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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

He feltthat the conventional tours of cultural and religious sights undertaken by...

Richard narrates: He felt
that the conventional tours of cultural and religious sights undertaken by well-heeled young
gentleman and the guidebooks that
accompanied them all too often ignored underlying
poverty and corruption

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Richard narrates: He felt that the conventional tours
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of cultural and religious sights
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undertaken by well-heeled young gentleman
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and the guidebooks that accompanied them
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all too often ignored underlying poverty and corruption.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:33
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • 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
S01 • E02 - His true family story, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
- His true family story,
S01 • E01 Three times a year, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:14
Three times a year,
S01 • E02 His grandmother was a Black slave, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
His grandmother was a Black slave,
S01 • E03 Chris fell in love with the place - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Chris fell in love with the place
S01 • E01 Dickens was suspicious, and I'm completely fascinated. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Dickens was suspicious, and I'm completely fascinated.
S01 • E03 It's an entertaining and eye-opening introduction - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
It's an entertaining and eye-opening introduction
S01 • E02 And because of the disagreement, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
And because of the disagreement,
S01 • E03 For Chris, it all started 30 years ago - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
For Chris, it all started 30 years ago
S01 • E01 I'm meeting a local historian, Amedeo Colella. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I'm meeting a local historian, Amedeo Colella.
S01 • E02 Richard narrates: When Dantès is first arrested, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Richard narrates: When Dantès is first arrested,