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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Romero, who reportedly foughtover 5,000 bulls, was the partial inspirationfor one of the...

Romero, who reportedly fought
over 5,000 bulls, was the partial inspiration
for one of the characters in Hemingway's
first major novel, The Sun Also Rises

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Romero, who reportedly fought over 5,000 bulls,
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was the partial inspiration for one of the characters
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in Hemingway's first major novel,
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The Sun Also Rises.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:18
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 • E01 From up here, you can see Capri in the distance, and Ischia. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
From up here, you can see Capri in the distance, and Ischia.
S01 • E02 Richard narrates: Almost a century - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
Richard narrates: Almost a century
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,