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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

These caves were carvedout of limestone dating back to Matera'sprehistoric era and called...

These caves were carved
out of limestone dating back to Matera's
prehistoric era and called the Sassi

Full Transcript

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These caves were carved out of limestone
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dating back to Matera's prehistoric era
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and called the Sassi.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:00
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 And one of the magic elements of being an actor - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
And one of the magic elements of being an actor
S01 • E01 Less than 70 years ago, people lived here. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
Less than 70 years ago, people lived here.
S01 • E03 So, to be here, where he ended his journey, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
So, to be here, where he ended his journey,
S01 • E01 "As I went by, I could see into the caves, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
"As I went by, I could see into the caves,
S01 • E01 "Some of them had no entrance but a trapdoor and ladder. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"Some of them had no entrance but a trapdoor and ladder...
S01 • E01 "In these dark holes with walls cut out of the earth, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
"In these dark holes with walls cut out of the earth,
S01 • E02 I think it's maybe difficult for you - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I think it's maybe difficult for you
S01 • E01 "On the floor lay dogs, sheep, goats and pigs. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"On the floor lay dogs, sheep, goats and pigs.
S01 • E01 "Most families have just one cave to live in, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
"Most families have just one cave to live in,
S01 • E03 Well, my absence of mouth organ talent... - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Well, my absence of mouth organ talent...
S01 • E03 I think a flea-ridden pillow will be my reward for that. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I think a flea-ridden pillow will be my reward for that.
S01 • E02 It's the only book that I've read - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
It's the only book that I've read
S01 • E01 "They appeared from everywhere, in the dust and heat, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
"They appeared from everywhere, in the dust and heat,
S01 • E03 With little money to live on himself, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
With little money to live on himself,
S01 • E01 "I have never in all my life seen such a picture of poverty." - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"I have never in all my life seen such a picture of pov...
S01 • E03 With a microclimate perfect for growing sugar cane - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
With a microclimate perfect for growing sugar cane
S01 • E01 Which is not what you expect to read about... - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
Which is not what you expect to read about...
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: Antonio Nicoletti works for - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Richard narrates: Antonio Nicoletti works for
S01 • E02 Mmm. So is bergamot from here or from Egypt? - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Mmm. So is bergamot from here or from Egypt?
S01 • E03 Although now Almuñécar is a thriving tourist resort... - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
Although now Almuñécar is a thriving tourist resort...