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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 23h

📕✍️ Order a signed and dedicated copy of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room:

SIGNED & DEDICATED Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room by Hugh Bonneville

Only available to order until 16th October. All books will be signed (and dedicated if requested) by Hugh and then posted out soon AFTER that date. Buckle up for the adventure of a lifetime in the hil...

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 23h

It’s been a great week launching Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room… and the signing continues: those delicious people at Backstory are taking orders for copies that I will sign and dedicate this Friday and can then be shipped anywhere you want.

Deadline is Thursday night UK time. Link below

Photo of Hugh Bonneville sitting in a bookshop, smiling and signing copies of his children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 2d

From Downton Abbey… Farewell.

#DowntonAbbey: The Grand Finale is now available to rent or buy digitally in the UK and US.

📸: HB

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale behind the scenes photo of Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern in costume as Robert and Cora at Highclere Castle after filming their final scene together. (📸: HB)

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 3d

Some good folk from the abroad have asked if they can get a copy of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room. This week we can go one better. On Friday I will sign & dedicate books and Backstory of Balham will ship them anywhere in the world.

Order before Thursday: backstory.london/products/sig...

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 4d

Gorgeous landscapes, wonderful photography… choo choo 🚂

Great British Train Journeys from Above, tonight at 8pm on Channel4.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 4d

I’m delighted to be a 2025 #BookshopDay ambassador for @booksaremybag.bsky.social, promoting the importance and pleasure of books.

Visit your local bookshop and... discover!

Hugh Bonneville holding a Books Are My Bag tote and a copy of his first children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, in Hungerford Bookshop.

Hugh Bonneville reading Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room to kids in P&G Wells bookshop.

Hugh Bonneville outside Hungerford Bookshop posing with a stand promoting Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room. He’s peeking through the head hole where kids can put their face for a photo.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 4d

As ‘Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room’ hits the shelves this week I’ve been diving into bookshops, each and every one a treasure trove of imagination, wonder and infinite possibilities, staffed by people passionate about stories and the joy of book reading…

#BookshopDay

Hugh Bonneville is a Bookshop Day ambassador for Books Are My Bag. #BookshopDay

Hugh Bonneville outside P&G Wells Bookshop posing with a stand promoting Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room.

Hugh Bonneville meeting young readers and signing copies of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room in Hungerford Bookshop.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 5d

Good to talk storytelling with literacy champ Chris Evans…

#RorySparkesandtheElephantintheRoom

Hugh Bonneville: An Elephant REALLY Came To His School 🐘

YouTube video by Virgin Radio UK

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 6d

🐘 With Guy needing help doing odd jobs for the terrifying Madame Lowe, and with Clare, Rory’s annoying older sister, planning a dastardly prank, will Rory’s plans ever work out? Join Rory and his friends on their adventures!

#RorySparkesandtheElephantintheRoom

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 6d

🎪 As he plots to help his best friend, Guy, earn enough money to buy the latest top-of-the-line model boat (so they can set sail for South America), the circus rolls into town and everything spirals out of control.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 6d

📖 Rory is a boy with a head full of dreams. He might become a strongman and travel the world with the circus. Or he might try to make it as a cowboy - that would be a fan-tas-tic second best. Although at the moment he’d settle for missing his maths lesson and making his torch work properly.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 6d

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is out today - available in places where books are sold.

Wonderfully illustrated by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social

Hugh Bonneville holding up a copy of his first children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room. Hugh is peeking out from behind the book which is covering half his face.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 7d

Chatting all things Rory Sparkes, as well as my triumphant line in a Bond film 👇

Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m no flipping hero – I just don’t like inhumanity when I see it’

Ahead of his appearance at this year’s Henley Literary Festival, the ‘Downton Abbey’ actor sits down with Helen Coffey to discuss his new children’s book, departure from ‘Paddington’, and why he doesn...

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 9d

If you’re shuffling about Shaftesbury on Tuesday morning... 📚✍️

#hughbontour
#RorySparkesandtheElephantintheRoom

Hugh Bonneville: Coffee & Conversation - Shaftesbury Arts Centre

We are delighted to welcome acclaimed actor and now debut author Hugh Bonneville for a very special coffee-and-chat event. Join Hugh as he shares stories from his extraordinary career on stage and scr...

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you to Bath Children’s Literature Festival for the warm welcome and especially to @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social for steering me through my first chat about ‘Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room’.

#hughbontour #BathKidsLitFest

Hugh Bonneville in Bath, standing beside a banner for Bath Children’s Literature Festival.

Hugh Bonneville and Emma Carroll posing with a copy of Hugh’s first children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room.

Hugh Bonneville and Emma Carroll in conversation on stage.

A chalk pavement board showing “what’s on?” at Bath Children’s Literature Festival on 5th October, including Hugh Bonneville’s name.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 10d

Hot in a car and hot on the trail of #TheGold...

Available now on BBC iPlayer and starting tonight on Masterpiece PBS in North America.

Behind the scenes selfie taken by Hugh Bonneville during filming of The Gold series 2 in Tenerife. He’s sitting in the driver’s seat of a car and a clapper board is visible through the window.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 11d

Very proud to be part of this short film by first time directors Gus Flind-Henry and George Malcher. It’s making a splash on the festival circuit and has already won a prize for Paco Sweetman’s superb editing.

#ASisypheanTask

Gus Flind-Henry, Hugh Bonneville and George Malcher standing beside a poster for A Sisyphean Task.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 12d

Followers of #DowntonAbbey - this podcast is worth a watch… and here’s how Elizabeth McGovern and I sum up the experience 👇

Downton Abbey: The Official Podcast | Downton's Curtain Call | Episode 5

YouTube video by Focus Features

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 12d

You can preorder your exclusive signed edition of my new book, with fab illustrations by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social, from @waterstones.bsky.social and enter a competition to win afternoon tea for you and your family 👇

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room Prize Draw | Waterstones

Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Click & Collect within 2 hours or buy online with Free UK Delivery on Orders Over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 12d

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is published a week today. And here’s a hidden camera on my interview with Alice and Wilf...

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 14d

I’m off on the road with my new book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, visiting Hungerford, Bath, Cheltenham, Ilkley, Canterbury... and the event in Henley on 11th October is being live streamed.

Details and tickets: linktr.ee/rorysparkese...

#hughbontour

Upcoming Rory Sparkes book tour events:

Saturday 4th October, 11am - Signing at Hungerford Bookshop.

Sunday 5th October, 5pm - Event with Emma Carroll at Bath Children’s Literature Festival.

Tuesday 7th October, 4pm - Launch reading and signing at P&G Wells Bookshop in Winchester.

Saturday 11th October, 2pm - Event with Rachel Chivers Khoo at Henley Literary Festival (also available to join via livestream).

Sunday 12th October, 10am - Event with Sam Sedgman at Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Sunday 19th October, 12pm - Event with Katherine Woodfine at Ilkley Literature Festival.

Sunday 26th October, 11am - Event at Canterbury Festival.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 15d

Flashback to #DowntonAbbey. First scene with Laura Carmichael. Babies.

Hugh Bonnevillle (Lord Grantham) and Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith) in costume on the set of Downton Abbey series 1 in 2010.

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 18d

Nattering about Downton Abbey, Paddington, returning to the character of Ian Fletcher in Twenty Twenty Six, and the inspiration behind my new children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room 🐘🎪

Hugh Bonneville: 'I'm sure they'll want to make another Paddington - I won't be in it'

Acclaimed British actor Hugh Bonneville opens up about 'Downton Abbey’s' final film, bringing the world of 'Paddington' to life, and the inspiration behind his new children’s book

inews.co.uk

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 19d

Preorder your signed copy of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social (which supports local, independent bookshops) here 👇

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room (Signed Edition)

Check out Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room (Signed Edition) - Buckle up for the adventure of a lifetime in the hilarious first children's book from Paddington star, Hugh Bonneville by Hugh Bo...

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Hugh Bonneville @hughbon.bsky.social · 19d

Buckle up for the adventure of a lifetime with Rory, Evie, Donna the Elephant, and friends. Inspired by my childhood adventures, I loved coming up with vivid characters and plots that could never happen... or could they? 🐘🎪

#RorySparkesandtheElephantintheRoom #RorySparkes

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