Author Profile: David Leigh

[iframe http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b042cq8f 380 665] Saturday saw the BBC broadcast its new feature length radio version of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service with Toby Stephens as 007 and featuring Joanna Lumley as Irma Bunt. The 90 minute long radio play is available on the BBC website until next weekend and so if you’d like to listen to it click […]

Hearing the words “shaken, not stirred” conjures up the image of James Bond instantly; here we look at the James Bond vodka martini.

Sam Mendes was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose for Bloomberg TV, in which he discussed many aspects of his career, including Bond 24. [iframe http://www.hulu.com/embed.html?eid=e5jfpd5cg0xvo4v0v4sdaa&st=1024&et=1131 450 253] Click the play button to watch the section of the interview related to Bond 24 and hear what he had to say. Thanks to HMSS Weblog for sourcing the video. You […]

With mobile gaming set to surge, it is little surprise that MGM/Danjaq and Glu recently announced the release of a free-to-play 007 themed mobile game in the summer of 2015.

A secret agent? You wouldn’t think so from some of the films, when Bond’s name and reputation appear to be widely known. So, just how did 007 become the world’s most famous secret agent? The first chapter of Casino Royale is titled The Secret Agent and, in introducing the world to James Bond, Ian Fleming explains the […]

A first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, (1953) thrilled bidders, selling for £24,180 at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Modern Literature on Friday 11th April, held at their saleroom in London’s Mayfair. The first book in the 007 series, Casino Royale (1953) introduced Fleming’s renowned James Bond franchise to the world. Since it […]

  MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its twenty-fifth issue. Action and animation is the predominant theme of this issue as we have an exclusive in-depth interview with action unit supremo Vic Armstrong, talk to the stunt team behind the fiery climax to Licence To Kill, uncover the secret history […]

Music is a huge element of the Bond films; think of 007 and you’re likely to hear the James Bond them in your head. While over the course of 23 films to date there have been a number of composers, there are probably two who people really associate with Bond. The first of those is […]

Press release: San Francisco, Calif. – April 8, 2014. Glu Mobile Inc , a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced that the company will partner with EON Productions and MGM Interactive to create a new free-to-play mobile game based on the James Bond film franchise. Scheduled […]

It is being reported by media in Sweden that two Swedish actresses have been screen tested for the Scandinavian Bond girl role (mentioned here). MI6 are reporting that the two actresses are Ida Engvoll And Disa Östrand, are you can read more about them at the link below: A note: none of this is confirmed […]

A cinema poster for Goldfinger dating from 1964 recently sold for £2,000 at auction in Newcastle. [adsense] The poster was one of a number of original posters collected by a cinema employee of the time who had stored the Goldfinger poster, and several others, in a cupboard at home. In all the seller raised £3,130 for his […]

The James Bond Dossier is dedicated to delivering Bond fans the latest news, expert insights, and in-depth reviews covering Ian Fleming’s novels and the legendary film series. Founded by David Leigh in 2002 and adopting its current name in 2004, The James Bond Dossier originally focused solely on Ian Fleming’s books. However, following the success […]

Press release: The adventures of secret agent James Bond have a timeless appeal, and a complete collection of writer Ian Fleming’s 007 novels comprise lots 48 – 62 of this sale.  Although all are in excellent condition, of particular note is a first edition of Casino Royale (1953), the book that introduced the character of James […]

Got something to say about James Bond? If so I’d love to hear from you! We accept bylined articles to be published on any aspect of 007 to be published on The James Bond Dossier. Requirements Essentially I’m looking for writers who can provide: Strong opinion, subject knowledge, or personal experience 100% unique content not published […]

Lorenzo Semple Jr, the Hollywood screenwriter responsible for Thunderball remake Never Say Never Again, has died at the age of 91, it was reported yesterday. Semple is best known for the 1960s Batman television series staring Adam West. For more details about his life follow the link below. Source: Digital Spy To keep up to […]

A number of love letters written by Ian Fleming to his Austrian lover in the early 1930s will be auctioned next week in New York. The letters were written in German to Edith Morpurgo, the daughter of a Salzberg businessman. Fleming went to Kitzbuhel both on holiday as well as attending a finishing school and […]

Former Bond villain Toby Stephens and ex-Bond girl Joanna Lumley are taking part in a radio version of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, with the former playing Bond (for the fourth time, after Dr No, Goldfinger and From Russia With Love) while the later is Blofeld’s sidekick Irma Bunt. Lumley previosuly played one of the “angels of death” in […]

Last week the Telegraph included a feature covering the car stunt work on the James Bond films to coincide with the launch of Bond In Motion. The telegraph spoke to former stig Ben Collins, the stunt driver in the Aston Martin at the beginning of Quantum of Solace, as well as legendary stuntman, stunt coordinator […]

As a heavy smoker, he needed some fairly robust smoking accessories, and we first learn of James Bond’s lighter in Casino Royale, when Ian Fleming described it as an oxidised Ronson. In Moonraker the Ronson is further described as black-oxidised and in From Russia, With Love as battered. It was also in this book that […]

While it was recently widely reported that Roger Deakins was not returning for Bond 24 after Kristopher Tapley (HitFix.com) tweeted that Deakins broke the news to him at dinner, it turns out the news had already broken by that stage. [adsense] 48 hours or so before Tapley tweeted the news, Deakins had already been quoted […]