George Lazenby

James Bond & Friends – Episode 0056: Watchalong with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

June 21st, 2020 by

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 […]

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Review: George Lazenby in Passport to Oblivion

November 20th, 2019 by

Javier E Trujillo reviews the new audio production of the classic novel starring George Lazenby as Dr Jason Love.

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George Lazenby heads back into the world of MI6 in forthcoming audiodrama

October 22nd, 2019 by

The Australian actor heads an all-star cast that also features Glynis Barber, Nickolas Grace, Michael Brandon and Terence Stamp as the head of MI6. George Lazenby, who 50 years ago succeeded Sean Connery to become the youngest ever 007 James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, is plunging back into the world of MI6 […]

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MI6 Confidential #42: Bond and Beyond

November 6th, 2017 by

The forty-second issue of MI6 Confidential focuses on George Lazenby’s time in the 007 spotlight. George Lazenby is nothing if not an independent spirit. He charmed the producers into testing him for Bond, and he shocked everyone when he declined to reappear as the world’s most famous spy. Since making the decision to step down […]

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Trailer for Hulu’s forthcoming Becoming Bond

March 9th, 2017 by

Becoming Bond

The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next seven Bond films and a $1 million signing […]

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Hulu to produce James Bond documentary

August 7th, 2016 by

Hulu, an American company offering TV on demand, is to produce a documentary on George Lazenby as part of a new series on popular culture. After doing everything in his power to land the role for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service despite having no movie experience at all, Lazenby famously quit the role of 007 before the release […]

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George Lazenby to attend OHMSS screening in Oslo

July 5th, 2016 by

George Lazenby is to visit Oslo on 1st September exclusively for a gala screening of his solo 1969 outing as James Bond, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Lazenby will fly direct from Los Angeles to attend the Red Carpet Gala of the newly restored Bond classic, showing in digital 4K. Lazenby will talk about his […]

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Classic Bond films picked for Great Digital Film Festival

January 13th, 2014 by

Two classic Bond films are being showcased in the Great Digital Film Festival, a week long presentation across Canadian cinemas scheduled between 31st January and 6th February this year. George Lazenby’s single outing as 007, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, will be shown on 4th February, as will Sean Connery’s fourth Bond film, Thunderball. All […]

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James Bond Theme guitar & OHMSS Rolex coming under the hammer this month

December 12th, 2012 by

Musical Bond fans have the chance to own a piece of ciematic history when the guitar played by Vic Flick when recording the James Bond Theme comes up for auction on December 15th, according to an article on MI6. The guitar, which dates from 1939, is an electric/acoustic instrument manufactured by London baswed Clifford Essex Paragon. The original company […]

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Review: Everything Or Nothing, The Untold Story of 007

November 14th, 2012 by

On Sunday night I was lucky enough to see the new documentary “Everything Or Nothing”, commissioned as part of the celebrations for the fifthieth anniversary of cinematic James Bond. While it received a cinema release in the UK, albeit on a limited number of screens, and was shown on cable in the US I had […]

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