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Books That Made Us

When I was in my early 20s,I wanted to be a writer

When I was in my early 20s,
I wanted to be a writer

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When I was in my early 20s, I wanted to be a writer.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:17:41
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 It was based on the real-life experiences - Books That Made Us 00:10
It was based on the real-life experiences
S01 • E02 I went to a bookshop one day and I saw on the shelf - Books That Made Us 00:14
I went to a bookshop one day and I saw on the shelf
S01 • E03 I think the specific type - Books That Made Us 00:08
I think the specific type
S01 • E01 (SHIP HORN BLARES) - Books That Made Us 00:17
(SHIP HORN BLARES)
S01 • E02 And then I got to a section in the book - Books That Made Us 00:13
And then I got to a section in the book
S01 • E03 KATHY: The boys I grew up with at Cronulla - Books That Made Us 00:05
KATHY: The boys I grew up with at Cronulla
S01 • E03 As an example of how sexist they were, - Books That Made Us 00:11
As an example of how sexist they were,
S01 • E02 I was like, "This is so powerful, this is what literature can do." - Books That Made Us 00:12
I was like, "This is so powerful, this is what literatu...
S01 • E01 My own family amongst them, coming here from Greece. - Books That Made Us 00:05
My own family amongst them, coming here from Greece.
S01 • E01 A watershed book captures this chapter of change - Books That Made Us 00:05
A watershed book captures this chapter of change
S01 • E02 And then to top it off, - Books That Made Us 00:13
And then to top it off,
S01 • E01 'They're a Weird Mob' - Books That Made Us 00:07
'They're a Weird Mob'
S01 • E03 GABRIELLE: The boys at 13 or 14 or 15 - Books That Made Us 00:13
GABRIELLE: The boys at 13 or 14 or 15
S01 • E01 And it's basically a work of very funny... - Books That Made Us 00:05
And it's basically a work of very funny...
S01 • E02 From 'Gould's Book of Fish' And I just knew right then, - Books That Made Us 00:05
From 'Gould's Book of Fish' And I just knew r...
S01 • E01 And it's basically a work of very funny... (DRAMATIC STINGS) ..very silly, warm-hearted - Books That Made Us 00:05
And it's basically a work of very funny... (DRAMATIC ST...
S01 • E02 Richard Flanagan's stories - Books That Made Us 00:07
Richard Flanagan's stories
S01 • E01 ..where an Italian migrant - Books That Made Us 00:08
..where an Italian migrant
S01 • E02 Are almost exclusively set in his home of Tasmania. And I'm keen to discover more - Books That Made Us 00:12
Are almost exclusively set in his home of Tasmania. And I�...
S01 • E03 KATHY: Terms for sex were 'rooting', 'tooling', 'plugging', - Books That Made Us 00:09
KATHY: Terms for sex were 'rooting', 'tooling...