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Books That Made Us

Season 1 2021

  • 2021-11-23T09:30:00Z on ABC
  • 1h
  • 2h 46m (3 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
Claudia Karvan embarks on a literary journey to celebrate our love of books, meet some of our most beloved and brilliant writers, and explore our Australian identity through the place, its people and the power of our stories.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2021-11-23T09:30:00Z

1x01 People

Series Premiere

1x01 People

  • 2021-11-23T09:30:00Z56m

As an actor, Claudia Karvan knows great storytelling is all about people, great characters. What truths we can uncover about ourselves through the fictious characters of Australian novels?

2021-11-30T09:30:00Z

1x02 Place

1x02 Place

  • 2021-11-30T09:30:00Z56m

From Kate Grenville's The Secret River in Sydney to Richard Flanagan's Death of a River Guide in Tasmania & Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe in Brisbane, Claudia learns how Australia set the stage for our great stories.

Season Finale

2021-12-07T09:30:00Z

1x03 Power

Season Finale

1x03 Power

  • 2021-12-07T09:30:00Z54m

On the final leg of her literary adventure, Claudia Karvan delves into power - its abuse and misuse in our stories.

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