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Hugh Bonneville
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Great cause. Dig deep and I’ll scribble. #ActionAgainstHunger

Bid here: uk.givergy.com/finewineanda...
Image promoting Action Against Hunger’s charity auction. Text reads: Become a character in Hugh Bonneville’s new book. Step into the imagination of one of Britain's most beloved storytellers. Hugh Bonneville of Downton Abbey and Paddington will name a character after you in his next children's book. A heartwarming, one-of-a-kind gift for any book lover. Above the text are two photos. One is a still from the first Paddington film of Hugh Bonneville as Mr Brown standing with Paddington Bear. The other is Hugh Bonneville reading from his first children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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🗣️ An Audience with…
📅 Sunday 23rd November
🕕 6pm-8pm
📍 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park
🥶 Brrrr
🎟️ parktheatre.co.uk/events/an-au...
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Honoured to be on this team! #ASisypheanTask
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Looking forward to some fun fundraising natter this coming Sunday at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social.

Tickets available here: parktheatre.co.uk/events/an-au...
Hugh Bonneville wearing a blue tweed three-piece suit and light pink shirt. He is sitting forward on a chair, leaning towards the camera with his forearms resting on his knees and his fingers interlinked. Overlaid text reads: An Audience with Hugh Bonneville. A special fundraising event for Park Theatre. Sun 23 Nov. ParkTheatre.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Enjoy! 👻 #ChristmasKarma
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Delighted to be co-starring with Maggie Siff in Shadowlands which opens at The Aldwych in February.

Tickets available here… www.shadowlandsplay.com

#ShadowlandsPlay
Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis and Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman in a promo photo for Shadowlands at Aldwych Theatre. Hugh is wearing a grey three-piece suit and sitting on a brown leather armchair with his legs crossed. Maggie is wearing a burgundy skirt suit, red lipstick  and matching red nail polish, and is sitting on the arm of the chair, leaning towards Hugh. Beside the chair on the floor is a stack of four books with a teacup and saucer on top. Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis in a promo photo for Shadowlands at Aldwych Theatre.   Hugh is wearing a grey three-piece suit and brown fedora, with a matching grey coat resting over his right arm. He's holding three books in his right hand, and a brown leather satchel in his left. Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman in a promo photo for Shadowlands at Aldwych Theatre. Maggie is wearing a green skirt suit, red lipstick and matching red nail polish. Her left hand is resting on her hip and she's smiling at something to the left of the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I’m delighted to say that our mutual friend from Darkest Peru is on spectacular form at The Savoy Theatre. #PaddingtonTheMusical is a truly wonderful show.
Hugh Bonneville standing backstage with Paddington Bear at the Savoy Theatre.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Playmate of the month. Thank you for the birthday messages.
Sepia photo of Hugh Bonneville as a toddler. He’s wearing shorts, a knitted jumper, white socks with black shoes, and is grinning at someone to the right of the camera. One hand is resting on his knee and the other is beside him on the upholstery. His baby teeth are still coming through: he has 4 on top and 2 on the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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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