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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"Tom realised he was seeing themon a typical day, "a siesta after late lunch, "probably...

"Tom realised he was seeing them
on a typical day, "a siesta after late lunch, "probably then a sail
in Dickie's boat at sundown

Full Transcript

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"Tom realised he was seeing them on a typical day,
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"a siesta after late lunch,
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"probably then a sail in Dickie's boat at sundown.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:21
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 • E02 It's extraordinary to think that - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
It's extraordinary to think that
S01 • E02 So when Elizabeth David first came here, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
So when Elizabeth David first came here,
S01 • E01 "Then aperitifs at one of the cafés at the beach. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
"Then aperitifs at one of the cafés at the beach.
S01 • E01 "They were enjoying a perfectly ordinary day - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
"They were enjoying a perfectly ordinary day
S01 • E03 Most of the traditions here are to do with - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Most of the traditions here are to do with
S01 • E02 When I grew up, the only olive oil we had - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
When I grew up, the only olive oil we had
S01 • E03 You dry your tomatoes, you dry your peppers - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
You dry your tomatoes, you dry your peppers
S01 • E01 And not only that, Highsmith herself was inspired - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
And not only that, Highsmith herself was inspired
S01 • E03 But what they do with a dried fig, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
But what they do with a dried fig,
S01 • E02 I mean, it's extraordinary to think about it now, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
I mean, it's extraordinary to think about it now,
S01 • E02 But then we didn't have wine on the table - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
But then we didn't have wine on the table
S01 • E03 A perfect sweet fig, fresh almond inside, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
A perfect sweet fig, fresh almond inside,
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: In 1952, the 31-year-old Highsmith - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Richard narrates: In 1952, the 31-year-old Highsmith
S01 • E02 It's a whole change of attitude towards - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
It's a whole change of attitude towards
S01 • E03 I don't know if there's a gentlemanly or dainty way - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I don't know if there's a gentlemanly or dainty wa...
S01 • E01 Highsmith's first novel, 'Strangers On A Train' - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Highsmith's first novel, 'Strangers On A Train...
S01 • E03 As you can see, I'm in my element here - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
As you can see, I'm in my element here
S01 • E02 So I think Elizabeth David kind of came across - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
So I think Elizabeth David kind of came across
S01 • E01 But she was restless, and she and Ellen weren't getting along. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
But she was restless, and she and Ellen weren't getting...
S01 • E03 A pursuit that never fails to gladden the spirits. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
A pursuit that never fails to gladden the spirits.