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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

It's extraordinary to think that in 1845,Charles Dickens was standing on this very spot,...

Richard narrates:
It's extraordinary to think that in 1845,
Charles Dickens was standing on this very spot, having bravely climbed
Vesuvius by night

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Richard narrates: It's extraordinary to think
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that in 1845, Charles Dickens was standing
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on this very spot,
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having bravely climbed Vesuvius by night.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:00
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 Published in 1932, Death in the Afternoon - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Published in 1932, Death in the Afternoon
S01 • E01 Particularly brave, as during the 19th century, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Particularly brave, as during the 19th century,
S01 • E03 Even though bullfighting was already being criticised - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Even though bullfighting was already being criticised
S01 • E02 Before buying their own property here, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
Before buying their own property here,
S01 • E01 - "There's something in the fire and raw - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
- "There's something in the fire and raw
S01 • E03 While he recognised the objections, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
While he recognised the objections,
S01 • E01 "We cannot rest long without starting off, two of us - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
"We cannot rest long without starting off, two of us
S01 • E02 Philippe Perd has been general manager - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Philippe Perd has been general manager
S01 • E03 "So far about morals...", he wrote, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
"So far about morals...", he wrote,
S01 • E02 Philippe, what do you think of Scott Fitzgerald's - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Philippe, what do you think of Scott Fitzgerald's
S01 • E01 "What with their noise and what with the trembling - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
"What with their noise and what with the trembling
S01 • E03 "And judged by these standards, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
"And judged by these standards,
S01 • E02 When you read that novel, although, you know, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
When you read that novel, although, you know,
S01 • E01 "And what with the flashing of the fire in our faces - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:19
"And what with the flashing of the fire in our faces
S01 • E03 "And after it is over, I feel very sad, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"And after it is over, I feel very sad,
S01 • E02 A very isolated spot where Americans, you know, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
A very isolated spot where Americans, you know,
S01 • E03 The bullring here in Ronda is one of the oldest in Spain - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:16
The bullring here in Ronda is one of the oldest in Spain
S01 • E01 "Then we all three come rolling down, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
"Then we all three come rolling down,
S01 • E02 You know, the Murphys made really the Riviera - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
You know, the Murphys made really the Riviera
S01 • E03 Romero, who reportedly fought over 5,000 bulls, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Romero, who reportedly fought over 5,000 bulls,