On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

John Barry tribute – OHMSS

April 12th, 2011 by

In the second part of his tribute to John Barry, Bond fan and professional musician Tim Mottershead takes an in depth look at Barry’s work for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. With Connery having filmed the first novel in the so-called Blofeld trilogy Thunderball, in 1965, the logical next step would have been to film […]

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John Barry – a tribute

March 12th, 2011 by

As a tribute to the late John Barry, professional musician Tim Mottershead takes an in-depth look at John Barry’s contribution to the James Bond films.

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

January 23rd, 2011 by

This time not only does Bond get the girl, but he marries her too. The second book in a trilogy, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is best read after Thunderball. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 1st April 1963 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Richard Chopping Search for first edition copies on Abebooks The story starts in Royale-les-Eaux with […]

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MI6 Declassified #7 – On Her Majesty's Secret Service

April 7th, 2010 by

The latest edition of MI6 Declassified has recently been published and is now available to order online. Although George Lazenby’s single Bond outing, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,was a box-office success back in 1969, it has sometimes been cast as a failure. However, it is now considered one of the most loved adventures in the […]

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