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Friday, 27 January 2017

Mightier than the sword: the trick pen in the Bond films and beyond

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The humble pen makes an ideal gadget for the spy. It's small, it can be discreetly concealed in the pocket, but arouses no suspicion whe...
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Friday, 20 January 2017

Steampunk Bond: Another Bond villain from the pages of Jules Verne

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Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I'm an avid reader of Jules Verne's novels. The connections between Jules Verne a...
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Sunday, 15 January 2017

I never left: How the book Bond's biography has remained part of the film Bond's backstory

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The James Bond of the cinema may have only passing resemblance to the literary Bond, but there are some biographical details of the literary...
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Thursday, 5 January 2017

When James Bond dreamt of Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe seems an unlikely influence on Ian Fleming's writing, but the 19th-century poet, story-teller, and master of the macabre...
Sunday, 1 January 2017

Some classic James Bond helicopter scenes in Lego

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There were some very thoughtful and exciting gifts waiting for me under the tree this Christmas, including Lego figures of James Bond and Sk...
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Friday, 23 December 2016

Moonraker's Christmas gift idea

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If you're after a last-minute Christmas gift idea, then your thoughts may have turned to the film of Moonraker . Among the gadgets Q sup...
Sunday, 18 December 2016

Organisation heads talk about the pros and cons of association with James Bond

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A view of Vauxhall Cross, SIS headquarters Mention MI6 and Aston Martin to anyone, and chances are they'll immediately think of Jame...