Hugh Bonneville, PLAYING UNDER THE PIANO: From Downton to Darkest Peru
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Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Zibby interviews (in person!) Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor Hugh Bonneville (star of Downton Abbey, Notting Hill, and Paddington!) about his memoir Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru. Hugh talks about his real name, his childhood (it involved museums, the theater, and a mom in the secret service!), some hilarious early-career mishaps, and his plans for the future (retirement is not an option!). Finally, he shares his best advice for aspiring authors.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
| 0:21.1 | less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this |
| 0:25.9 | podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, |
| 0:31.8 | wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can |
| 0:37.4 | learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com, |
| 0:39.5 | but really you're here to learn more about the authors, |
| 0:42.2 | and that is what we're going to do. |
| 0:44.4 | Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts |
| 0:46.9 | in the ZCast Podcast Network. |
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| 0:51.9 | and definitely check out those shows as well. |
| 0:58.1 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Hugh Bonneville is the author of Playing Under the Piano, from Downton to Darkest Peru. |
| 1:04.5 | Hugh Bonneville's film credits include Notting Hill, Iris, The Monuments Men, as well as the Paddington |
| 1:10.3 | movies and Downton Abbey |
| 1:11.9 | movies. |
| 1:13.0 | I came by, a contemporary thriller by director Babak Anvari is currently on Netflix. |
| 1:18.5 | His television roles include Ian Fletcher in the BAFTA-winning 2012 and W1A on the BBC, and |
| 1:26.6 | Robert Crawley, in ITV's Global Hit, |
| 1:30.5 | Downton Abbey, for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe, two Emmys, |
| 1:35.5 | and along with his fellow cast members, won three SAG Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a drama series. |
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