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Hugh Bonneville
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I really enjoyed reflecting on my fantastic lack of musical knowledge with Michael Berkeley. You can hear how ignorant I am tomorrow at noon on BBC Radio 3. #PrivatePassions

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Hugh Bonneville and Michael Berkeley in the recording studio.
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Another fine chat you’ve gotten me into…

Watch the podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLDh...
Ryan Tubridy and Hugh Bonneville sitting on opposite sides of a table in The Bookshelf Podcast studio. Both are grinning at the camera.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Reading a spooky Halloween bedtime story for little monsters everywhere. CBeebies and BBC iPlayer tomorrow at 6.50pm.
Hugh Bonneville in the CBeebies Bedtime Stories studio. He is sitting on a yellow chair and biting his fingernails in fright while reading ‘Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob’ by Huw Aaron.
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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An extract from my audiobook recording of ‘Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room’… available now from audiobook suppliers, including Audible and Spotify. The perfect listen to keep the family entertained, or to drown out their annoying din.

#RorySparkesandtheElephantintheRoom
October 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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When you bump into that teacher from school who lit the blue touch paper. Thanks, Paul.
Hugh Bonneville with his former teacher. Both are smiling at the camera, and Hugh has his arm around Paul’s shoulder.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Join me and Penelope Wilton for this special @goodgrieftrust.bsky.social event on 7th Dec at Soho House for #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek
The Good Grief Trust Christmas event to mark National Grief Awareness Week 2025, with special guests Hugh Bonneville and Dame Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey’s Lord Grantham and Isobel Crawley). Join us on Sunday 7th of December, 6.30pm - 11.30pm at Private Members Club, Soho House, TV Centre, White City, London W12 7FR. For tickets, please email: hello@thegoodgrieftrust.org
October 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Bettany Hughes’ stories are always smart and fascinating. On Channel 4 at 7pm tonight 👇
Promo image showing positive reviews for Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World Series 4 - Uzbekistan: The Golden Road.
October 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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If you were one of the 200 people who ordered a dedicated and signed copy of ‘Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room’ from the amazing Balham bookshop, Backstory… all done, they’re on their way to you. One thing’s for sure, RSI’s are all the rage this season.
Hugh Bonneville signing copies of his new children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, in Backstory bookshop.
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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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.
October 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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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) 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)
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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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...
October 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Gorgeous landscapes, wonderful photography… choo choo 🚂

Great British Train Journeys from Above, tonight at 8pm on Channel4.
October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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.
October 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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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.
October 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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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.
October 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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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.
October 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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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.
October 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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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.
October 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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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...
October 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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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.
October 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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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.
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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
September 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Please donate to the UN World Food Programme @wfp.org if you can 👉 u.mg.wfp.org/oSH9BhvZ
September 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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In Part 2 of this exclusive interview at Waterstones Piccadilly, Alice and Wilf get real about judging a book by its cover and, more importantly, mahoosive bottom burps...
September 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Prepare to be enraged… ITV1 and ITVX tonight at 10.15pm
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money. The untold story of how we went from having almost no PPE to more than could ever be used - and the companies that made a killing from Covid. ITV1 & ITVX Sunday 21st September, 22:15
September 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM