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Hosted by lifelong James Bond fans – film journalist Tom Butler, journalist Tom Wheatley, and film industry professional Brendan Duffy – The James Bond A-Z Podcast is an encyclopaedic introduction to the people behind the world’s greatest spy film franchise. Each episode covers the key creatives and characters from every James Bond film from 1962’s 'Dr No' to 2021’s 'No Time To Die', talking about Ken Adam to Max Zorin, and everything in-between. The show shines a light on every aspect of th ...
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Christmas special 2023: Bond 26, year in review and more
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On this festive episode of the James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy and Tom Wheatley reunite for another Christmas special. The team look back at the cultural highlights of 2023, share thoughts on the year in Bond, and look ahead to Bond 26. Feliz navidad! James Bond will return... Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Sho…
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On this final episode of the James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy reconvene to wrap up their journey of discovery though the world of 007. They discuss any loose ends and unfinished business that remain after 109 episodes. They welcome back original co-host Tom Wheatley to look back at all 27 Bond films for a ranking of sorts. …
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X-Y-Z: Hans Zimmer, Zukovsky, Max Zorin and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letters X, Y, and Z Topics covered include: The X-ray gadgets of Bond and other X-related tidbits Freddie Young, the cinematographer of You Only Live Twice Terence Young, the director of Dr No, From …
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On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by author AJ Black to tackle 1967's You Only Live Twice. The team do a mammoth deep dive into the story behind Sir Sean Connery's fifth outing as James Bond 007, with the writer of The Cinematic Connery to share insight into Connery's mindset in 1967. …
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the life and career of Michael G. Wilson. The step-son of original James Bond producer Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli has been producing 007 films longer than any other producer in the series's history. On this episode we explore his early life, education and career…
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W: Walther PPK, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Christopher Wood and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letter W. Topics covered include: Bond's weapon of choice: The Walther PPK Oscar-winning sound designer Norman Wanstall No Time To Die writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge Thunderball co-writer Jack Whittingh…
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U-V: United Artists, Universal Exports, Vodka Martini and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letters U and V. Topics covered include: United Artists, the studio behind Bond for many years Universal Exports, a long-running, recurring 007 component Venice, the Italian location used in three Bo…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley for another Christmas special. The team look back 2022's 60 Years of Bond celebrations, do a spoiler-filled review of Daniel Craig's new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, play a game of higher or lower, and look ahead to the future of B…
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On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Jack Cross to tackle 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. The team do a mammoth deep dive into the story behind Pierce Brosnan's second outing as James Bond 007. We explore the troubles that impacted development and production, the team behind the film, the …
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On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1965's The World Is Not Enough The team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Sean Connery's fourth outing as James Bond 007. We explore the legal wrangling behind the book, the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the loca…
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The World Is Not Enough (1999)
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On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Cinema Savvy's George Aldridge to tackle 1999's The World Is Not Enough The team do a deep dive into the story behind Pierce Brosnan's third outing as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, …
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On the 100th episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me. Joined by our special guest Scott Hardy, from the SpyHards podcast, the team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Roger Moore's third outing as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production…
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The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun. The team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1987's The Living Daylights. The team do a deep dive into the story behind Timothy Dalton's debut as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and wh…
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T: Lee Tamahori, Sylvia Trench, Alec Trevelyan and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letter T. Topics covered include: Lee Tamahori, the director of Die Another Day Tiger Tanaka, Bond's ally in You Only Live Twice Series regular Bill Tanner Sir Godfrey Tibbett, Patrick Macnee's memor…
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John Higgs: We've been expecting you
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by John Higgs, the author of Love and Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche, which is out now. The author of the new book which tells the story of a clash between the working-class and the establishment, and how both became global phenomenons. To…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by movie journalist Mark Harrison, to talk about 205's Spectre. The team do a deep dive into the story behind the fourth Daniel Craig Bond film, directed by Sir Sam Mendes, which hoped to repeat the success of 2012's Skyfall, but ultimately fell somewhat sho…
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S Part 2: Scaramanga, Safin, Silva, Solitaire and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters of the 007 films that fall under the letter S. Mixing the format up slightly, we're going head-to-head in a game of Bond characters t0p trump5 (not be confused with the card game brand). Tom and Brendan pit Bond girl vs Bond girl, villain v villa…
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Best James Bond movie moments - Part 3
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In the third and final part of this three-part special, The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley and a plethora of special guests to celebrate 60 Years of James Bond. Focussing on the eras of Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig the team share their favourite Bond movie moments, before we hear the choices …
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Best James Bond movie moments - Part 2
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In the second part of this three-part special, The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley and a plethora of special guests to celebrate 60 Years of James Bond. Focussing on the eras of Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton the team share their favourite Bond movie moments, before we hear the choices of: Layne …
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Best James Bond movie moments - Part 1
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In the first part of this three-part special, The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley and a plethora of special guests to celebrate 60 Years of James Bond. Focussing on the eras of Sean Connery and George Lazenby, the team share their favourite Bond movie moments, before we hear the choices of: Dr Ll…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Phil Nobile Jr, the editor of Fangoria, to talk about 2012's Skyfall. The team do a deep dive into the story behind the third Daniel Craig Bond film, directed by Sir Sam Mendes, which landed in the 50th anniversary of of the Bond films. We explore the tea…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the life and career of Harry Saltzman. The Canadian filmmaker was the co-producer of the first nine James Bond films from 1962's Dr. No up to 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun, and played an instrumental part in bringing Ian Fleming's creation to the big scree…
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S: Eric Serra, Bob Simmons, Spectre and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter S. Topics covered include: GoldenEye composer Eric Serra Stunts legend Bob Simmons Suit designer Anthony Sinclair SPECTRE, Bond's longtime enemies, led by Blofeld Roger Spottiswoode, t…
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Kim Sherwood: We've been expecting you
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Kim Sherwood, the author of the new Bond book Double or Nothing, out now from Harper Collins. The author of the new thriller set in the world of 007 shares the story of how she was introduced to Bond, discusses her family connection to the films, and reve…
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R: Honey Ryder, Tatiana Romanova, Charles Robinson and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter R. Topics covered include: R, the Quartermaster played by John Cleese in The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Dubbing legend Robert Rietty whose Bond credits are numerous. Hone…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Ajay Chowdhury, the co-author of the acclaimed 800-page Bond biography Some Kind of Hero and spokesperson of the James Bond International Fan Club, to do a deep dive into the story behind 2008's Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's Ja…
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Q: Desmond Llewelyn, Ben Whishaw, the gadgets and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by journalist Mark Harrison to do a deep dive into Q, the MI6 Quartermaster who has appeared in 22 out of the 25 Eon Bond films, as well as 1967's Casino Royale and 1983's Never Say Never Again. The episode takes a look at the history and origins of Q in the…
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P: Paloma, Pinewood, Purvis & Wade and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast host Tom Butler is joined by George Aldridge of Cinema Savvy and Mark O'Connell, author of Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan to explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter P. Topics covered include: Paloma, the instantly iconic No Time To Die character play…
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast host Tom Butler is joined by Alan Porter (James Bond Lexicon) and Mike Reyes (Cinemablend) to do a deep dive into the story behind 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service, starring George Lazenby as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the story of George Lazenby's one and only 007 film, from…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Cam Smith from the SpyHards podcast to do a deep dive into the story behind 1983's Octopussy, starring Sir Roger Moore as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the story of Roger Moore's sixth outing as Bond which came out the same year as Neve…
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O: Oddjob, Xenia Onatopp, Oscars and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter O. Topics covered include: Oddjob, the iconic Goldfinger henchman played by Harold Sakata O.K. Connery, the bizarre spy spoof starring Sean Connery's brother Neil that attracted an arr…
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Mark Salisbury: We've been expecting you
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by author and journalist Mark Salisbury, the author of Titan Books' No Time To Die: The Making of the Film, making his podcasting debut. The author of the official making of book for No Time To Die, who enjoyed unparalleled access to the set of the 25th Jame…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by journalist Mark Harrison to do a deep dive into the story behind 2021's No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the story of Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as Bond which could easily claim the title…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a closer look at 'Never Say Never Again', the 1983 James Bond film starring Sean Connery as 007. The story of the second Bond movie not produced by Eon is a tangled web that begins in 1961 with the release of Ian Fleming's 'Thunderball'. This episod…
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N: Nick Nack, Necros, Monty Norman and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter N. Topics covered include: Nick Nack, the diminutive henchman played by Hervé Villechaize in The Man With The Golden Gun. Necros, The Living Daylights heavy memorably po…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a closer look at Moonraker, the 1979 James Bond film starring Roger Moore as 007. Charting the journey from page to screen, this episode takes a deep dive into the making of Roger Moore's fourth Bond movie from its humble literary origins to the big…
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M: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a closer look at M, James Bond’s boss M, the Head of British Secret Service. We explore the origins of Ian Fleming's character and the people who are said to have inspired him. We take a look at all the screen incarnations and the actors behind the …
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a break from the regular routine to answer your Bond questions and conundrums. It's a bank holiday weekend in the UK, so we're throwing away the script to respond to some long overdue questions from you, our lovely listeners. Topics that we cover in…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley further explore the life and career of Sir Roger Moore, the third big screen Bond who played 007 a record-setting seven times on screen. A man with a legendary career deserves a legendary episode, this is the second part of a two-part special with this o…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley explore the life and career of Sir Roger Moore, the third big screen Bond who played 007 a record-setting seven times on screen. A man with a legendary career deserves a legendary episode, this is the first part of a two-part special with this one coveri…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a closer look at Miss Moneypenny, the secretary to Bond’s boss M, who has appeared in 23 of the 25 Bond films, and both non-canon Bond films. Did you know that during Lois Maxwell’s 14 films as Moneypenny she only appeared for a total of 20 minutes,…
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M: Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz, Sam Mendes and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley tackle more 007 filmmakers, characters and topics under the letter M. In this show you'll learn about: Long time Bond screenwriter Richard Maibaum Tom Mankiewicz, the screenwriter who ushered Bond into the 1970s Miniatures expert Derek Meddings Two-time …
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Gareth Owen: We've been expecting you
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by author and filmmaker Gareth Owen who was the executive assistant of Sir Roger Moore for 15 years, and is the author of Raising an Eyebrow, My Life With Roger Moore. We talk to Gareth about meeting and working with Roger Moore right up until his death in 2…
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Mark Millar: We've been expecting you
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley are joined by comic creator Mark Millar to talk about his new comic series The King of Spies, James Bond, Kingsman and much more. The King of Spies aims to do for Bond what Old Man Logan did for Wolverine, and tells the story of an ageing superspy who ai…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley are joined by Alan J. Porter of The James Bond Lexicon to take a look at the character of Felix Leiter. The character of Felix Leiter is integral to the story of Bond and originates in Ian Fleming's 007 novels. James Bond’s trusted ally has appeared in 1…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a deep dive into the making of 1973's 'Live And Let Die'. Sir Roger Moore makes his James Bond debut in this blaxploitation-tinged 007 adventure, and this episode covers how the film was brought to the screen. We explore how Roger landed the role of…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Agent Scott of the SpyHards podcast to take a deep dive into the making of 1989's 'Licence To Kill'. Timothy Dalton's second and final 007 movie was a marked departure from the established Bond formula, and by design too. We explore why this film looks an…
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the life and career of George Lazenby, the second actor to play James Bond on the big screen. The Australian model-turned-actor was plucked from obscurity to play 007 in 1969's 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'. We explore his incredible rise to fame, how he la…
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L: Peter Lamont, Lotus Esprit, Vesper Lynd and more
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley tackle more filmmakers, characters and topics under the letter L. In this show you'll learn about: 'Licence To Kill's Lupe Lamora, played by Talisa Soto The legendary 007 production designer Peter Lamont Emilio Largo, the 'Thunderball' villain played by …
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