Manning Clark

Australia, 1988

Film
A still image from Manning Clark

Episode of Series “Videos on Australian Writers: archival writers series II”.
Author and historian Manning Clark recalls the events of his early childhood, the attitudes of his family and how they influenced his writing. He speaks at length about the process of researching and writing his multi- volume History of Australia and how his outlook changed over the years of writing it. He speaks candidly about the public reaction to his work and addresses his critics. Interviewed by James Murdoch during Australia’s bicentennial year, 1988, Clark reflects on the past and expresses his hopes for the future of Australian society.

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Credits

producer

Peter Campbell

production company

Australia Council

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Appears in

Group of items

Videos on Australian Writers: archival writers series II

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305016

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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2 times

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