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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: PLAYING UNDER THE PIANO by Hugh Bonneville, read by Hugh Bonneville
Description: Hugh Bonneville’s memoir is funny, personal, informative, insightful, and fun to listen to. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss how the world-class actor tells a marvelous story, making this an excellent listen for any lovers of celebrity memoirs — and the theater. Bonneville is known for his role as the Earl of Grantham on “Downton Abbey” and the stern father on “Paddington” but also has spent many years on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He narrates his memoir with an easy style and modulated tone and is an excellent mimic. This well-written memoir is delivered with the timin...