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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Almost a century after the Murphys were here, this remains one of Europe'smost exclusive...

Richard narrates:
Almost a century after the Murphys were here, this remains one of Europe's
most exclusive hotels

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Richard narrates: Almost a century
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after the Murphys were here,
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this remains one of Europe's most exclusive hotels.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:22
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Storyvault Films

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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 And far down below, the remains of Pompeii city. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
And far down below, the remains of Pompeii city.
S01 • E03 He was part of a dynasty that tried to emphasise - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
He was part of a dynasty that tried to emphasise
S01 • E02 And it's easy to see why for Fitzgerald, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
And it's easy to see why for Fitzgerald,
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: Pompeii lies about 14 miles south of Naples - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Richard narrates: Pompeii lies about 14 miles south of Naple...
S01 • E01 Famously buried under metres of ash - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Famously buried under metres of ash
S01 • E02 The service in the hotel - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
The service in the hotel
S01 • E01 In 2003, bestselling novelist Robert Harris - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
In 2003, bestselling novelist Robert Harris
S01 • E03 This is the equivalent in bullrings - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
This is the equivalent in bullrings
S01 • E02 [he makes whooshing noises] - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
[he makes whooshing noises]
S01 • E01 Set in the days leading up to the eruption, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:15
Set in the days leading up to the eruption,
S01 • E03 I want to do my best to understand - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
I want to do my best to understand
S01 • E01 Harris depicts a decadent world on the brink of destruction. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Harris depicts a decadent world on the brink of destruction.
S01 • E01 It's a brilliant example of how fiction can transport you - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
It's a brilliant example of how fiction can transport y...
S01 • E03 So, keeping well away from any bulls or horses, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
So, keeping well away from any bulls or horses,
S01 • E01 Francesca Del Vecchio is an art historian and Pompeii guide. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Francesca Del Vecchio is an art historian and Pompeii guide.
S01 • E01 - Francesca, you're a leading expert and guide about Pompeii. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
- Francesca, you're a leading expert and guide about Po...
S01 • E01 The forum in any Roman city is the heart, it's the main square. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
The forum in any Roman city is the heart, it's the main...
S01 • E02 Fitzgerald remained dazzled by the glamour of the rich, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Fitzgerald remained dazzled by the glamour of the rich,
S01 • E03 The feeling of doing this is a combination of being - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
The feeling of doing this is a combination of being
S01 • E01 That's the bustling life of Pompeii here in the city centre. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
That's the bustling life of Pompeii here in the city ce...