Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

2011
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The story of Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer who, in 1972, got together to create a magazine that became one... More

Where to watch Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo is available to stream... More in the United Kingdom now on Prime Video.

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo episodes

EPISODE 1.1

Paper Giants: Part 1

It’s 1972. Skirts are up, pants are down. Girls can... More 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.

EPISODE 1.2

Paper Giants: Part 2

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