episode #73 James Bond

The one and only special agent, notorious womaniser and masculine icon, James Bond is lavishing and exotic. The 25th film No Time To Die release day is 29th September! Ian Fleming, inspired by his experiences in Naval Intelligence during WW and his passion for travelling the world, sat down at his typewriter at Goldeneye, to write “the spy story to end all spy stories”. The result was Casino Royale, firstly published in the UK in 1953.

Name: Bond, James

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 76 kg

Eyes: blue

Hair: black

James was born in early 1920s to Scottish father, Andrew Bond, and Swiss mother, Monique Delacroix. Both parents tragically died while climbing in France when James was 11 years old. James was introduced to Admiralty by his father’s friend at the age of 17. During the War James was enrolled in the secret service for several years. In 1949 James was reassigned to London and awarded ‘license to kill’  and became known as 007.

Music

John Barry Orchestra: James Bond Theme

Duran Duran: A View to a Kill

Tina Turner: Goldeneye

Paul McCartney & Wings: Live and Let Die

John Barry Orchestra: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Rita Coolidge: All Time High

Tom Jones: Thunderball

Matt Monro: From Russia With Love

Louis Armstrong: We Have All the Time In the World

Adele: Skyfall

Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice

John Barry Orchestra: 007

Shirley Bassey: Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Eric Serra: The Experience of Love

Scott Walker: Only Myself to Blame


Community radio midnight show Through the Bohemian Looking Glass is aired every night at midnight (GMT). A new episode is aired every Friday midnight on Wirral Wave radio or AirTime. Later on SoundCloud for some time.