
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
M2011•1h 30m•3.3/10
Drama
Ratings
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3.3/10(3)
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.
Production
Southern Star, Screen NSW, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 17, 2011
Last Aired
April 18, 2011
Networks
ABC TV
Created By
John Edwards
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Paper Giants: Part 1
Air date: 2011-04-17
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.

E2
Paper Giants: Part 2
Air date: 2011-04-18
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.






































