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Books That Made Us

We've always been writing.We're the original storytellers

We've always been writing.
We're the original storytellers

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We've always been writing. We're the original storytellers.
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:37:23
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 • E03 I mean, there's just such a rich back catalogue. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I mean, there's just such a rich back catalogue.
S01 • E02 Johnno's resisting it because he thinks it will destroy him - Books That Made Us 00:10
Johnno's resisting it because he thinks it will destroy...
S01 • E03 We're becoming a nation - Books That Made Us 00:14
We're becoming a nation
S01 • E02 But what he resents is that he's seeing it as a writer. - Books That Made Us 00:05
But what he resents is that he's seeing it as a writer.
S01 • E01 "She asked questions about my long hair, - Books That Made Us 00:10
"She asked questions about my long hair,
S01 • E02 But what he resents is that Then of course that becomes a game, - Books That Made Us 00:20
But what he resents is that Then of course that becomes a ga...
S01 • E03 A book at the heart of this new era of writing - Books That Made Us 00:07
A book at the heart of this new era of writing
S01 • E01 "Then she asked if I was a boy or a girl. - Books That Made Us 00:06
"Then she asked if I was a boy or a girl.
S01 • E01 "'I don't know', I said. 'I'm just myself.' - Books That Made Us 00:05
"'I don't know', I said. 'I'm ...
S01 • E03 Set on Noongar land in Western Australia, - Books That Made Us 00:12
Set on Noongar land in Western Australia,
S01 • E01 "It was a question other kids always asked when they were teasing me. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"It was a question other kids always asked when they we...
S01 • E02 Exotic, mythological It's not the real place any longer, - Books That Made Us 00:10
Exotic, mythological It's not the real place any longer...
S01 • E01 "It was a question other kids always "I knew that being a girl - Books That Made Us 00:06
"It was a question other kids always "I knew that ...
S01 • E03 On Aboriginal life and culture. - Books That Made Us 00:04
On Aboriginal life and culture.
S01 • E01 "I told her I was a boy." - Books That Made Us 00:12
"I told her I was a boy."
S01 • E02 And when you were growing up in Brisbane, - Books That Made Us 00:07
And when you were growing up in Brisbane,
S01 • E03 SANDRA: I think Kim Scott is one of our leading writers - Books That Made Us 00:04
SANDRA: I think Kim Scott is one of our leading writers
S01 • E02 You know, I wasn't trying to put Brisbane on the map, exactly. - Books That Made Us 00:06
You know, I wasn't trying to put Brisbane on the map, e...
S01 • E03 He's prepared to give the benefit of the doubt - Books That Made Us 00:04
He's prepared to give the benefit of the doubt
S01 • E01 Of a 14-year-old trans teenager, Sam. MAN: It's a story about, I guess, identity, of course, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Of a 14-year-old trans teenager, Sam. MAN: It's a story...