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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

The service in the hotel is like an immaculatelyMichelin-starred, choreographed ballet,...

The service in the hotel is like an immaculately
Michelin-starred, choreographed ballet, with waiters
gliding back and forth, dressed in Fred Astaire gear, as if their feet
were on castor wheels

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The service in the hotel
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is like an immaculately Michelin-starred,
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choreographed ballet,
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with waiters gliding back and forth,
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dressed in Fred Astaire gear,
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as if their feet were on castor wheels.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:39
Uploaded
May 21, 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 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 • E02 "The rich," he said, "are different to you and me." - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
"The rich," he said, "are different to you an...
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...
S01 • E03 And I can see in the young bullfighter - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
And I can see in the young bullfighter
S01 • E01 And how do you feel that Robert Harris - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
And how do you feel that Robert Harris
S01 • E01 I have to admit, when I received as a present - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
I have to admit, when I received as a present
S01 • E03 ..gentleness in the way that he moves, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
..gentleness in the way that he moves,
S01 • E02 The advantage of reading a book in the place - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
The advantage of reading a book in the place