Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

Season 1

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.

Where to Watch Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo • Season 1

2 Episodes

  • Paper Giants: Part 1
    E1
    Paper Giants: Part 1It’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.
  • Paper Giants: Part 2
    E2
    Paper Giants: Part 2As the backlash hits and optimism crumbles, Ita and Kerry refuse to take a backward step as they both reach for their own glittering crowns.
  • Asher KeddieIta Buttrose
  • Rob CarltonKerry Packer
  • Jessica ToveyLeslie Carpenter
  • Matt DayDaniel Ritchie
  • Ian MeadowsAndrew Cowell
  • Maeve DermodyRachel Carr
  • Annie MaynardAnnie Woodham
  • Tony BarrySir Frank Packer
  • Cheree CassidyIvana Holbrook
  • Octavia Barron-MartinPat Nigra
  • Olivia PigeotRosina O'Casey
  • Keith AgiusJoel
  • Kate BoxGermaine Greer
  • Simon LyndonJack Thompson
  • Benedict SamuelMichael
  • Toby SchmitzBarry Humphries
  • Karen RadzynerProducer
  • Carole SklanExecutive Producer
  • John EdwardsProducer
  • Jessica HobbsExecutive Producer

 

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