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Books That Made Us

So it really helped to be somewhere where I could pick upon any of this stuff and just...

So it really helped to be somewhere where I could pick up
on any of this stuff and just pour it into the book

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So it really helped to be somewhere
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where I could pick up on any of this stuff
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and just pour it into the book.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:09
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 And, you know, quite unconsciously, I'm describing poverty - Books That Made Us 00:09
And, you know, quite unconsciously, I'm describing pove...
S01 • E03 I feel like this book, 'The Natural Way of Things', - Books That Made Us 00:14
I feel like this book, 'The Natural Way of Things'...
S01 • E01 And I'm looking at the cyclical nature of violence - Books That Made Us 00:05
And I'm looking at the cyclical nature of violence
S01 • E01 That we are trying to stop today. - Books That Made Us 00:04
That we are trying to stop today.
S01 • E01 And, you know, there is no greater way to experience - Books That Made Us 00:09
And, you know, there is no greater way to experience
S01 • E02 So I've just read this section in the book - Books That Made Us 00:10
So I've just read this section in the book
S01 • E03 The first kind of little seed for the book - Books That Made Us 00:07
The first kind of little seed for the book
S01 • E01 The truth of something, in my view, (WIND BLOWS, BIRDS CHIRP) - Books That Made Us 00:06
The truth of something, in my view, (WIND BLOWS, BIRDS CHIRP...
S01 • E03 The Hay Institution for Girls was in the town of Hay in western NSW, - Books That Made Us 00:10
The Hay Institution for Girls was in the town of Hay in west...
S01 • E02 Rufus Dawes, the main character in this book, - Books That Made Us 00:06
Rufus Dawes, the main character in this book,
S01 • E02 Because he was framed for the murder of his father, - Books That Made Us 00:11
Because he was framed for the murder of his father,
S01 • E03 REPORTER: When the girls get here, their hair is cut, - Books That Made Us 00:06
REPORTER: When the girls get here, their hair is cut,
S01 • E01 The idea of finding fact through make-believe fascinates me. - Books That Made Us 00:06
The idea of finding fact through make-believe fascinates me.
S01 • E01 But I'd like to know whether there's truth to be discovered - Books That Made Us 00:08
But I'd like to know whether there's truth to be d...
S01 • E02 It really paints a great picture of what it would have been like, - Books That Made Us 00:23
It really paints a great picture of what it would have been ...
S01 • E03 For those who can't keep the rules, there's always the punishment cell. - Books That Made Us 00:05
For those who can't keep the rules, there's always...
S01 • E01 (GUNFIRE) - Books That Made Us 00:09
(GUNFIRE)
S01 • E03 One thing I remember being so horrified by - Books That Made Us 00:13
One thing I remember being so horrified by
S01 • E01 As someone born in Australia, you're raised with - Books That Made Us 00:07
As someone born in Australia, you're raised with
S01 • E02 But he's just wedged them all One guy got to experience the misery - Books That Made Us 00:07
But he's just wedged them all One guy got to experience...