David T Smith explains how the original Kina Lillet used in Bond’s Vesper was quite different from the modern product. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode of The 007 Files, I’m joined by David T Smith to untangle one of the most persistent questions surrounding James Bond’s drinks: how different was […]
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The latest Bond 26 casting reports could tell us more than first meets the eye. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube For months, Bond fans have been asking the same question: is Bond 26 actually making progress behind the scenes? The latest reports of further auditions taking place in August suggest the answer is […]
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James Bond has always been much more than a vodka martini man. Ask anyone what James Bond drinks and they’ll probably tell you a vodka martini, shaken not stirred. And while that’s true, vodka martinis are just a small part of the picture. In both the books and the films, Bond drinks a wide variety […]
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Nina Gold’s reported involvement points to Bond 26 entering a more serious stage of development. Reports that Nina Gold is involved in casting Bond 26 are among the more interesting developments since Denis Villeneuve was announced as director. Most discussion about the next James Bond has centred on actors. Every few weeks another name appears, […]
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The world James Bond was designed for no longer exists — and that may be both the franchise’s biggest problem and the reason it still survives. Once upon a time, James Bond operated in a world where one mistake could start a nuclear war — but nobody was coming to help him. In Fleming’s novels […]
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Professor James Chapman joins The 007 Files to separate Bond history from myth. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Professor James Chapman, author of Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films, joins The 007 Files to discuss Bond, film history and the stories that cling to 007. He starts with […]
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Forget rankings and top ten lists. The completely unofficial James Bond World Cup gives every film the chance to fight its way to the title. A little while ago I started thinking about running a poll to discover Bond fans’ favourite film. The problem was working out the best way to do it. A simple […]
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Kim Sherwood on writing a Double O trilogy built around Bond’s absence, and what happens when Fleming’s world moves into a more unstable age. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Kim Sherwood’s Double O trilogy begins with a simple but risky idea: James Bond has disappeared, and the world he occupied has to […]
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Today marks the anniversary of the birth Ian Fleming, the author who introduced the world to James Bond in Casino Royale and went on to write a total of fourteen James Bond books. Born in Mayfair on 28 May 1908, during the war Fleming excelled as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence. In this capacity he […]
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From the Aston Martin DB5 and Connery’s Bond films to Fleming’s novels and Bond soundtracks, here are seven gifts Bond fans would genuinely want to own. Buying gifts for James Bond fans can be surprisingly difficult. Most already own the films. Many already have shelves full of Bond books, posters and memorabilia. And once you […]
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