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So, I was just gonna do a post-surf book reading for you
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Books That Made Us

So, I was just gonna doa post-surf book reading for you

So, I was just gonna do
a post-surf book reading for you

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So, I was just gonna do a post-surf book reading for you.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:21:39
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 Yeah, my stepdad is Greek, and his father came out here when he was 17, - Books That Made Us 00:06
Yeah, my stepdad is Greek, and his father came out here when...
S01 • E03 "There were six of us in the panel van." - Books That Made Us 00:17
"There were six of us in the panel van."
S01 • E02 We're not a European people, we're not a poor copy of North America, - Books That Made Us 00:09
We're not a European people, we're not a poor copy...
S01 • E01 He had...he sold ice-cream - Books That Made Us 00:07
He had...he sold ice-cream
S01 • E02 We're something other, and we need And the way to try and uncover that - Books That Made Us 00:08
We're something other, and we need And the way to try a...
S01 • E01 And then he bought a fish and chip shop in Cowra, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And then he bought a fish and chip shop in Cowra,
S01 • E02 Certainly good things become possible, perhaps even great things. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Certainly good things become possible, perhaps even great th...
S01 • E03 "Every car in the parking lot was doing it, - Books That Made Us 00:06
"Every car in the parking lot was doing it,
S01 • E02 Hey, Richard, how are you? Hello, lovely to meet. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Hey, Richard, how are you? Hello, lovely to meet.
S01 • E01 I'm discovering that stories about strangers, like my own family, - Books That Made Us 00:13
I'm discovering that stories about strangers, like my o...
S01 • E02 Sorry to do this to you after your big session. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Sorry to do this to you after your big session.
S01 • E03 "Bruce was the top guy of the gang, even better than Darren Peters. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"Bruce was the top guy of the gang, even better than Da...
S01 • E03 "He had a car, a job, money - Books That Made Us 00:12
"He had a car, a job, money
S01 • E01 Migrant stories and people we love because they are us. - Books That Made Us 00:06
Migrant stories and people we love because they are us.
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�...