Books That Made Us - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
People
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
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
On the final leg of her literary adventure, Claudia Karvan delves into power - its abuse and misuse in our stories.
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