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This month, there are multiple blockbuster exhibitions opening in London, including ‘Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt’ (above) at the British Museum, WC1 (www. britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/hieroglyphs-unlocking-ancient-egypt), and ‘The EY Exhibition Cezanne’ at Tate Modern, SE1 (www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/ey-exhibitioncezanne). To celebrate the publication of his memoir Playing Under The Piano, Hugh Bonneville will be sharing stories from his life and career (Downton Abbey, Paddington) at Cadogan Hall, SW1, on October 15. From £27 (www.cadoganhall.com/whats-on/an-evening-with-hughbonneville).

Here’s looking at red buses

• Red buses are synonymous with the capital, but the colour wasn’t always the default. In the early 1900s, there

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