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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"A blue mountain with one lowpeak and one a little higher "that was called Vesuviusand was...

"A blue mountain with one low
peak and one a little higher "that was called Vesuvius
and was a volcano." - So the descriptions of this
neighbourhood in the book, do you feel that they are
accurate to where we are?

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"A blue mountain with one low peak and one a little higher
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"that was called Vesuvius and was a volcano."
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- So the descriptions of this neighbourhood in the book,
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do you feel that they are accurate to where we are?
Duration
16 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:57
Uploaded
May 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Storyvault Films

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E03 Despite coming from a wealthy family, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Despite coming from a wealthy family,
S01 • E03 "I will always be on the side of those who have nothing", - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
"I will always be on the side of those who have nothing...
S01 • E03 Aware of the danger his outspoken liberal views - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Aware of the danger his outspoken liberal views
S01 • E01 [speaking Italian] - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
[speaking Italian]
S01 • E02 When Stevenson was here, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
When Stevenson was here,
S01 • E03 But three days before civil war broke out - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
But three days before civil war broke out
S01 • E03 And besides, he was homosexual. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
And besides, he was homosexual.
S01 • E02 Stevenson admired the purposefulness of the monks, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Stevenson admired the purposefulness of the monks,
S01 • E01 - He says, definitely the neighbourhood is played out - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
- He says, definitely the neighbourhood is played out
S01 • E03 Although he loved Granada very much, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Although he loved Granada very much,
S01 • E01 The life of the neighbourhood is so accurate - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
The life of the neighbourhood is so accurate
S01 • E03 So, there were three different reasons, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
So, there were three different reasons,
S01 • E02 Stevenson continued on his journey - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
Stevenson continued on his journey
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: The Rione Luzzatti neighbourhood - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Richard narrates: The Rione Luzzatti neighbourhood
S01 • E03 In the last interview, Lorca said what he thought. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
In the last interview, Lorca said what he thought.
S01 • E01 Which is the setting of a wonderful scene - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Which is the setting of a wonderful scene
S01 • E02 Stevenson's legacy is not only his extraordinary travelogue, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
Stevenson's legacy is not only his extraordinary travel...
S01 • E01 Richard: So this is the actual tunnel that's in the book - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Richard: So this is the actual tunnel that's in the boo...
S01 • E03 In his writing, there's a sense - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
In his writing, there's a sense
S01 • E01 - Exactly, this is the tunnel that separates - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
- Exactly, this is the tunnel that separates