Looking forward to some fun fundraising natter this coming Sunday at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social. Tickets available here: parktheatre.co.uk/events/an-au...

Enjoy! 👻 #ChristmasKarma

Delighted to be co-starring with Maggie Siff in Shadowlands which opens at The Aldwych in February. Tickets available here… www.shadowlandsplay.com #ShadowlandsPlay

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.

Playmate of the month. Thank you for the birthday messages.

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...

Another fine chat you’ve gotten me into… Watch the podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLDh...

Here’s a listen. It’s Golden. #TheGold

Woof! #DogPerson

Reading a spooky Halloween bedtime story for little monsters everywhere. CBeebies and BBC iPlayer tomorrow at 6.50pm.

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

When you bump into that teacher from school who lit the blue touch paper. Thanks, Paul.

Join me and Penelope Wilton for this special @goodgrieftrust.bsky.social event on 7th Dec at Soho House for #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek

Bettany Hughes’ stories are always smart and fascinating. On Channel 4 at 7pm tonight 👇

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.

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

From Downton Abbey… Farewell. #DowntonAbbey: The Grand Finale is now available to rent or buy digitally in the UK and US. 📸: HB

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...

Gorgeous landscapes, wonderful photography… choo choo 🚂 Great British Train Journeys from Above, tonight at 8pm on Channel4.

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

Good to talk storytelling with literacy champ Chris Evans… #RorySparkesandtheElephantintheRoom

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is out today - available in places where books are sold. Wonderfully illustrated by @lorettaschauer.bsky.social

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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 🐘🎪

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

Coming soon - as warm and heartening as a steaming Christmas pud with a dollop of brandy butter (yes I know it’s only September). #ChristmasKarma

Please donate to the UN World Food Programme @wfp.org if you can 👉 u.mg.wfp.org/oSH9BhvZ

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...

Prepare to be enraged… ITV1 and ITVX tonight at 10.15pm

When the going gets tough Ian Fletcher in no uncertain terms gets Will Humphries. #TwentyTwentySix, son of #W1A and #TwentyTwelve

This is all Kimmel said, btw. Will noted pieces of shit Joe Rogan and Dave Chapelle and other "free speech" advocates rally to his side? My magic 8 ball says, "All signs point to FUCK NO"

Last ever chat about a forthcoming #DowntonAbbey film. It’s been a blast. (@latenightseth.bsky.social a complete delight btw)

Recently I was interviewed by Alice and Wilf at Waterstones Piccadilly about my new book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room. We covered crucial topics such as elephant dung, snacks and sandwiches…

Tomorrow the auction of #DowntonAbbey costumes and memorabilia reaches its climax. The money raised goes to the charity @tog4shortlives.bsky.social. You can register to bid and view the lots here… 👉 www.bonhams.com/auction/3160...

A chat with Richard Arnold about the long goodbye to Downton Abbey.

#DowntonAbbey: The Grand Finale opens in the UK and North America today!

Where it all began…. Elizabeth McGovern and I with the great Bob Balaban at the New York premiere of Downton Abbey. Bob was instrumental in Julian Fellowes becoming the writer of Gosford Park. That film led to Downton Abbey. Thank you, Bob.

Farewell to DA 🥂 #DowntonAbbey Celebrates The Grand Finale - tonight on NBC, then streaming on Peacock tomorrow. And in the UK: streaming on ITVX from Friday 12th, then on ITV3 at 9pm on Saturday.

Join me at events around the UK to mark the publication of my first book for young readers, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room 🐘🎪 Whenever possible I’ll be in conversation with another children’s author, so audiences will get 2 for the price of 1! 🎟️ linktr.ee/rorysparkesevents #hughbontour

Chatting to the @latimes.com ahead of the release next week of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

A night of celebration at the World Premiere of the final instalment of #DowntonAbbey

Watch the live stream of the World Premiere of #DowntonAbbey: The Grand Finale. You too can join in, with comments like “God he’s aged” and “ooh wasn’t she in that thing with y’know?”