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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Born in 1930,Ballard had won acclaim with novels likeEmpire Of The Sun, based on his...

Born in 1930,
Ballard had won acclaim with novels like
Empire Of The Sun, based on his experiences
growing up in a Japanese prisoner
of war camp near Shanghai

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Born in 1930, Ballard had won acclaim
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with novels like Empire Of The Sun,
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based on his experiences growing up
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in a Japanese prisoner of war camp
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near Shanghai.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:50
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 Coming from all around the world, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Coming from all around the world,
S01 • E01 Original benches, original furniture, original linens. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Original benches, original furniture, original linens.
S01 • E01 Because we would like that our guests could jump into the past - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Because we would like that our guests could jump into the pa...
S01 • E03 He'd also gained notoriety with books like Crash!, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
He'd also gained notoriety with books like Crash!,
S01 • E01 I see that in every room, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I see that in every room,
S01 • E02 What significance does the cathedral play - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
What significance does the cathedral play
S01 • E03 JG Ballard's Cocaine Nights was published in 1996 - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:21
JG Ballard's Cocaine Nights was published in 1996
S01 • E02 On 24th December, 1765, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:24
On 24th December, 1765,
S01 • E01 - It's important for us to let our guests be aware - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
- It's important for us to let our guests be aware
S01 • E01 If you could read Carlo Levi's words, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
If you could read Carlo Levi's words,
S01 • E01 - Although it's incredibly stylishly done - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:18
- Although it's incredibly stylishly done
S01 • E03 "The memory-erasing white architecture, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
"The memory-erasing white architecture,
S01 • E02 Richard narrates: When Grenouille finally wears - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Richard narrates: When Grenouille finally wears
S01 • E02 Written in post-war Germany, some have speculated - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Written in post-war Germany, some have speculated
S01 • E03 "The apparent absence of any social structure, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
"The apparent absence of any social structure,
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: Everywhere I go in Matera, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Richard narrates: Everywhere I go in Matera,
S01 • E02 - For me, the message of love - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
- For me, the message of love
S01 • E03 "Perhaps this was what a leisure-dominated future - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
"Perhaps this was what a leisure-dominated future
S01 • E01 Here in the historic centre, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Here in the historic centre,
S01 • E02 Just try to understand them - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Just try to understand them