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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

From Marseilles, you can see the islandthat houses the Chateau d'If, once one of...

From Marseilles, you can see the island
that houses the Chateau d'If, once one of France's
most notorious prisons

Full Transcript

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From Marseilles,
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you can see the island that houses the Chateau d'If,
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once one of France's most notorious prisons.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:47
Uploaded
May 21, 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 - Charles Dickens published 'Pictures From Italy' in 1846 - - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
- Charles Dickens published 'Pictures From Italy' ...
S01 • E03 "'Many people in this country - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"'Many people in this country
S01 • E02 Here, Edmond Dantès, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
Here, Edmond Dantès,
S01 • E01 "Macaroni-eating at sunset, flower-selling all day long, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
"Macaroni-eating at sunset, flower-selling all day long...
S01 • E03 "'Most of them have either forgotten - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
"'Most of them have either forgotten
S01 • E01 "You see upon the bright seashore - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
"You see upon the bright seashore
S01 • E01 "But lovers and hunters of the picturesque, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:24
"But lovers and hunters of the picturesque,
S01 • E03 It's an absorbing story - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
It's an absorbing story
S01 • E02 It's no surprise that Dumas chose this location - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
It's no surprise that Dumas chose this location
S01 • E03 Victoria's fascination with this city - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Victoria's fascination with this city
S01 • E02 Corinne Semerciyan is a local guide - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Corinne Semerciyan is a local guide
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: He felt that the conventional tours - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Richard narrates: He felt that the conventional tours
S01 • E03 During the 1960s, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
During the 1960s,
S01 • E02 - His literary career started in 1822, about, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
- His literary career started in 1822, about,
S01 • E03 Unsurprisingly, some also chose to stay - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
Unsurprisingly, some also chose to stay
S01 • E01 Dickens particular dislike of Catholicism - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Dickens particular dislike of Catholicism
S01 • E01 He was critical of what he saw as the greed of the church - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
He was critical of what he saw as the greed of the church
S01 • E02 So, he was a great personage and he was successful. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
So, he was a great personage and he was successful.
S01 • E03 About one hour's drive south of Granada, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
About one hour's drive south of Granada,
S01 • E02 So he was almost like Dan Brown writing 'The Da Vinci Code' now. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
So he was almost like Dan Brown writing 'The Da Vinci C...