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Bond Fandom Origins | #009

May 9th, 2025|

Today's show, Rob and I chat about how we got into Bond. Rob talks about going to Pinewood in the early years and I (Pete) go behind the scenes with the book and the early [...]

James Bond and the CIA | #007

April 23rd, 2025|

Listen to our chat on James Bond and the CIA in our Patreon show. SHOW NOTES The CIA is involved in many Bond films. James Bond's friend Felix Leiter turns up in many of them. [...]

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James Bond Island And Things To Do In Phuket

August 2nd, 2020|

Today I'm going to show you around James Bond Island and Phang Nga Bay. If you want a more annotated ‘how to’ and ‘things to do’ on James Bond Island I’ll leave some links at the [...]

Visiting the Ian Fleming House 22 Ebury Street

May 18th, 2020|

Ian Fleming House - London Out and about Today I took a semi-capricious expedition to 22 Ebury Street, Chelsea to get a look at Ian Fleming's Blue Plaque. Interestingly if you google London [...]

Behind The James Bond Clock Tower From Moonraker

April 15th, 2020|

This is a repurposed blog from my long weekend in Venice, visiting the James Bond Clock Tower (Torre dell’Orologio) as featured in Moonraker back in November 2016. Please bear in mind this was a holiday [...]

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How Costume Design in Films Affects Popular Culture

May 30th, 2025|

The way characters are dressed in a film does more than just present them in a specific way. Costume design speaks volumes without us ever knowing that it's being said; nuances in costume design can [...]

Breaking (and Remaking) Bond

May 7th, 2025|

Once, he was the man every other man wanted to be. Today, he might just be the man every therapist wants to talk about. Tailored tuxedo. Wristwatch with a built-in laser. Aston Martin with missiles [...]