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Oh, wow. So, how long did it take to write 'Too Much Lip'?
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Oh, wow. So, how long did it taketo write 'Too Much Lip'?

Oh, wow. So, how long did it take
to write 'Too Much Lip'?

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Oh, wow. So, how long did it take to write 'Too Much Lip'?
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00:33:23
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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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 Um, I think the actual writing took about two years, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Um, I think the actual writing took about two years,
S01 • E03 Suddenly the word started to get around, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Suddenly the word started to get around,
S01 • E02 When you said, "I picked my way between their reclining bodies," - Books That Made Us 00:04
When you said, "I picked my way between their reclining...
S01 • E03 It's not his communism that lands the author in hot water, - Books That Made Us 00:14
It's not his communism that lands the author in hot wat...
S01 • E01 What happened was I interviewed Alice Walker in Sydney, - Books That Made Us 00:07
What happened was I interviewed Alice Walker in Sydney,
S01 • E02 (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:04
(LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 But I read her first book, which is a family saga - Books That Made Us 00:22
But I read her first book, which is a family saga
S01 • E02 And there's only two people left standing, and they're going, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And there's only two people left standing, and they...
S01 • E03 This was a thinly disguised - Books That Made Us 00:13
This was a thinly disguised
S01 • E02 "How are we gonna put this kingdom together again?" (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:10
"How are we gonna put this kingdom together again?"...
S01 • E02 It's got all the detail that makes it just alive, - Books That Made Us 00:08
It's got all the detail that makes it just alive,
S01 • E03 John Wren became a very prominent politician - Books That Made Us 00:08
John Wren became a very prominent politician
S01 • E01 And I thought, well, I might get torn apart for it, - Books That Made Us 00:12
And I thought, well, I might get torn apart for it,
S01 • E02 I suppose that's what writers want, I think, - Books That Made Us 00:10
I suppose that's what writers want, I think,
S01 • E03 Who had a huge amount of power He had a lot of history to hide, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Who had a huge amount of power He had a lot of history to hi...
S01 • E02 I think that's got a lot to do with what literature is for. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I think that's got a lot to do with what literature is ...
S01 • E03 Wren is outraged by the book's apparent portrayal of him - Books That Made Us 00:10
Wren is outraged by the book's apparent portrayal of hi...
S01 • E02 If it's for anything, - Books That Made Us 00:10
If it's for anything,
S01 • E01 And is that where the fear came from - Books That Made Us 00:09
And is that where the fear came from
S01 • E03 One of the central stories in the book - Books That Made Us 00:14
One of the central stories in the book