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Books That Made Us

You're in writing mode at the moment.You're doing your third book?

You're in writing mode at the moment.
You're doing your third book?

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You're in writing mode at the moment. You're doing your third book?
Duration
4 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:25
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 Literature, music, art, maybe the opera. - Books That Made Us 00:06
Literature, music, art, maybe the opera.
S01 • E01 Well, I'm finished, I've just finished it, - Books That Made Us 00:04
Well, I'm finished, I've just finished it,
S01 • E02 Stella Miles Franklin lived here at Brindabella Station as a young child. - Books That Made Us 00:06
Stella Miles Franklin lived here at Brindabella Station as a...
S01 • E03 God! (MOUTHS WORDS) - Books That Made Us 00:05
God! (MOUTHS WORDS)
S01 • E01 And I think it, you know, kind of wraps up this journey, - Books That Made Us 00:08
And I think it, you know, kind of wraps up this journey,
S01 • E03 ..emigrated to Australia - Books That Made Us 00:08
..emigrated to Australia
S01 • E02 Her family fell on hard times and moved away - Books That Made Us 00:09
Her family fell on hard times and moved away
S01 • E01 So this is where you spent lunch? I spent lunch here. - Books That Made Us 00:05
So this is where you spent lunch? I spent lunch here.
S01 • E03 The process of writing a book has its darknesses, - Books That Made Us 00:04
The process of writing a book has its darknesses,
S01 • E01 I mean, it's interesting because we're going back to 2001 - Books That Made Us 00:06
I mean, it's interesting because we're going back ...
S01 • E02 It was sort of described as the first Australian novel. - Books That Made Us 00:05
It was sort of described as the first Australian novel.
S01 • E03 I believe that, in the process of writing, - Books That Made Us 00:15
I believe that, in the process of writing,
S01 • E01 You know, now you see Punchbowl - Books That Made Us 00:04
You know, now you see Punchbowl
S01 • E01 As this incredibly beautiful, functional place. You see these incredible young men - - Books That Made Us 00:04
As this incredibly beautiful, functional place. You see thes...
S01 • E02 She talks about how dull and flat and plain it was, - Books That Made Us 00:06
She talks about how dull and flat and plain it was,
S01 • E01 Most of them are gonna I mean, I remember growing up here - Books That Made Us 00:06
Most of them are gonna I mean, I remember growing up here
S01 • E01 You're literally at a school - Books That Made Us 00:06
You're literally at a school
S01 • E02 But I guess I'm not a girl in 1890. - Books That Made Us 00:05
But I guess I'm not a girl in 1890.
S01 • E02 She felt a lot of frustration with her life - Books That Made Us 00:08
She felt a lot of frustration with her life
S01 • E01 They used to call this place Punchbowl Prison 20 years ago. - Books That Made Us 00:04
They used to call this place Punchbowl Prison 20 years ago.