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Books That Made Us

There are thousands of novelsto choose from, classics to best-sellers, and so I'll be...

There are thousands of novels
to choose from, classics to best-sellers, and so I'll be seeking out some of those books that
have really touched a nerve and revealed something about
who we are

Full Transcript

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There are thousands of novels to choose from,
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classics to best-sellers,
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and so I'll be seeking out
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some of those books that have really touched a nerve
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and revealed something about who we are.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:17
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 • 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.
S01 • E01 Edith Campbell Berry is one of the great characters - Books That Made Us 00:05
Edith Campbell Berry is one of the great characters
S01 • E02 So come with me as I delve into books that made us. - Books That Made Us 00:06
So come with me as I delve into books that made us.
S01 • E03 So come with me on the final leg of this literary adventure - Books That Made Us 00:06
So come with me on the final leg of this literary adventure
S01 • E01 Nearly everyone I knew hated every character, - Books That Made Us 00:06
Nearly everyone I knew hated every character,
S01 • E02 So come with me as I delve into (THEME MUSIC) - Books That Made Us 00:04
So come with me as I delve into (THEME MUSIC)
S01 • E03 As I explore books that made us. - Books That Made Us 00:05
As I explore books that made us.
S01 • E01 Literature is literally how you kill prejudice, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Literature is literally how you kill prejudice,
S01 • E02 Sydney. (BELL RINGS) - Books That Made Us 00:07
Sydney. (BELL RINGS)