It's the first podcast of 2020. Happy New Year!

James Bond Radio was privileged recently to get the chance to swap recognition codes and wag chins with the head of the Smershpod podcast, Mr. John Rain. With 90+ episodes under his belt on all manner of films, including all of the Bonds, and now his first book, Thunderbook, The World of Bond According to Smershpod, hitting the stores, John talked to Dan about his love of Bond, the reasons for starting his podcast, turning it into a paper version and what the future holds for Smershpod.

JBR will be putting it's feet up, and taking a break next week, but we'll be back on the 17th with more Bond-tastic action! 

Merry Christmas Bond fans!

It’s time for the 6th annual Big James Bond Boxing Day Bonanza Quiz. We have 100 fiendishly challenging questions to put you to the test.

Unlike previous years, this time Tom will be joined by 3 brave listeners who'll be battling it out to be crowned the 2019 Bond Mastermind Quiz Champion.

How big is your Bondian brain? Take the 2019 Big Bond Boxing Day Quiz challenge and find out!

James Bond Radio is back with one of the most memorable Bond villains ever.

That’s right, we're talking Licence To Kill with Robert Davi. We hear him go deep on his time preparing for the role of Franz Sanchez. We hear about his nights on the town with Timothy Dalton, how Frank Sinatra himself put in a good word for him with Cubby, and much more.

Don't miss this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

Robert regularly tours with his tribute to the songs of Frank Sinatra and the American Songbook. Dates are coming up in New York, Los Angeles and around the world.

Find out more and book your tickets HERE before it’s too late!

JBR would like to thank our 'other' man in LA, Matthew Chernov for making this happen. To hear Matthew interview Robert's Licence To Kill co-star, Grand L. Bush, click here.

Who's it going to be?

It's time to visit outer space on this week's The Music of Bond.

John Barry returns after Marvin Hamlisch's, The Spy Who Loved Me score to take the reigns on Moonraker. As a film it's often the butt of a joke or two, but what of the score?

Tune in for discussion on the history of the music, a look behind the scenes and a track by track discussion of the original Moonraker soundtrack release.

It's that time again. The 007 rollercoaster has begun and the JBR family are all aboard. After today's trailer reveal, 00s Sears, Williams, Dobson and Gale discuss all things No Time To Die with a frame by frame review.

This week we're joined by author, Mark Edlitz, the man behind the new book 'The Many Lives of James Bond.'

Lots of people love James Bond. But how many have actually been Bond? The Many Lives of James Bond offers the largest ever collection of original interviews with actors who have played Bond in different media, as well as in-depth interviews with many of the diverse artists who have contributed their talents to the making of James Bond movies, television shows, novels, radio dramas, comic books, and video games.

These wide-ranging interviews provide a behind-the-scenes look at the artists' goals, the challenges they faced, and how they met them This book is also the first to examine the Bond character through eyes of the artists who interpret him. As the author talked with these creative people, a through line emerged. It involves a series of related fundamental questions about Bond that artists must reckon with when interpreting Bond.

Who is James Bond and what, if anything, beyond successfully completing a mission does he really want? What drives him? Why did he become an agent? What is the nature of his inner-life? Would he be capable of a satisfying life away from high-octane adventure and danger?

These questions challenge and inspire the creators to pull back the curtain on a deliberately opaque figure in an attempt to explore and analyze Bond's interior life and thought processes, and how the Bond actors have interpreted the role.

In the second part of our Secret Cinema review, Tom is joined by two brothers from Langley - Being James Bond's, Joe Darlington, and David Zaritsky from The Bond Experience. Find out about Tom and David's encounter at the poker table with Le Chiffre. Discover how Joe got caught in the crossfire when Felix Leiter ended up in a gun fight, and much more in this episode of James Bond Radio.

00s Sears, Dobson and Gale return to talk about their adventures had inside this summer's Casino Royale Secret Cinema. In the first of a double bill episode, you'll hear tales of Brian smooth talking his way into the VIP lounge. You'll discover what happened to Dan after receiving a secret message in a phone booth. And, you'll learn how Vesper's tragic end was all Tom's fault. 

Don't miss this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

This week, we're joined by John Richardson, the Oscar-winning special effects supervisor and designer, who has been involved in over 100 movies, including nine James Bond films. Not only that, he's also been involved in a whole host of cinema classics including Aliens, Superman, The Omen, all eight Harry Potter films, and many, many more.

With over five decades of moviemaking under his belt, John recently released his book which lifts the lid on his fascinating career called: Making Movie Magic.

For the latest episode of The Comics of Bond, Jack Lugo interviews writer Van Jensen.

We talk about Dynamite Comics' Live & Let Die adaptation, we find out Van’s answers to the 007 quickfire questions, and learn all about his work on the Bond comics.

The Music of Bond returns this week with Tom and JW exploring No Time To Die’s composer, Dan Romer.

We look at Dan’s history in the business, and listen to some of his previous efforts from Cary Fukunaga’s, 'Maniac' to his work on 'FarCry 5.'

Dan Gale returns this week with special guest, Richard Overall. Richard's work on the Cartoon Network series 'The Adventures of Gumball' was recently brought to JBR's attention after a certain episode titled, 'The Agent' appeared on Youtube.

The brief episode synopsis reads: 

"Gumball and Darwin's clothes go missing after a swimming lesson; when Gumball is forced to wear a tuxedo from the lost and found office, he believes it makes him look like a certain dapper British secret agent."

What follows is 11 minutes of genius-level Bond references that will delight any 007 fan.

So, sit back, pour yourself a Vesper and meet the man behind the action.

This week Tom returns with Brian Dobson to reminisce about their pilgrimage to Piz Gloria to celebrate the 50th anniversary of On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

You'll hear what it was like to spend an hour hanging out with George Lazenby at the bar. You'll discover what it was like to circle Piz Gloria from a helicopter with distinguished members of the world press. And you'll hear stories of grown men in tears at the sheer enormity of the occasion.

Not only that, we talk about our Bond 'Euro Trip' across Switzerland to numerous Goldfinger locations, our visit to the Goldeneye Dam, and how we finished up the jaunt scoping out Mr. White's house from the waters of Lake Como.

James Bond Radio Is Back In Action!

The all-new JBR returns with a roundtable discussion of all things No Time To Die. Agents Sears, Williams, Dobson & Lugo are your hosts in a long form chat about next year's brand new Bond.

-- FROM CHRIS --

Dear JBR family,

I hope you're all excited about 'No Time To Kill.' Let's hope it's an absolute belter!

This is a bit of a heartfelt message, but with so many ongoing things at the moment, unfortunately, I'll be stepping away from JBR for the foreseeable future.

It's been such a fun five years of Bondage. I'm incredibly proud of what JBR has become. It was brilliant to meet so many fellow Bond geeks, and it was especially cool seeing all the JBR communities spring up around the globe, but the time has come for me to move on.

Sometimes life gets in the way of Bond, and sadly this is one of those times.

So this is Agent Wright signing off.

Au revoir.

PS. Roll on 3rd April 2020!

-- FROM TOM --

JBR Family,

What can I say? After 5 years and 2 million downloads, I'm of course gutted to see our man in Cardiff go, but like all good things, it has to come to an end eventually.

As far as the future of the podcast goes? I'm not yet sure. I'll be thinking things through over the next few weeks. Ultimately I need to go with what feels right in my gut. Whether that's following Chris' lead and bowing out gracefully, or coming back with a kiss kiss bang bang. I'm sure with a bit of reflection the right decision will come soon enough.

Whatever happens, I want to thank all the members of the JBR family from the bottom of my heart. Without you guys, JBR wouldn't have lasted beyond the first year, let alone five.

Once I've done some thinking, I'll of course be in touch.

For now, let's enjoy this little highlight reel of some of our more "professional" moments from the last 5 years.

Thanks again everybody,

Tom

PS. Oh by the way, in case you were wondering how I feel about Bond 25's new title?...I f***ing love it, mate!

[SPOILER FREE]

Secret Cinema does Casino Royale.

To be part of the experience, book your tickets now at SecretCinema.org.

This week JBR returns with a look back at last month's visit to the ultimate Bond location, Piz Gloria.

We'll also be talking about the latest Bond 25 rumours and more.

This week we have some more Timothy flavoured action for you. 

Courtesy of our other man in LA, we're joined by Grand L. Bush, who you'll recognise as 'Hawkins' in Licence To Kill.

He talks about each of his fellow cast members, director John Glen, the Broccoli family, how he got the role, various shooting locations around Florida and Mexico, what the first Bond movie he ever saw in the cinema was, how he approached playing Hawkins, what it was like to meet Prince Charles and Lady Diana at the film's London premiere, what his relationship with Bond fans has been like over the years, as well as his friendships with Sylvester Stallone and Dennis Hopper.

Don't miss this week's James Bond Radio.

For the latest episode of The Comics of Bond, Jack Lugo interviews writer and artist Ibrahim Moustafa.

At the top of the show, Ibrahim reveals his new role in one of the ongoing Dynamite Comics Bond series. Find out Ibrahim’s answers to the quickfire questions, and learn all about his inspired Bond artwork and even figurine work.

Ibrahim has been doing Bond artwork for a long time and with his new role over at Dynamite comics, we are guaranteed to see even more brilliant artwork from him in the near future. Don’t miss this fascinating discussion as we look further into the ongoing Comics of Bond!

Dan Gale returns to JBR this week with an exclusive interview with Dr. Cary Edwards PhD. As a film studies lecturer and author of the new book "He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him," Cary takes a deeper look into the potential hidden meanings and symbolism in the Bond films of Timothy Dalton.

In the 4th and final instalment of this year's anniversary episodes, John Williams is joined by 3 more intrepid listeners to talk the music of Bond. We're joined by - Logan Morford (Kentucky, USA), Marty O'Dwyer (Kansas City, USA) and Pablo Schaffner (Sydney, Australia).

To celebrate the third instalment of this year's anniversary episodes, John Williams is joined by 3 intrepid listeners to talk the music of Bond. We're joined by - Andrew Cook (Sheffield, UK), Matthew Chernov (Los Angeles, USA) and Paul Jamieson (Melbourne, Australia).

To celebrate the second instalment of this year's anniversary episodes we've invited another 3 intrepid listeners onto the show to talk Bond. We're joined by - Stan Luker (Surrey, UK), Dennis James Hardin (New York, USA) and Gary Bootle (Preston, UK).

JBR is 5 years old!

To celebrate the first instalment of this year's anniversary episodes we've invited 3 intrepid listeners onto the show to talk Bond. We're joined by - Matt Raubenheimer (Cape Town, South Africa), Marlene Orth (Munich, Germany) and Dave Chantry (Wales, UK).

It’s time for the JBR Family to speak once again! Our intrepid listeners get a chance to take the microphone and voice their thoughts on Brosnan’s second Bond film. As usual there are a whole lot of passionate Bond fans out there with something to say.

Tune in to find out what everybody thinks of Bond ’97.

Things are heating up as we reach the final act of our Tomorrow Never Dies Review.

After escaping Carver's Saigon headquarters, we pay a visit to Wai Lin's safe house. After witnessing her kung fu skills first hand, we go on the hunt for Elliot. Finishing up with a firefight on board his stealth boat, we ask the question: Is Tomorrow Never Dies a worthy follow up to Goldeneye?

Find out on this week’s episode of James Bond Radio.

We’re back with the second part of our Tomorrow Never Dies review.

This week we take a look at Paris Carver's late night visit to Bond's hotel room, pay a visit to Elliot's secret lab, and meet a man well versed in the ways of chakra torture, Dr. Kaufman. We take part in an epic car chase with a difference, HALO jump into Vietnamese territory, and in old school Bond style we take some time out for a spot of scuba diving.

Our deep dive into Pierce Brosnan’s second 007 film continues.

It’s time to begin our exploration of Pierce Brosnan's second bond film, 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies.

This time Bond faces off against media mogul, Elliot Carver, as played by Jonathan Pryce. We have a new 007 director in the shape of 'Air America's' Roger Spottiswoode, we have slap happy Desperate Housewife, Teri Hatcher, and we have Hong Kong action star, Michelle Yeoh as Bond's Chinese opposite number Wai Lin.

Is it a solid follow up to Brosnan's Goldeneye debut, or are we left wanting more?

Find out on this week’s episode of James Bond Radio.

It's time to climb into our Lotus Esprit and drive it straight into the sea on this week's The Music of Bond.

While John Barry takes another break from the world of 007, Marvin Hamlisch steps up to score the The Spy Who Loved Me. As a film it's often referred to as Sir Roger's best, but what of the score?

Tune in for discussion on the history of the music, a look behind the scenes and a track by track discussion of the original soundtrack release.

Merry Christmas Bond fans!

It's time for the 5th annual Big James Bond Boxing Day Bonanza Quiz. We have 100 devilishly challenging questions to put you to the test. Like Q, will you have problems keeping it up? Or will your British end be firmly in the air?

Take the 2018 Big Bond Boxing Day Quiz challenge and find out!

This week, Jack Lugo interviews Jeff Parker, the writer behind the new Dynamite Comics 'James Bond Origin' series. Find out Jeff’s answers to the JBR Quickfire Questions and learn about what we can expect from this brand new original James Bond comic set during World War 2.

You don’t want to miss this fascinating discussion as our Station A agent in New Jersey, Jack Lugo continues his exploration of The Comics of Bond!

JBR returns next week with our Big Annual Boxing Day Bond Quiz which drops on December 26th. Be sure to brush up on your Bond, we've got a doozy in store for you this year!

This week our intrepid, roving reporter, Pete Doherty is bringing us an intriguing interview with Bond production legends, John Grover and Colin Miller.

Starting his journey with The Spy Who Loved Me, Grover, went on to work as editor on For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, and Licence To Kill.

Colin Miller's work in the sound department began back in 1979 with Moonraker, and included For Your Eyes Only, A View To A Kill & The Living Daylights.

Tune in to this week's episode for a look at Bond behind the scenes.

This week we're joined by Anders Frejdh, the man behind one of the biggest Bond websites, From Sweden With Love.

As a hardcore Bond fan, Anders has built the largest collection of Bond memorabilia in Scandinavia, has interviewed many Bond alumni including no less than 3 James Bonds (George, Roger & Daniel), and was a key organiser for the Mallorca Film Festival’s tribute to director Guy Hamilton. What's even cooler than that? If you keep your eyes peeled during Quantum of Solace, you'll even spot him on screen.

Tune into this week's JBR for some Bondian banter with our man from Station S.

This week we’re answering listener questions with subjects including: Who would make a great potential Bond villain, Bond's taste in ladies, what Dalton's Bond might have been like with a different director, and what could be the ultimate question: Should Bond have a hairy chest?

Tune in for this week's 00-discussion.

This week, John Williams returns for another "The Music of Bond" interview. Matt Monro Jr. joins us to talk about his father, Bond, From Russia With Love and a whole lot more. Sit back and enjoy a chat with the man with a unique perspective on one of the most classic Bond themes.

It’s time for the JBR Family to speak once again! Our intrepid listeners get a chance to take the microphone and voice their thoughts on Brosnan's debut Bond. With over 60 voicemails, there's a whole lot of passionate Bond fans out there with something to say.

Tune in to find out what everybody thinks of Bond '95.

In a very special “Bonus Episode” of JBR this week, Jack Lugo interviews Greg Pak, the writer behind the new monthly Dynamite Comics James Bond 007 series, which launches on November 7th. Find out Greg’s answers to the JBR Quickfire Questions and learn about what we can expect from his brand new original James Bond comic. Bond fans may be keenly interested in learning more about how this new comic plans to re-imagine a certain iconic Bond henchman.

You don’t want to miss this fascinating discussion as our Station A agent in New Jersey, Jack Lugo continues his exploration of The Comics of Bond!

JBR returns next week with our listener based "90 Second Reviews" episode for Goldeneye. If you haven't already, be sure to head over to JamesBondRadio.com, click on the 'Send Voicemail' button and let us know your thoughts on Brosnan's 00-debut.

Things are heating up as we reach the final act of our Goldeneye Review. After a ride on Alec Trevelyan's armoured train, we end up in the Caribbean for the final showdown. With the briefest of glimpses of Bond's new BMW, we discover mad little Alec's secret base hidden beneath a lake.

Finishing up with a brutal and frantic fistfight between two of Her Majesty's finest, 006 vs 007, we ask the question: Did our boy Pierce do us proud with his first stab at playing James Bond?

Find out on this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

We're back with the second part of our Goldeneye review.

This week we enter Q's lab, pay a visit to St. Petersburg to meet CIA contact Jack Wade, and our old friend with the limp, Valentin Zukovsky. We encounter a rather nasty woman in a spa, run into an old friend in a graveyard of statues and get involved in a car chase at the wheel of a tank. What more could you want?

Our deep dive into Pierce Brosnan's debut 007 film continues.

It's a new world...with new enemies...and new threats...but you can still depend on one man!

It's time to take Bond into the 90s with a look at Pierce Brosnan's debut 007 film, Goldeneye.

It's got Bond back in his Aston Martin DB5, it's got an iconic henchwoman, it's got Desmond Llewelyn as Q, it's got a new M, it's got a belter of a theme song, and it's got Martin Campbell at the helm, but does Bond have what it takes to thrive in a post Cold War world?

Find out on this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

This week, John Williams comes at you solo style for this week's "The Music of Bond." For all you Licence To Kill fans out there, we welcome singer and producer of 'Dirty Love' - Tim Feehan.

Some might call this the ultimate 80s bar room brawl soundtrack, others might call it John Williams' personal theme tune, whatever you decide to call it, Dirty Love never fails to put a smile on your face.

Until Tom & Chris return next week with their review of Goldeneye, enjoy a little dirty love with Tim Feehan. 

JBR's man in New Jersey, Jack Lugo, steps in for Tom & Chris this week, with a killer interview with Dennis Calero. As the artist behind Dynamite Comics' recent graphic novel adaptation of Casino Royale (alongside writer Van Jansen), Dennis has a great insight on the classic world of 007.

Bond 25 has it's new director!

A tweet posted to the official James Bond account reads: "Michael G Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig announced today that Bond 25 will begin filming at Pinewood Studios on 4 March 2019 under the helm of director Cary Joji Fukunaga, with a worldwide release date of 14 February 2020."

"We are delighted to be working with Cary. His versatility and innovation make him an excellent choice for our next James Bond adventure." said Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

We certainly weren't expecting to see this news today. Danny Boyle has exited Bond 25 due to “creative differences.”

Making the announcement on Twitter the post read - “Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer direct Bond 25.”

We decided to jump on the mic and discuss today's news, in what is a very unexpected emergency podcast.

This week, we're taking a look back at Timothy Dalton's best bits! We’ll be exploring all of our favourite Tim moments from his ‘Bond…James Bonds’ to his M scenes, his Q scenes and his Moneypenny scenes.

This is going to be an unmissable episode for the Timmy fans out there. So grab your Vodka Martini, put your feet up and prepare for a double helping of Dalton.

This week JBR was invited onto the Penny Smith DriveTime Show on London's TalkRADIO to discuss Bond...and more specifically the latest resurgence of the Idris Elba rumours.

You can tune in to TalkRADIO around the world at TalkRadio.co.uk

We're looking at something a little different on this week's episode of James Bond Radio. Our newest roving reporter, Pete Doherty spent some time with Joseph McGrath, one of the many directors involved in making Casino Royale '67. 

You'll hear stories of the craziness going on during the production, from frantic director changes, to onset meltdowns, and even what it's like to take a punch from Peter Sellers.

Don't miss today's episode of JBR. 

Big thanks to Pete Doherty for his work on this week's episode.

We're on our way to Thailand on this week's episode of The Music of Bond. Oh yes, it's time to get your golden guns out!

After John Barry's break from the world of 007, he's back with a vengeance for Sir Roger Moore's second Bond outing. As a film it's often criticised among Bond's critics, but what of the score?

Tune in for discussion on the history of the music, a look behind the scenes and as usual a track by track discussion of the original soundtrack release.

*Due to a technical glitch during recording we lost Chris' audio for the last part of today's episode. So if you were wondering why he didn't say much towards the end of the episode, now you know :-)

It's finally here, the first real nugget of Bond news since Danny Boyle's announcement!

This week, a casting call was put out for 3 key characters for Bond 25. In today's emergency podcast we discuss each of the 3 roles and come up with a list of actors who could fit the bill. 

It's the beginning of the Bond 25 journey, Bond fans. Let's get stuck in!

This week, we're joined by Brigitte Millar!

As the deadly Dr. Vogel in SPECTRE, she played a key part in the iconic SPECTRE meeting room scene with Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista and Daniel Craig.

Hear the full story of how Brigitte won the role. The audition process, what it was like on set and even her thoughts on a potential return for Dr. Vogel should SPECTRE come back for Bond 25.

Don't miss this week's episode of JBR!

This week, JBR gives it's full report on this year's Bondstars event at Pinewood Studios. A celebration of Live & Let Die, special guests included Madeleine Smith (Miss Caruso), Gloria Hendry (Rosie Carver), John Glen, Vic Armstrong and many more. 

Not ones to leave the JBR family out in the cold, we've managed to include footage of the special guest interviews in today's podcast. A huge thank you to Gareth and Andy at Bondstars for giving us permission.

All in all it was a great day to be a Bond fan. Join us on today's episode to hear the full story.

It’s time for the JBR Family to speak once again! As the final entry in our coverage of Licence To Kill, our intrepid listeners get to take the microphone and voice their thoughts.

We also look at ways to potentially capture the imagination of the next generation of Bond fans, and chat about recent our recent slew of JBR meet ups.

Listener Reviews Begin At 18:09.

It's time to look at the 3rd and final act of Licence To Kill. 

We rejoin Bond as he wakes up at Sanchez' lavish mansion after his encounter with the ninjas, and follow all the way to a mountain road somewhere outside Isthmus City.

JBR is back to discuss the second act of Timothy Dalton's final Bond film, Licence To Kill. 

We join Bond and Pam at the Barrelhead Bar (who doesn't enjoy a dose of 'Dirty Love?'), we meet Professor Joe and Bond goes deep undercover to face Franz Sanchez.

It's finally here! It's been almost exactly a year since we reviewed Timothy's debut Bond, so it's high time we looked at Licence To Kill. 

What do we think of Timothy's second and final 007 outing? Is Sanchez a good baddie for the 80s? Is Timmy Boy ahead of his time? Find out on today's edition of James Bond Radio.

Chris Wright is back after a 4 month break to talk all things Bond 25. We discuss the latest news, Danny Boyle, the UK release date and dive deep into what Daniel's final Bond film might bring.

We're also joined by Gareth Owen (the main man at Roger Moore HQ) to talk about today's re-release of The 007 Diaries. The brand new hardback edition, featuring a new foreword by Felix Leiter himself, David Hedison, is out today. Go get it!

The JBR Book Club returns with the 4th and final part of our read through and commentary of Christopher Wood’s, The Spy Who Loved Me.

This week we take part in a huge oil tanker based battle, participate in an assault on Stromberg's laboratory and go head to head with a rather tall man with shiny teeth.

JBR returns with part 3 of our read through and commentary of Christopher Wood's, The Spy Who Loved Me.

This week we visit Stromberg's laboratory, become embroiled in an underwater battle and meet the crew of the US Navy's finest submarine, The USS Wayne.

We have a bonus episode for you today thanks to our on the spot roving reporter, Mr. Brian Dobson. Brian recently paid a visit to Big Chief studios here in the UK to talk about their range of replica figures.

If you're into the collecting side of things you'll definitely want to listen to this one AND you'll want to listen all the way to the end because old Brian might have scored you a tasty little discount. So if you're in the market for a lifelike Sean or Roger or maybe even a Baron Samedi be sure to get involved.

It's time to get funky on The Music of Bond this week. Oh yes, it's time for Live & Let Die.

It's got dirty grooves, it's got wah wah guitars, it's got bongoes galore, it's got a Beatle singing the theme song. What doesn't it have? Mr. John Barry at the helm. With George Martin taking over musical duties for Sir Roger Moore's first Bond film, it's a somewhat different take on everybody's favourite spy.

Tune in for discussion on the history of the score, a look at what was going on behind the scenes and of course a track by track look at the original soundtrack release of Live & Let Die.

JBR returns with part 2 of our read through and commentary of Christopher Wood's, The Spy Who Loved Me.

This week we look at a scene (not featured in the film) involving some excruciating penis based torture, making Casino Royale's wicker chair sequence pale in comparison. We also pay a visit to the Mujaba club and meet a character with exceptionally shiny teeth.

The Music of Bond's John Williams is flying solo this week with an interview with Neil S. Bulk. As co-producer of the recently released Die Another Day Expanded Soundtrack, Neil gives us an inside look at the album. 

As a classic movie soundtrack album producer, Neil has been involved with Tim Burton's Batman movies, The Naked Gun trilogy and even Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

JBR returns with something completely different this week. This time we're taking a chapter by chapter look at Christopher Wood's novelisation of The Spy Who Loved Me.

If you've never read it before you're in for some surprises. More Fleming Bond than movie Bond, the book reads like a darker, grittier version of the film we all know and love. With extra scenes, back story and plot details that don't feature on screen, you'll never look at Sir Roger's 3rd Bond film the same way again.

The Music of Bond is back with a look at the first 70's Bond: Diamonds Are Forever. Shirley's back, Barry's back and Sean's back with some sleazy Vegas grooves and wah wah guitars.

As usual we talk about the history of the score, look at what was going on behind the scenes, and go through the original album release track by track.

JBR is 4 years old!

To celebrate the anniversary we've invited 6 intrepid listeners onto the show to talk Bond. We have - Jeff Silence (USA/Germany), Michael Harvey (Norfolk, UK), Jason Davis (Ohio, USA), James Crawford-Clark (Yeovil, UK), Ricky Temple (Cumbria, UK) and Simon Billinton (London, UK).

It's time to talk about The Stunts of Bond on this week's JBR. We're honoured to be joined by two Bond stuntmen - Paul Weston and Jay Richardson.

Jay had the honour of doubling Daniel Craig during the skydiving scene in Quantum of Solace. He tells us all about meeting Daniel and Olga and the process involved in filming such a complex and potentially dangerous sequence.

Paul goes way back to the Roger Moore era of 007 and is probably most recognised among Bond fans for playing a certain paint gun wielding guard in the pre-title sequence for The Living Daylights.

Grab your vodka martini, put your feet up and strap yourself in for an adrenalin pumping episode of James Bond Radio.

Merry Christmas Bond fans!

It's time for the 4th annual Big James Bond Boxing Day Bonanza Quiz. We have 100 fiendishly challenging questions to put you to the test. Will you come out 'Onatopp' of things? Take the challenge and find out!

Merry Christmas JBR Family!

As a little Christmas Day stocking filler we thought we'd treat you to a bonus podcast featuring our recent interview with Terry Mountain and Sylvana Henriques. Recorded at a recent JBR-ONLY private screening of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, you'll hear some killer stories from their time on the film. 

The Music of Bond is back with a look what many consider to be John Barry's finest work: On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

We talk about the history of the score, the key decision to go with an instrumental track instead of a vocal for the main theme, and go deep on Louis Armstrong's, We Have All The Time In The World. 

As usual we go track by track through the original soundtrack release and look at some intriguing covers too.

It's time to conclude our coverage of the James Bond movie trailers, on JBR this week. Picking up where we left off with Octopussy, we go through every remaining trailer right up to SPECTRE. There are plenty of intriguing unused nuggets with lines of dialogue, judo chops and alternate shots that don't show up in the final films.

We also look at some of the latest news and rumours and we explore potential titles for Bond 25. We dig deep with a look at Fleming's work and all the continuation authors. Are there some awesome titles hiding in plain site? Find out on this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

JBR returns after the autumn break and catch up on all things Bond. We cover all the latest news and rumours.

Is Blofeld out of the picture after Christoph Waltz revealed he wouldn't be back for Bond 25? Will we see another actor take over like we've seen in the past? Is it all just smoke and mirrors?

We also talk about the recent Lazenby documentary 'Becoming Bond,' and we cover our recent Bondian adventures from Casino Royale Live at The Royal Albert Hall in London to the unveiling of The Roger Moore stage at Pinewood. 

James Bond Radio returns this week with an in-depth look at the cinematic trailers of Bond. We cover the latest Bond news and rumours including the recent Amazon and Apple revelations. And we speculate on the big changes that might be coming in the post-Daniel era of 007.

This week we welcome Bond legend and member of 007 royalty: John Glen. We talk about his time working on On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. Then we cover his stint as the longest serving Bond director of all time from 1981's For Your Eyes Only through to 1989's Licence To Kill.

John tells some fascinating stories in an interview that's sure to go down as an all-time classic episode of JBR.

[Interview begins at 45:40]

Note: This interview was recorded before the passing of Sir Roger Moore and before Daniel's recent announcement confirming his return for Bond 25.

Who is it going to be?

It's time to talk the music of You Only Live Twice. This week we talk about the history of the score, discuss standout tunes and go track by track through the soundtrack. 

Also this week we have a brand new range of JBR merchandise available including T-Shirts, hoodies, mugs and more. All featuring the brand new updated JBR logo. 

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It's time for the JBR Family to speak once again! As the last entry in our coverage of The Living Daylights, our intrepid listeners to take the microphone and voice their thoughts.

Not only that, we discuss all the recent Bond 25 news, including the newly revealed 2019 release date and a whole lot more.

Listener Reviews Begin At 56:00

This week we go behind the scenes of The Living Daylights with Charles Helfenstein. As the author of 'The Making of The Living Daylights,' Charles has a deep insight into the film.

Like his previous JBR appearance for The Making of OHMSS, he again busts some prominent myths, this time for Timothy's Bond debut. He reveals just who the first choice was to play Bond, Timothy or Pierce? We discover some of the early plot ideas featuring Bond as a 20 year old rookie. And some fascinating scenes cut from the final movie. Get ready for a killer interview as we go even deeper on The Living Daylights

Interview begins at 46:20

Dan Gale returns to James Bond Radio this week with an alternative commentary to The Living Daylights. Play along with the movie itself or listen as a standalone podcast, it works both ways.

If you're not familiar with Dan's previous work be sure to check his JBR documentary podcasts, TAPE SECRET!: The Audiobooks of James Bond and You Only Live Splice: The Editing of John Glen.

The Music of Bond is back with our Thunderball soundtrack review. This week we talk about the history of the score, the last minute switch from the original theme Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang to Tom Jones' Thunderball. We discuss favourite tunes and go through the original soundtrack release track by track. Is it a step up from Goldfinger? Does it live up to the hype of the biggest Bond of all? Find out on this week's Music of Bond.

It's time to talk about the second half of The Living Daylights. Last time we left Bond brooding over the killing of Saunders. This week we kick off with 007 landing in Tangiers on his way to a nasty meeting with General Pushkin.

We're talking Russian airbases, fights on planes, desert battles, diplomatic bags and a whole lot more on this week's JBR. Let's get deep on Daylights and see what we make of the climax to Timmy's 00-debut.

IMPORTANT: We're running a JBR charity collection for UNICEF in Sir Roger's memory. We'd love it if you'd help us reach our goal of £1,500.

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Thanks,

Tom & Chris

It's with a heavy heart we report the passing of Sir Roger Moore. This week's podcast will be a tribute to the man himself and we need your help. We'd love each member of the JBR family to send in a voicemail with their favourite Sir Roger memories.

Whether that's your favourite Sir Roger Bond moment, or a memory of meeting the great man in real life we want to hear it. Please head over to JamesBondRadio.com right now, click the 'Send Voicemail' button on the right hand side and help us pay tribute to Sir Roger Moore.

It's time to say goodbye to Sir Roger and enter the age of Timothy Dalton. The year is 1987. We have a brand new Bond, a Fleming based story and quite possibly the best pre-title sequence in the entire series.

This week on James Bond Radio, we're going deep on The Living Daylights. We talk about everything from Timmy's performance in the gun barrel to Kara's skills on the cello. Daylights is a firm fan favourite but does it hold up 30 years on? Find out on this week's edition of JBR.

Review begins at 36:00

The Music of Bond is back with our Goldfinger soundtrack review. This week we talk about the history of the score, discuss favourite tunes and go through it track by track. Is it John Barry's all-time masterpiece? Does it live up to the hype? Is it the kind of score you can make scrambled eggs to? Find out on this week's Music of Bond.

As previously mentioned, due to the tremendous workload involved in running Q The Music (the world's greatest James Bond concert experience), we've had to say goodbye to our previous Music of Bond co-host, Warren Ringham. The band are out on tour throughout the UK this year, so be sure to grab your tickets before they sell out. 

This week we're joined by 2 intrepid Bond location adventurers. We talk to Martijn Mulder, author of "On The Tracks of 007." Widely regarded as the ultimate Bond travel bible, Martijn has been searching out and visiting a huge number of all time classic 007 locations for years.

We're also joined by Uwe Brosamle, who has travelled to a huge number of amazing Bond locations. Not only that, he is also the proud owner of a fully kitted out 1977 Lotus Esprit Turbo.

We're back from our month long trip to Shrublands! This week we return with a killer interview with For Your Eyes Only composer Bill Conti. You'll hear the story of how he got the job, what it was like to work on the movie, and the story of a hilarious alternate score to the Citreon chase (thanks to Cubby Broccoli).

In addition, we open up the MI6 Mailbag and answer 10 killer listener questions.

No JBR this week. We'll actually be taking a break through the rest of March due to a spot of travel and a couple of secret missions from MI6. To keep you going in the meantime we'll drop a little nugget of fun in your podcast feed every Friday until our return. We can't have you missing us too much, can we? 

This week, join Tom at the piano as he learns how to play Live & Let Die, recorded back in the heady days of 2015, the weekend before SPECTRE was released. 

See you in April when JBR returns with a kiss kiss bang bang!

James Bond Radio is 3 years old!

To celebrate we're continuing our birthday tradition of inviting 5 of our listeners to join us on the show. This year we're talking Bond with Andy Dermott from Dublin, Logan Morford from Kentucky (USA), Steve Spring from Northampton (UK) Brian Quast from Illinois (USA) and Tom Ryan also from Dublin. 

The Music of Bond is back...with From Russia With Love!

Warren and John return for the second soundtrack review and the focus shifts mainly to Turkey for John Barry's first 007 instalment. Undoubtedly a fantastic score from the maestro, but where does it rank in the series? Is it no.1? Is Barry finding the right formula in this film? Is that a load of tosh? Tune in and make up your own mind!...

This week we're concluding over 2 years of Roger Moore 007 coverage with the final part of our Roger-spective. We'll be looking at our favourite deadly situations, fight scenes, chases, villain deaths and a whole lot Moore...er...more.

In addition, we'll be revealing the winner of our recent JBR family poll to see who YOU want to direct Bond 25. We'll be talking about Purvis & Wade's recent comments about Bond post Trump, and catching up on all the latest news from the world of 007.

It's time for another JBR on-location video!

This week, Chris takes you on a trip through Amsterdam to explore some killer Diamonds Are Forever locations. 

JBR returns next week with the 2nd and final part of our Roger Moore Retrospective!

Now we've completed our reviews for all 7 Roger Moore, James Bond films it's time to look back on the entire period for one final retrospective. This time we'll be looking at all of our favourite Roger moments from his 'Bond...James Bonds' to his M scenes, his Q scenes and his Moneypenny scenes.

This is going to be a fun one so get your cigars and fake nipples at the ready, it's Roger time!

No JBR this week! Sadly, Chris still hasn't returned from his mission abroad. The last we heard he was climbing into an iceberg submarine with a buxom beauty somewhere off the coast of eastern Europe.

Instead, James Bond Radio makes the trip to Hong Kong to check out 2 locations from The Man With The Golden Gun: The Peninsula Hotel and what's left of The Bottoms Up Club.

We will release the next podcast as soon as Chris returns. ETA: Next week as usual.

Today on The Music Of Bond the team delve into 1962's Dr. No score by Monty Norman.

The earliest film in the series, and the weirdest Soundtrack Album to date (only 7 of the tracks actually appear in the film!) so there is much to discuss and delve into.

From Mango Tree to 3 Blind Mice to Bond singing to Bleeps and Bloops in the Gun Barrel: as you have come to expect, everything is covered...

For this special short episode we get acquainted with our newest JBR presenter John Williams, and together with co-host Warren Ringham the new Music Of Bond team chat Bond music in general.

Hear about their likes and dislikes, favourites and influences, series highs and scoring heaven. They try out our new quick-fire Music questions on each other - what would your answers be?