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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

After World War I, European economieshad plummeted, making the dollar strong

Richard narrates:
After World War I, European economies
had plummeted, making the dollar strong

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Richard narrates: After World War I,
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European economies had plummeted,
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making the dollar strong.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:23
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 "A tripped-out, dangerous and cheerful nuthouse," - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
"A tripped-out, dangerous and cheerful nuthouse,"
S01 • E03 And I think you do get closer to the elements - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
And I think you do get closer to the elements
S01 • E02 The Fitzgeralds had run into money troubles in New York, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
The Fitzgeralds had run into money troubles in New York,
S01 • E01 70 years earlier, British writer Norman Lewis arrived here - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
70 years earlier, British writer Norman Lewis arrived here
S01 • E03 You know, the chrome is going on the bathroom tap. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
You know, the chrome is going on the bathroom tap.
S01 • E02 The novel 'Tender is the Night' - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
The novel 'Tender is the Night'
S01 • E03 And so we've pared things down to, yeah, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
And so we've pared things down to, yeah,
S01 • E01 Naples had been heavily bombed during the Second World War. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
Naples had been heavily bombed during the Second World War.
S01 • E01 When Lewis was posted here in 1944 - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:18
When Lewis was posted here in 1944
S01 • E03 Richard narrates: While there's no danger - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Richard narrates: While there's no danger
S01 • E02 [American accent] "Noon dominated sea and sky. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
[American accent] "Noon dominated sea and sky.
S01 • E02 "Even the white line of Cannes five miles off - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
"Even the white line of Cannes five miles off
S01 • E01 'Naples '44' is Norman Lewis's brilliant record - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
'Naples '44' is Norman Lewis's brilliant...
S01 • E02 "A robin-breasted sailing boat pulled in, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
"A robin-breasted sailing boat pulled in,
S01 • E03 Full of the warmth, humour and wisdom - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
Full of the warmth, humour and wisdom
S01 • E03 And for me, his books really enhance understanding - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
And for me, his books really enhance understanding
S01 • E02 "It seemed that there was no life anywhere - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:20
"It seemed that there was no life anywhere
S01 • E01 While he encountered grinding poverty, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
While he encountered grinding poverty,
S01 • E03 It's like visiting an oasis where two people - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
It's like visiting an oasis where two people
S01 • E01 "A year among the Italians has converted me - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:28
"A year among the Italians has converted me