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Books That Made Us

Let's keep the expectations(CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) And so I'm setting outacross Australia to...

Let's keep the expectations
(CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) And so I'm setting out
across Australia to meet some of our most beloved
and brilliant writers

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Let's keep the expectations (CHUCKLES)
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(CHUCKLES)
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And so I'm setting out across Australia
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to meet some of our most beloved and brilliant writers...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:56
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 I suddenly realised the big picture of what had happened - Books That Made Us 00:07
I suddenly realised the big picture of what had happened
S01 • E03 I've explored Australia the place and its people. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I've explored Australia the place and its people.
S01 • E02 And, you know, this is not a new conversation, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And, you know, this is not a new conversation,
S01 • E03 Its abuse and misuse in our stories. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Its abuse and misuse in our stories.
S01 • E02 In the second episode, - Books That Made Us 00:06
In the second episode,
S01 • E01 ..and experience Australia through the place, its people - Books That Made Us 00:05
..and experience Australia through the place, its people
S01 • E02 (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:10
(LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 There are thousands of novels to choose from, - Books That Made Us 00:13
There are thousands of novels to choose from,
S01 • E03 There's no better place to throw a dangerous idea than inside a book. This book's really written out of this primal rage - Books That Made Us 00:08
There's no better place to throw a dangerous idea than ...
S01 • E02 It's difficult not to look at this landscape now - Books That Made Us 00:04
It's difficult not to look at this landscape now
S01 • E03 The institution was utterly deaf when it said it would hear, - Books That Made Us 00:06
The institution was utterly deaf when it said it would hear,
S01 • E03 There was such rules those girls had to follow - Books That Made Us 00:06
There was such rules those girls had to follow
S01 • E01 "I picked my way between the reclining bodies of my friends - Books That Made Us 00:04
"I picked my way between the reclining bodies of my fri...
S01 • E02 "Whoosh, down the plughole, and at the end of seven years, - Books That Made Us 00:14
"Whoosh, down the plughole, and at the end of seven yea...
S01 • E01 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 • E03 Revealing who we are and perhaps even where we're going. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Revealing who we are and perhaps even where we're going...
S01 • E01 You're raised with all of these images of Ned Kelly - Books That Made Us 00:04
You're raised with all of these images of Ned Kelly
S01 • E02 Because there really is nowhere on earth like Australia. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Because there really is nowhere on earth like Australia.
S01 • E03 It's been wonderful to see Indigenous writers - Books That Made Us 00:04
It's been wonderful to see Indigenous writers
S01 • E01 This was a book that I waited my whole life to write. - Books That Made Us 00:04
This was a book that I waited my whole life to write.