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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

He was born intoa wealthy family in 1898 and, by the late 1920s,was already famous for his...

He was born into
a wealthy family in 1898 and, by the late 1920s,
was already famous for his darkly brilliant
poetry, and plays like
The House of Bernarda Alba and Blood Wedding that highlighted
social issues of the day

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He was born into a wealthy family in 1898
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and, by the late 1920s, was already famous
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for his darkly brilliant poetry,
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and plays like The House of Bernarda Alba
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and Blood Wedding
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that highlighted social issues of the day.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:35
Uploaded
May 22, 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 At the time he was recovering from tuberculosis, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
At the time he was recovering from tuberculosis,
S01 • E01 Over recent years it's changed, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:19
Over recent years it's changed,
S01 • E02 Published in 1879, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Published in 1879,
S01 • E03 But, like his friends, artist Salvador Dali - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
But, like his friends, artist Salvador Dali
S01 • E01 And what's so particularly fascinating - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
And what's so particularly fascinating
S01 • E03 Gay at a time when homophobia was rife - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
Gay at a time when homophobia was rife
S01 • E02 [Scottish accent] "I have been after an adventure - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
[Scottish accent] "I have been after an adventure
S01 • E02 "A pure, dispassionate adventure, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
"A pure, dispassionate adventure,
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: Journalist Sophia Seymour - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Richard narrates: Journalist Sophia Seymour
S01 • E03 Lorca's love affair with Granada - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Lorca's love affair with Granada
S01 • E01 ..and taking Ferrante fans to places related to the books. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
..and taking Ferrante fans to places related to the books.
S01 • E02 "An inland castaway was to find a fraction - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
"An inland castaway was to find a fraction
S01 • E03 "If, by the grace of God, I become famous...", - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
"If, by the grace of God, I become famous...",
S01 • E02 [own accent] Stevenson chose this area to travel - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:18
[own accent] Stevenson chose this area to travel
S01 • E01 I thought, well, I want to do something - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
I thought, well, I want to do something
S01 • E03 Lorca's Sketches of Spain and Selected Poems - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Lorca's Sketches of Spain and Selected Poems
S01 • E01 [dog barking] - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
[dog barking]
S01 • E03 Sketches of Spain was Lorca's first book - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Sketches of Spain was Lorca's first book
S01 • E01 - Can you give me a bird's eye history of Naples? - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
- Can you give me a bird's eye history of Naples?
S01 • E03 Although prose, it's clear that he was destined - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Although prose, it's clear that he was destined