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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"And judged bythese standards, "which I do not defend, "the bullfightis very normal to me...

"And judged by
these standards, "which I do not defend, "the bullfight
is very normal to me "because I feel very fine
while it is going on "and have a feeling
of life and death "and mortality
and immortality

Full Transcript

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"And judged by these standards,
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"which I do not defend,
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"the bullfight is very normal to me
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"because I feel very fine while it is going on
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"and have a feeling of life and death
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"and mortality and immortality.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:39
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E02 When you read that novel, although, you know, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
When you read that novel, although, you know,
S01 • E01 "And what with the flashing of the fire in our faces - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:19
"And what with the flashing of the fire in our faces
S01 • E03 "And after it is over, I feel very sad, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"And after it is over, I feel very sad,
S01 • E02 A very isolated spot where Americans, you know, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
A very isolated spot where Americans, you know,
S01 • E03 The bullring here in Ronda is one of the oldest in Spain - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
The bullring here in Ronda is one of the oldest in Spain
S01 • E01 "Then we all three come rolling down, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
"Then we all three come rolling down,
S01 • E02 You know, the Murphys made really the Riviera - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
You know, the Murphys made really the Riviera
S01 • E03 Romero, who reportedly fought over 5,000 bulls, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Romero, who reportedly fought over 5,000 bulls,
S01 • E01 From up here, you can see Capri in the distance, and Ischia. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
From up here, you can see Capri in the distance, and Ischia.
S01 • E02 Richard narrates: Almost a century - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Richard narrates: Almost a century
S01 • E01 And far down below, the remains of Pompeii city. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
And far down below, the remains of Pompeii city.
S01 • E03 He was part of a dynasty that tried to emphasise - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
He was part of a dynasty that tried to emphasise
S01 • E02 And it's easy to see why for Fitzgerald, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
And it's easy to see why for Fitzgerald,
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,