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Books That Made Us

"They were just scrub farmers,green to town, a mob of gangly,puppet-limbed yokels, "but...

"They were just scrub farmers,
green to town, a mob of gangly,
puppet-limbed yokels, "but they moved in like they'd
designed the house themselves

Full Transcript

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"They were just scrub farmers, green to town,
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a mob of gangly, puppet-limbed yokels,
00:00:08.024 --> 00:00:12.016
"but they moved in like they'd designed the house themselves.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:58
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 DAVID MALOUF: When people say they're reading a book - Books That Made Us 00:24
DAVID MALOUF: When people say they're reading a book
S01 • E01 "Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is." - Books That Made Us 00:09
"Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is."
S01 • E01 "Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is." - Books That Made Us 00:07
"Making luck, the hardest donkey yacker there is."
S01 • E03 TIM MINCHIN: The novel has the time and the space - Books That Made Us 00:08
TIM MINCHIN: The novel has the time and the space
S01 • E01 Yeah, they're just the...the two sides of the family, really, - Books That Made Us 00:10
Yeah, they're just the...the two sides of the family, r...
S01 • E02 "The water filled the swirling tracks - Books That Made Us 00:09
"The water filled the swirling tracks
S01 • E03 To generate an entire reality, an entire world. CHARLOTTE WOOD: The relationship you have - Books That Made Us 00:08
To generate an entire reality, an entire world. CHARLOTTE WO...
S01 • E01 Didn't plan for the future, they just lived for the moment, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Didn't plan for the future, they just lived for the mom...
S01 • E02 "The serpent travelled over the marine plains, - Books That Made Us 00:11
"The serpent travelled over the marine plains,
S01 • E03 It is a route out of loneliness, heartbreak. - Books That Made Us 00:05
It is a route out of loneliness, heartbreak.
S01 • E03 It's a route out of sadness, solitary confinement. - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's a route out of sadness, solitary confinement.
S01 • E01 And this more conservative, enterprising side, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And this more conservative, enterprising side,
S01 • E03 TRENT DALTON: I'm yet to see a film, - Books That Made Us 00:09
TRENT DALTON: I'm yet to see a film,
S01 • E02 "past the mangrove forests "Then it went back to the sea." - Books That Made Us 00:08
"past the mangrove forests "Then it went back to t...
S01 • E01 There's me imagining these impossible people... - Books That Made Us 00:04
There's me imagining these impossible people...
S01 • E01 It was like a sick science experiment. - Books That Made Us 00:04
It was like a sick science experiment.
S01 • E02 You know that the land is alive when it's described like that. - Books That Made Us 00:05
You know that the land is alive when it's described lik...
S01 • E03 CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to read broadly and widely and deeply - Books That Made Us 00:07
CRAIG SILVEY: It's impossible to read broadly and widel...
S01 • E01 And then we were typing it up and then making carbon copies. - Books That Made Us 00:06
And then we were typing it up and then making carbon copies.
S01 • E02 And I wanted to write a book that I think I hadn't read. (LAUGHS) - Books That Made Us 00:12
And I wanted to write a book that I think I hadn't read...