The James Bond films have occasionally shown archaeological remains (whether real or props) in the background to the action. In From Russia ...

The broadcaster Alan Whicker once said of the Bond films that they “are not afraid to be ridiculous; they provide a framework of fantasy tha...

Wiktionary's definition of 'Bond girl' In an earlier post , I argued that the word 'Bond girl' ought to be in the di...

Recently I was flicking through a copy of The Curious Bartender: The Artistry and Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail (2013, R...

I don't have a copy of a Coronet 'silhouette' edition of the James Bond novels to hand (I confess I never liked the design, and...

I'm very excited to report that my cookbook, Licence to Cook: Recipes Inspired by Ian Fleming's James Bond , is now available as a...

A recent obituary in The Times recorded the death on 14th March 2014 of Sam Peffer, a commercial artist who was not a household name, but w...