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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And it's easy to see whyfor Fitzgerald, it was the perfect placeto explore the themes of...

And it's easy to see why
for Fitzgerald, it was the perfect place
to explore the themes of money, class and decadence
that so fascinated him

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And it's easy to see why for Fitzgerald,
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it was the perfect place to explore the themes
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of money, class and decadence that so fascinated him.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:29
Uploaded
May 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 Richard narrates: Pompeii lies about 14 miles south of Naples - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Richard narrates: Pompeii lies about 14 miles south of Naple...
S01 • E01 Famously buried under metres of ash - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Famously buried under metres of ash
S01 • E02 The service in the hotel - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
The service in the hotel
S01 • E01 In 2003, bestselling novelist Robert Harris - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
In 2003, bestselling novelist Robert Harris
S01 • E03 This is the equivalent in bullrings - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
This is the equivalent in bullrings
S01 • E02 [he makes whooshing noises] - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
[he makes whooshing noises]
S01 • E01 Set in the days leading up to the eruption, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
Set in the days leading up to the eruption,
S01 • E03 I want to do my best to understand - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
I want to do my best to understand
S01 • E01 Harris depicts a decadent world on the brink of destruction. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Harris depicts a decadent world on the brink of destruction.
S01 • E01 It's a brilliant example of how fiction can transport you - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
It's a brilliant example of how fiction can transport y...
S01 • E03 So, keeping well away from any bulls or horses, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
So, keeping well away from any bulls or horses,
S01 • E01 Francesca Del Vecchio is an art historian and Pompeii guide. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Francesca Del Vecchio is an art historian and Pompeii guide.
S01 • E01 - Francesca, you're a leading expert and guide about Pompeii. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
- Francesca, you're a leading expert and guide about Po...
S01 • E01 The forum in any Roman city is the heart, it's the main square. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
The forum in any Roman city is the heart, it's the main...
S01 • E02 Fitzgerald remained dazzled by the glamour of the rich, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Fitzgerald remained dazzled by the glamour of the rich,
S01 • E03 The feeling of doing this is a combination of being - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
The feeling of doing this is a combination of being
S01 • E02 "The rich," he said, "are different to you and me." - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
"The rich," he said, "are different to you an...
S01 • E01 That's the bustling life of Pompeii here in the city centre. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
That's the bustling life of Pompeii here in the city ce...
S01 • E03 And I can see in the young bullfighter - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
And I can see in the young bullfighter
S01 • E01 And how do you feel that Robert Harris - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
And how do you feel that Robert Harris