Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
1h 30min

Drama

In early 1972, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. CLEO Magazine - begun in a "fit of pique" - went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.

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Southern Star

Screen NSW

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Screen Australia

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1. Paper Giants: Part 1

1h 30min

17th Apr 2011

It’s 1972. Skirts are up, pants are down. Girls can have anything. And riding the wave of sexual liberation and feminist freedom is Cleo magazine – fresh, bold and naughty. Two ambitious, young upstarts – Ita Buttrose and Sir Frank Packer’s unregarded second son, Kerry – create their own legends as they fling the modern girl headlong into the passion and politics of this turbulent era.

2. Paper Giants: Part 2

1h 30min

18th Apr 2011

As the backlash hits and optimism crumbles, Ita and Kerry refuse to take a backward step as they both reach for their own glittering crowns.

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
1h 30min

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Episodes

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1. Paper Giants: Part 1

2. Paper Giants: Part 2

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Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo1h 30min

Production Companies

Episodes

Cast

1. Paper Giants: Part 1

2. Paper Giants: Part 2

First air date

Last air date

Status

Type

Original language

Networks

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
1h 30min