James Bond Podcast

For this episode, we resurrect an oft-forgotten relic of the canon – James Bond Jr – as it celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

The panel reviews the original UK quad poster and bring to the table some other posters used to promote the 1963 film, many of which riff on the original artwork by Renato Fratini.

The panel takes a look at the first edition of From Russia, With Love by Richard Chopping. Why is it such a striking piece of art and how did covers that followed it emulate it?

For this episode, the panel examines the unsurprising news that MGM issued yet another delay to No Time To Die, pushing the film back to October 2021.

This week we interview four musicians who together contributed to the 2020 album of James Bond cover songs, ‘Not From Where I’m Standing’. Organised by David Gedge of The Wedding Present, the new album involves Gedge’s colleagues and friends from 35 years in the music business. 

For this episode, we resurrect an oft-forgotten relic of the canon – James Bond Jr – as it celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Whether you grew up seeing it on TV, or have never watched it before, we recap the history of the project before diving in at the deep end with the first two episodes

What were our Bondian highlights of 2020 and what are we looking forward to in 2021?

Taking a break from our usual discussion & watchalong format, we play Family Feud (or Family Fortunes, depending on where you’re from) with returning champions Lisa Funnell and Ben Williams battling Bill Koenig and David Leigh in the grand final for the 2020 title.

Taking a break from our usual discussion & watchalong format, we play Family Feud as two teams hope to make it through to the grand final!

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 1964’s Goldfinger together as a group experience. Is the iconic film still the gold standard or are parts of it due for smelting down? Along the way, we discover Oddjob’s bad fridge habits, effective […]