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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

And Stevenson's donkeywas called Modestine, and he, like me, struggled to make progressat...

And Stevenson's donkey
was called Modestine, and he, like me, struggled to make progress
at the beginning, which was very, very, very slow

Full Transcript

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And Stevenson's donkey was called Modestine,
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and he, like me,
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struggled to make progress at the beginning,
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which was very, very, very slow.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
71
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:46
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 But you can see that there was something - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
But you can see that there was something
S01 • E03 - Coming from a very small village, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
- Coming from a very small village,
S01 • E01 - That's my friend, Pasquale. - Yes, ciao bella! - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
- That's my friend, Pasquale. - Yes, ciao bella!
S01 • E01 [speaking in Italian] - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
[speaking in Italian]
S01 • E03 He was astonished when he came up to the Alhambra - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
He was astonished when he came up to the Alhambra
S01 • E02 "It was something as much slower than a walk, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
"It was something as much slower than a walk,
S01 • E01 Sophia has a surprise in store - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Sophia has a surprise in store
S01 • E02 "It kept me hanging on each foot - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
"It kept me hanging on each foot
S01 • E03 Richard narrates: Today, the great palace - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Richard narrates: Today, the great palace
S01 • E01 Pasquale's family have been managing this water stall, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Pasquale's family have been managing this water stall,
S01 • E02 "In five minutes, it exhausted the spirit - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
"In five minutes, it exhausted the spirit
S01 • E03 For eight centuries, from 711 AD, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
For eight centuries, from 711 AD,
S01 • E01 Traditionally, you'd find these in the markets - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
Traditionally, you'd find these in the markets
S01 • E01 And now they sell anything from wine to Coca-Cola - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
And now they sell anything from wine to Coca-Cola
S01 • E02 But speed wasn't the point for Stevenson, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
But speed wasn't the point for Stevenson,
S01 • E03 - The Moors, when the Christians came here, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
- The Moors, when the Christians came here,
S01 • E03 They were even obliged to be baptised, too. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
They were even obliged to be baptised, too.
S01 • E02 He says, "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
He says, "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.
S01 • E01 Then he's going to add this water to the lemons, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Then he's going to add this water to the lemons,
S01 • E03 The city became quite a different city, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
The city became quite a different city,