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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

"What with their noiseand what with the trembling "of the thin crust of groundthat seems...

"What with their noise
and what with the trembling "of the thin crust of ground
that seems about to open "underneath our feet and plunge
us in the burning gulf below

Full Transcript

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"What with their noise and what with the trembling
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"of the thin crust of ground that seems about to open
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"underneath our feet and plunge us in the burning gulf below.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:37
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 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,
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]