Hugh Bonneville
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein
4.5 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
He’s the star of Downton Abbey, Paddington, Viceroy’s House and W1A. Today, I’m joined by one of Britain’s best loved actors - and part-time vaccine volunteer - Hugh Bonneville.
Hugh stars in a new film called To Olivia where he plays the celebrated author Roald Dahl. We talk about that later on in the interview - and he was just so lovely to chat to on a very rainy gloomy lockdown day. I’ve interviewed Hugh a few times in the past and he never fails to make me laugh. He’s travelled so extensively both through his work and through being a really keen traveller himself, so we cover a lot of ground.
He transports us to the deserts of Utah and to pockets of serenity among the chaos of India. We visit the pristine coves of the Costa Brava and the campsites of France. And he reveals what is on the cards for Downton Abbey and Paddington, if you’re a fan of either (or both like me) you’ll be very happy with what Hugh has to say!
Destination Recap:
- France
- Tamariu, Costa Brava, Spain
- Aigua Xelida, Spain
- Aigua Blava, Spain
- Sherbourne, Dorset, England
- Road trip through Egypt, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya
- Nile River Boat, Sudan
- Juba, Sudan
- India
- Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, Maldives
- Amangiri, Utah, USA
- Mihir Garh, Jodphur, India
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
- South America
To Olivia, a Sky Original film, is out on Sky Cinema and NOW TV right now.
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Thank you so much for listening, and I’ll be back next week.
Today’s episode was recorded during the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown. It was produced by Holly Rubenstein.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 0:09.6 | I'm Holly Rubenstein. I'm a travel and entertainment journalist. |
| 0:13.4 | And here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest about the seven chapters in their life's travel diaries. |
| 0:20.2 | From their earliest childhood travel memory and the first place they fell in love with |
| 0:24.9 | to their hidden gem and what's at the top of their travel bucket list. |
| 0:29.3 | We'll be uncovering their adventures around the world |
| 0:31.8 | and the travel experiences and destinations that have shaped their lives. |
| 0:37.3 | Today I'm just so excited because we are being joined by one of Britain's best loved actors, |
| 0:44.0 | star of Downton Abbey, Paddington, Viceroy's House, W-1A, to name a few. |
| 0:49.1 | It is, of course, Hugh Bonneville. |
| 0:51.8 | So I spoke to Hugh last week. |
| 0:53.4 | He's promoting a new film where he plays the |
| 0:55.5 | author Roaldal, and we talk about that later on in the interview. And, you know, he was just so |
| 1:00.3 | lovely to chat to on a very rainy, gloomy lockdown day via Zoom. I've interviewed Hugh a few |
| 1:06.8 | times, actually, and he never fails to make me laugh and he's traveled so extensively both through |
| 1:12.8 | his work and through being a really keen traveler himself so we cover a lot of ground he transports us |
| 1:18.8 | to the deserts of utah and to pockets of serenity among the chaos of india we visit the pristine coves |
| 1:26.1 | of the cost of brava and the campsites of France. |
| 1:29.4 | And he reveals what's on the cards for both Downton Abbey and Paddington. If you're a fan of |
| 1:34.6 | either or both like me, you'll be very happy with what Hugh has to say. So let's hear from him now. |
| 1:46.4 | Hugh Bonneville, welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 1:50.4 | It is such a pleasure to be talking with you today. |
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