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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"'Many people in this country "'don't know very muchabout it either

"'Many people in this country "'don't know very much
about it either

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"'Many people in this country
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"'don't know very much about it either.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:52
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 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...
S01 • E01 For Dickens, this was particularly manifest in Naples, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
For Dickens, this was particularly manifest in Naples,
S01 • E03 Among the British immigrants to this area - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Among the British immigrants to this area