Rehearsals are underway! This compelling story of late-flowering love previews at the @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social from 5th February. 🎟️ Tickets: shadowlandsplay.com #shadowlands

The 37 NGOs affected: - Action Against Hunger - ActionAid - Alianza por la Solidaridad - Campaign for the Children of Palestine - CARE - DanChurchAid - Danish Refugee Council - Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion - Japan International Volunteer Center - Medecins du Monde France

Happy New Year, from Vienna. Streaming now 👇 www.pbs.org/video/from-v...

Tomorrow on PBS… #FromVienna

Stories from the Hofburg Palace… Tune in to PBS on New Year’s Day for #FromVienna.

Yuletide choo choo cheer. All aboard! 🎄🚂 #NordicTrainAtChristmas, today at 8pm on Channel4.

While we’re all stuffing our faces and turkeys, have a look at these four, rowing the ocean for great causes. Please give them a thumbs up… and some dosh if you can: seaslife.co.uk/donate Happy Christmas! 🎄

While you’re clearing up Santa’s footprints… #DowntonAbbey The Reunion, Christmas Day on BBC Radio 4 at 9am. How it all began...

Here’s the full cast for #Shadowlands at the @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social London, from 5th February. Limited season. Tickets available via shadowlandsplay.com

Cuties. #BornToBeWild is streaming now on AppleTV.

Visiting @misanharriman.bsky.social’s exhibition at Hope 93 Gallery was inspiring. Go. His images demand that we discuss and debate. 🔗 hope93.com/exhibitions/... 📷 Misan Harriman

🎄 To celebrate the pleasure of reading this Christmas I’ve teamed up with Bookmark, the children’s literacy charity that supports young readers across the UK. Their volunteers read one-to-one with children who need a little extra help, building their confidence and sparking their imagination…

It’s Christmas. It’s a book for children. Buy it. 📖 www.waterstones.com/book/rory-sp... #RorySparkesAndTheElephantIntheRoom #RorySparkes @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social @lorettaschauer.bsky.social

Tomorrow I’ll be on Saturday Kitchen with legend Rick Stein. Munchies.

Joining a great gang in support of a great cause: imaginethis.org.uk 📅 Wednesday 10th December 2025 🕢 7.30pm - 9pm 📍 St Marylebone Parish Church, London 🎟️ Tickets: get-involved.imaginethis.org.uk/event/christ... 💻 Livestream: get-involved.imaginethis.org.uk/livestream-i...

I’m helping @su2c.bsky.social do some important shouting. 🔗 screeningchecker.co.uk #StandUpToCancer #SU2CUK #CRUK

With me at the wheel, what could possibly go wrong? I last steered a Cunard ship (QE2) more than 55 years ago and I am delighted to report that in my expert opinion they still handle well.

Joining a great gang in support of a great cause: imaginethis.org.uk 📅 Wednesday 10th December 2025 🕢 7.30pm - 9pm 📍 St Marylebone Parish Church, London 🎟️ Tickets: get-involved.imaginethis.org.uk/event/christ... 💻 Livestream: get-involved.imaginethis.org.uk/livestream-i...

Great cause. Dig deep and I’ll scribble. #ActionAgainstHunger Bid here: uk.givergy.com/finewineanda...

🗣️ An Audience with… 📅 Sunday 23rd November 🕕 6pm-8pm 📍 Park Theatre, Finsbury Park 🥶 Brrrr 🎟️ parktheatre.co.uk/events/an-au...

Honoured to be on this team! #ASisypheanTask

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...