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Migrant stories and people we love because they are us
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Books That Made Us

Migrant stories and people we lovebecause they are us

Migrant stories and people we love
because they are us

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Migrant stories and people we love because they are us.
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6 seconds
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00:22:21
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 • E01 These are the stories I wanna hear about - Books That Made Us 00:17
These are the stories I wanna hear about
S01 • E02 The landscape is the mind and the soul of the author, - Books That Made Us 00:06
The landscape is the mind and the soul of the author,
S01 • E03 PAM: I mean, there was such rules those girls had to follow - Books That Made Us 00:10
PAM: I mean, there was such rules those girls had to follow
S01 • E02 Place, these things, you know, - Books That Made Us 00:08
Place, these things, you know,
S01 • E02 And so we invent Tasmanias, Australias, we invent ourselves, - Books That Made Us 00:23
And so we invent Tasmanias, Australias, we invent ourselves,
S01 • E01 And do everything that is what great writing does. And it's the joy of literature - Books That Made Us 00:08
And do everything that is what great writing does. And it�...
S01 • E03 Well, ultimately, yeah, - Books That Made Us 00:20
Well, ultimately, yeah,
S01 • E01 It's literally how you battle xenophobia is to tell stories. - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's literally how you battle xenophobia is to tell sto...
S01 • E01 WOMAN: The ability to tell a story, - Books That Made Us 00:19
WOMAN: The ability to tell a story,
S01 • E02 And if there's only one defence to make of novels, - Books That Made Us 00:08
And if there's only one defence to make of novels,
S01 • E03 A book of its time, - Books That Made Us 00:06
A book of its time,
S01 • E03 It's just so incredible to think of what's going on right now - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's just so incredible to think of what's going o...
S01 • E02 We may now boast Man Booker Prize-winning novelists, - Books That Made Us 00:10
We may now boast Man Booker Prize-winning novelists,
S01 • E01 (YELLING) - Books That Made Us 00:05
(YELLING)
S01 • E03 Nothing really has changed very much in 40 years. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Nothing really has changed very much in 40 years.
S01 • E02 At the time of Federation in 1901, - Books That Made Us 00:09
At the time of Federation in 1901,
S01 • E03 Women still are runners-up in the human race. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Women still are runners-up in the human race.
S01 • E01 REPORTER: Angry mobs fuelled by alcohol - Books That Made Us 00:06
REPORTER: Angry mobs fuelled by alcohol
S01 • E03 We're still getting concussion - Books That Made Us 00:06
We're still getting concussion
S01 • E02 But at the same time, local writers are emerging, - Books That Made Us 00:09
But at the same time, local writers are emerging,