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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.

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The 'whoa' of leather
at the bottom - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

The 'whoa' of leather at the bottom

- Ha-ha.
- Er...Grenouille. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

- Ha-ha. - Er...Grenouille.

We're in France, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

We're in France,

Caroline,
the nose at Galimard, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Caroline, the nose at Galimard,

..for a man obsessed
with smell, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

..for a man obsessed with smell,

Richard narrates: In 'Perfume', - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Richard narrates: In 'Perfume',

Arriving in Grasse,
he is immediately greeted - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Arriving in Grasse, he is immediately greeted

But the one that completely
overpowers him - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

But the one that completely overpowers him

Grenouille realises
that there is only one way - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Grenouille realises that there is only one way

Dominique Pillon
organises tours of Grasse - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Dominique Pillon organises tours of Grasse

So, Dominique,
we're in the relatively - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

So, Dominique, we're in the relatively

So, the main character
in Perfume, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

So, the main character in Perfume,

- He would arrive from the hill.
- Yeah. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

- He would arrive from the hill. - Yeah.

And walk along
this large square, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And walk along this large square,

When you first read the book,
what did you think of it? - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

When you first read the book, what did you think of it?

- Because how
can you kill 26 girls - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

- Because how can you kill 26 girls

And because of the smell
described in the novel, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And because of the smell described in the novel,

- Yes.
- ..the smell were so high. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

- Yes. - ..the smell were so high.

And then, reading it again,
I feel it was so great, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And then, reading it again, I feel it was so great,

Dominique, you give tours
of the main locations - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Dominique, you give tours of the main locations

Sometimes yes,
but I understand why, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Sometimes yes, but I understand why,

What drew
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

What drew Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

- He was looking
for familiar places, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

- He was looking for familiar places,

The smell of the trade,
of the shops, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

The smell of the trade, of the shops,

And starting from the place
of the tanning process. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And starting from the place of the tanning process.

Coming from all around
the world, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Coming from all around the world,

What significance
does the cathedral play - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

What significance does the cathedral play

On 24th December, 1765, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

On 24th December, 1765,

Richard narrates:
When Grenouille finally wears - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Richard narrates: When Grenouille finally wears

Written in post-war Germany,
some have speculated - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Written in post-war Germany, some have speculated

- For me, the message of love - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

- For me, the message of love

Just try to understand them - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Just try to understand them

I agree. And I also think
that the search for identity, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

I agree. And I also think that the search for identity,

And unfortunately
he has to murder - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And unfortunately he has to murder

Richard narrates: The writers
who've accompanied me - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Richard narrates: The writers who've accompanied me

..to the Fitzgeralds' respite - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

..to the Fitzgeralds' respite

..and Carol Drinkwater, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

..and Carol Drinkwater,

..it occurs to me that,
in one way or another, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

..it occurs to me that, in one way or another,

It really is no surprise
that the South of France - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

It really is no surprise that the South of France

It's a combination of
lavender, garlic, olive oil, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

It's a combination of lavender, garlic, olive oil,

Has a certain Gallic
je ne sais quoi - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Has a certain Gallic je ne sais quoi

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Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Storyvault Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 8.3

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Released: 03 Aug 2021

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Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09nlf5g