Books That Made Us

1h

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.

Episodes

Cast

People

1. People

56min

23rd Nov 2021

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?

Place

2. Place

56min

30th Nov 2021

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.

Power

3. Power

54min

7th Dec 2021

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

First air date

23rd Nov 2021

Last air date

7th Dec 2021

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks