Tom Hardy reads Cbeebies bedtime story on Mother's Day - watch the trailer
This time reading There's A Bear On My Chair, by Ross Collins
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Despite playing the villainous Bane, both Kray twins, and The Revenant’s murderous John Fitzgerald, Tom Hardy has proven himself an excellent bedtime story teller.
Last New Year's Eve, the actor appeared on the last CBeebies Bedtime Stories of 2016, reading You Must Bring a Hat, by Simon Philip and Kate Hindley, alongside his dog, Woody.
Earlier this year, he returned once more, time reading The Cloudspotter by Tom McLaughlin. Appropriately, the episode aired on Valentines Day.
Later today - notable for being Mother’s Day - Hardy will once again appear on the children’s television channel, this time reading There's A Bear On My Chair, by Ross Collins, the "hilarious story about an angry little mouse who is desperately trying to move a bear from his chair".
For those not patient enough to wait around until 6.50pm to see Hardy once more, CBeebies has released a 25-second teaser trailer for the event. Watch below.
“Well, I think there’s enough room for our mouse and bear to sit together here,” he reads in the clip. “Because it’s good for a mouse and a bear to share.”
After posting the clip on Facebook, the BBC received a torrent of swooning messages, most of which thanked the broadcaster for ‘putting the grown-ups first’.
Having only appeared in Peaky Blinders and The Revenant in 2016, Hardy had a relatively quiet year. However, already in 2017, the actor has appeared in Taboo - which he co-created with his father and Steven Knight - and will star in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments