actually know how to unflinchingly look at that

It's Indigenous writers who actually know how to unflinchingly look at that

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It's Indigenous writers
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who actually know how
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to unflinchingly look at that.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:38
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 • E01 "'Give 'em some workshops on how "'And witch burning.' - Books That Made Us 00:05
"'Give 'em some workshops on how "'...
S01 • E01 "'You can't go past a bit of good old-fashioned witch burning - Books That Made Us 00:10
"'You can't go past a bit of good old-fashion...
S01 • E03 MELISSA: Australia is dipping its toe - Books That Made Us 00:07
MELISSA: Australia is dipping its toe
S01 • E02 "It is simply the most ordinary place in the world." - Books That Made Us 00:24
"It is simply the most ordinary place in the world.&quo...
S01 • E03 There's a hell of a lot that has been obscured, - Books That Made Us 00:09
There's a hell of a lot that has been obscured,
S01 • E01 (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:06
(LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 Melissa really gave me a true picture - Books That Made Us 00:07
Melissa really gave me a true picture
S01 • E03 From great Indigenous novels of the past - Books That Made Us 00:12
From great Indigenous novels of the past
S01 • E01 And that's something that she talked quite passionately about, - Books That Made Us 00:08
And that's something that she talked quite passionately...
S01 • E02 In terms of what we think of There's a kind of game in that - Books That Made Us 00:07
In terms of what we think of There's a kind of game in ...
S01 • E01 "And we..." you know, "We can..." you know, - Books That Made Us 00:12
"And we..." you know, "We can..." you kn...
S01 • E03 MAN: They're not only winning prizes and acclaim, - Books That Made Us 00:07
MAN: They're not only winning prizes and acclaim,
S01 • E02 Then there's a third character in the book which is the city, - Books That Made Us 00:14
Then there's a third character in the book which is the...
S01 • E03 There is an appetite for this stuff now, - Books That Made Us 00:04
There is an appetite for this stuff now,
S01 • E01 The more I want - like, (REFLECTIVE MUSIC) - Books That Made Us 00:17
The more I want - like, (REFLECTIVE MUSIC)
S01 • E03 We've always been writing. We're the original storytellers. - Books That Made Us 00:05
We've always been writing. We're the original stor...
S01 • E03 I mean, there's just such a rich back catalogue. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I mean, there's just such a rich back catalogue.
S01 • E02 Johnno's resisting it because he thinks it will destroy him - Books That Made Us 00:10
Johnno's resisting it because he thinks it will destroy...
S01 • E03 We're becoming a nation - Books That Made Us 00:14
We're becoming a nation
S01 • E02 But what he resents is that he's seeing it as a writer. - Books That Made Us 00:05
But what he resents is that he's seeing it as a writer.