Write Around The World

Get ready for great reads and gorgeous views as BBC Select drops you into the heart of Southern Italy alongside Oscar nominated actor Richard E Grant. In this arts and travel documentary, Richard is visiting sites that inspired notable works of literature, treading in the footsteps of writers such as Elena Ferrante and Charles Dickens. But what role did the Mafia play in one bestselling novel?

Travel to the sun-dappled sights of Southern France with BBC Select and Oscar nominee Richard E Grant as your guide in this glorious arts and travel documentary. He’s visiting the beautiful sites that inspired great literary works by F Scott Fitzgerald, Alexander Dumas and Patrick Süskind, as he learns about their lives and loves. But will a troublesome donkey get the better of Richard?

Slap on the sunblock and grab your favorite read as BBC Select whisks you off to Southern Spain with actor and Oscar nominee Richard E Grant as this wonderful arts and travel documentary concludes. Richard is visiting the gorgeous locations that inspired such literary heavyweights as Ernest Hemingway, Laurie Lee and Federico García Lorca. But will Richard really be able to make it as a matador?