Author Profile: David Leigh

The marketing team behind No Time to Die this evening released a teaser trailer ahead of the full new trailer due on Thursday. The 11 second short features brief snatches of new scenes but gives little away. We will find out tomorrow whether we are to be treated to more of these tomorrow, or something […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.  Join us as we watch 1983’s Octopussy together as a group experience. For this episode, don your floppy shoes, grab a red nose, and cue up your copy of Octopussy as the panel chats over the film in […]

A new poster for No Time to Die has just been released featuring a tux clad Daniel Craig with a Walther PPK in his hand. The poster confirms a November release for the film and is released prior to a new trailer, due to arrive on Thursday. This surely means the decision has been made […]

Return of branded Twitter hashtags prompt speculation about No Time to Die release. Some months ago, prior to the planned release of No Time to Die in March, a number of hashtags appeared on Twitter with 007 related branding. The 007 logo trailed the #JamesBond and #BondJamesBond hashtags while an Aston Martin emoji followed #NoTimeToDie […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 1985’s A View To A Kill together as a group experience. For this episode, don your velour tracksuit, grab a quiche, and cue up your copy of A View To A Kill as the […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.  Join us as we watch 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me together as a group experience. For this episode, don your flared trousers, grab some fish food, and cue up your copy of The Spy Who Loved Me […]

Voucher code earns 10% off items in 007 Collection. Luxury knitwear maker N Peal is offering a rare 10% discount off its 007 Collection including the army style sweater featured in No Time to Die. To benefit from the discount simply follow the link below and enter discount code ARMYSWEATER at checkout. If you buy through […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.  Join us as we watch 2006’s Casino Royale together as a group experience. For this episode, don your tailored tuxedo, grab a properly made Vesper martini, and cue up your copy of Casino Royale as the panel chats […]

Summer 2021 release for No Time to Die “under active consideration” by MGM and Universal. The two studios distributing No Time to Die are said to be actively considering a delay to summer 2021 according to a report published on MI6. While MGM are handling North American distribution under the United Artists banner, Universal is […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.  Join us as we watch 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies together as a group experience. For this episode, don your HALO suit, grab a heavy motorcycle, and cue up your copy of Tomorrow Never Dies as the panel chats […]

A look at the footwear brands set to appear in No Time to Die spotted during filming. Boat Shoes A few days before shooting commenced on the 25th James Bond movie the producers launched No Time to Die at an event at Goldeneye. The film, known at the time simply as Bond 25, marked the […]

Aston Martin resumes building the DB5 after 50 years as the first Goldfinger continuation model rolls off the assembly line. The first car out of a strictly limited run of 25 was finished last week after a 4,500 hour build. The new cars are built in association with Eon Productions and include a selection of […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 1999’s The World Is Not Enough together as a group experience. For this episode, don your x-ray specs, grab some sour cream, and cue up your copy of The World Is Not Enough as […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service together as a group experience. For this episode, don your frilly shirt, grab some caviar (from north of the Caspian), and cue up your copy of On Her […]

The story of Ian Fleming’s correspondence with gun expert Geoffrey Boothroyd.  Many Bond fans know the name Boothroyd. The secret service armourer appeared in the novel Dr No and then in the first James Bond movie based on that book. In a short sequence near the start of the film Major Boothroyd recommends Bond adopt […]

Orlebar Brown has released a new 007 collection for summer 2020 inspired by some of 007’s more beach friendly outfits. You can read my thoughts on last year’s collection here but the new line comprises mainly of shirts and swimming shorts based on some classic Bond looks, with Thunderball again well represented. According to Orlebar […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 2012’s Skyfall together as a group experience. For this episode, don your leather gloves, grab some Union Jack bunting, and cue up your copy of Skyfall as the panel chats over the film in […]

A look at some of the errors Ian Fleming made when arming 007. One key feature of Ian Fleming’s writing was his eye for detail. He wrote with an authoritative style that made the books utterly convincing. But while many facts in the books are correct, he sometimes slipped up. One key area in which […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.   Join us as we watch 1995’s GoldenEye together as a group experience. For this episode, don your Brioni suit, grab a sandwich (not that one!), and cue up your copy of GoldenEye as the panel chats over the […]

A complete list of the guns of James Bond from Ian Fleming’s books. The table below provides a list of all James Bond’s guns that appear in Ian Fleming’s books. Fleming made a number of errors with regard to the guns. The descriptions in the list are as described in the books with such errors […]