Len Deighton RIP

Brian Baker joins me to talk about the late great spy writer Len Deighton. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MUSIC by TWO MINUTE NOODLES Here. The first James Bond novel Casino Royale was written by Ian Fleming and published in 1953. Neil Alcock, the author of Hitchology, joins John Bleasdale to talk about the novel, the introduction of James Bond and his inaugural literary adventure.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Brian Baker joins me to talk John Gardner's third novel featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond finding himself recruited into a dangerous mission involving an alliance of agents from the United States (CIA) , the Soviet Union (KGB) and Israel (Mossad). The team, named "Icebreaker", to root out the leader of the National Socialist Action Army (NSAA) , Count Konrad von Glöda. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Christopher Wood's novelisation of his screenplay of The Spy Who Loved Me (co-written with Richard Maibaum) is unlike most novelisations a reimagining of the story. Wood's James Bond is closer to Ian Fleming and the tone of the book is much darker than the film with many differences from the finished movie. Chris Eels who you can follow on Instagram joins me to talk all things Bond. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Gardner's first continuation novel and the first book to feature 007 since Kingsley Amis' Colonel Sun is a 1981 nuclear age thriller. Dr. Brian Baker joins me to discuss whether James Bond deserves to get his license back, if it's only to drive a Saab turbo 900. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Journalist and film programmer, Laurence Boyce joins me to discuss Trigger Mortis, Anthony Horowitz's James Bond continuation novel, a sequel to Goldfinger. Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary legend James Bond to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating and dashing thriller. The world's most famous spy, James Bond, has just returned victorious from his showdown with Auric Goldfinger in Fort Knox. By his side is the glamorous and streetwise Pussy Galore, who played no small part in his success. As they settle down in London, the odds of Galore taming the debonair bachelor seem slim—but she herself is a creature not so easily caught. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Season Two kicks off with the continuation novels. Kingsley Amis - under the pen name Robert Markham - started the post-Fleming Bonds with a brilliantly written adventure which takes Bond into the heart of a shifting world of Cold War politics. A book which would have an impact on several Bond movies and prove that there was an audience out there for more of their favourite secret agent 007. Alasdair Satchel joins me to discuss. He is the host of What We Do In The Winter Podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Featuring the final appearance of Ian Fleming's superspy, James Bond 007, Octopussy contains 3 stories - 4 if you're including 007 in New York and Laurence Boyce joined John Bleasdale for the final episode of Season 1 of the James Bond Book Club. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Man with the Golden Gun sees James Bond return for his final novel length mission in Ian Fleming's series. I am joined by filmmaker, podcaster and writer Alasdair Satchel, as we explore one of the strangest most nipple-y James Bond novel. Visit Alasdair's site here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Film critic for the Irish Times, Donald Clarke, talks Ian Fleming's eleventh James Bond 007 novel You Only Live Twice which begins eight months after the murder of Tracy Bond, James Bond's wife. Bond is drinking, gambling heavily and making mistakes on his assignments when, as a last resort, he is sent to Japan on a semi-diplomatic mission. While there he is challenged by the head of the Japanese Secret Service to kill Dr. Guntram Shatterhand. Bond realises that Shatterhand is Ernst Stavro Blofeld—the man responsible for Tracy's death—and sets out on a revenge mission to kill him and his wife, Irma Bunt. The novel is the concluding chapter of the "Blofeld Trilogy", which had begun in 1961 with Thunderball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.