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James Bond & Friends

007 experts and fans from around the world discuss the latest news and views on the James Bond universe. Contact the show via Twitter hashtag #askbond

tv & film film history

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02:36:56

0061: Watchalong with The Spy Who Loved Me

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/08/09

Join us as we watch 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me together as a group experience. For this episode, don your flared trousers, grab some fish food, and cue up your copy of The Spy Who Loved Me as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover MI6's bring your own phone policy, camel fanciers, speculate on Blofeld's budget, spot Marks & Spencer's CCTV, remember when Sir Ken Adam patented the wheel, raise an eyebrow at

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02:53:51

0060: Watchalong with Casino Royale

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/07/26

Join us as we watch 2006's Casino Royale together as a group experience. For this episode, don your tailored tuxedo, grab a properly made Vesper martini, and cue up your copy of Casino Royale as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Spoiler alert: everyone loves this film. As well as dropping some lesser-known behind-the-scenes facts, we discuss some of the bold creative decisions that made this reboot of the franchise one of the most

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01:43

Podcast Update (July 24th, 2020)

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/07/25

If you missed the live video stream, you can now catch up with the first-ever James Bond & Friends podcast video panel. The 'watchalong' regular crew of James Page, Calvin Dayson, Dr. Lisa Funnell, Bill Koenig, David Leigh, and Ben Williams take a break this week from commentary on a film and instead discuss the latest 'No Time To Die' developments, theorize what will become of Bond in the future, take questions from the live chat, debunk some Bond myths, and - as ever - drift off into a few

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02:41:31

0059: Watchalong with Tomorrow Never Dies

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/07/15

Join us as we watch 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies together as a group experience. For this episode, don your HALO suit, grab a heavy motorcycle, and cue up your copy of Tomorrow Never Dies as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we learn how to type one-handed, wonder where the internet went, and discover Maxwell connections, hair semi-colons, a hungry Bond, bad parking, a surprising sequel, and Carver's private collection of

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02:29:49

0058: Watchalong with Diamonds Are Forever

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/07/05

Join us as we watch 1971's Diamonds Are Forever together as a group experience. For this episode, don your pink kipper tie, grab a radiation shield, and cue up your copy of Diamonds Are Forever as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover romantic trips to mausoleums, a real-life murder mystery, CGI panties, death trap trikes, and a one of a kind swivel toilet. At no point do we ever discuss real-life mafia connections

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02:47:10

0057: Watchalong with The World Is Not Enough

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/06/29

Join us as we watch 1999's The World Is Not Enough together as a group experience. For this episode, don your x-ray specs, grab some sour cream, and cue up your copy of The World Is Not Enough as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover helium balloons, paramilitary napkins, a newfound appreciation of Denise Richards, Bond's amazing mental arithmetic, question Renard's virility, and spot some familiar faces on a

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02:59:23

0056: Watchalong with On Her Majesty's Secret Service

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/06/21

Join us as we watch 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service together as a group experience. For this episode, don your frilly shirt, grab some caviar (from north of the Caspian), and cue up your copy of On Her Majesty's Secret Service as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover an unfilmed screenplay, ponder the prevalence of purple, recount other ill-fated weddings, and get stuck in an elevator with George Lazenby

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02:31:34

0055: Watchalong with From Russia With Love

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/06/13

Join us as we watch 1963's From Russia With Love together as a group experience. For this episode, don your best suit ever, grab some yoghurt and figs, and cue up your copy of From Russia With Love as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we mourn another Canada loss, identify the many cameos, discover an over-indulged horse, spot not Ian Fleming, ponder what Red Grant says in the toilet, and reveal a surprising connection to

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03:18:36

0054: Watchalong with Skyfall

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/06/06

Join us as we watch 2012's Skyfall together as a group experience. For this episode, don your leather gloves, grab some Union Jack bunting, and cue up your copy of Skyfall as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we try and keep track of Bond's leather gloves, ponder stolen paintings, and wonder what happened to Kincaid's dogs. In an extended epilogue, we discuss the issues the film raises between producers and product. The

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02:36:02

0053: Watchalong with The Living Daylights

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/05/28

Join us as we watch 1987's The Living Daylights together as a group experience. For this episode, don your leather jacket, grab a key fob, and cue up your copy of The Living Daylights as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover baddies leaving their babies with the neighbours, disruptive monkeys, pig fingers, Harrier jump jets cleaning ears, fixing a missing Bond, a lazy 008, conveniently large jackets, a field

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02:40:14

0052: Watchalong with GoldenEye

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/05/22

Join us as we watch 1995's GoldenEye together as a group experience. For this episode, don your Brioni suit, grab a sandwich (not that one!), and cue up your copy of GoldenEye as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover the first CGI bullet, hanging crosses, goons with PPKS, the origins of Pain Face, a world-saving pole, and Boris' lack of two-factor authentication. The recording took place on May 15th, 2020 in the

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02:35:30

0051: Watchalong with For Your Eyes Only

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/05/15

Join us as we watch 1981's For Your Eyes Only together as a group experience. For this episode, don your flared trousers, grab some pistachios, and cue up your copy of For Your Eyes Only as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover a quite interesting parrot, age gaps, a museum of Bond chairs, youthful red lighting, rare Canadians, ill-fated Notherners, a screenwriting class, and a Jim Steinman inspired arrangement of

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02:23:01

0050: Watchalong with Quantum of Solace

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/05/07

Join us as we watch 2008's Quantum of Solace together as a group experience. For this episode, don your ripped suit, grab some bronzer, and cue up your copy of Quantum of Solace as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover a bullet-deflecting IV stand, the sweepy brush man, Ben's embarrassing x-wind, alternate operas, another defunct airline, Greene's porn scandal, and the rock that always appears on TV channel

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02:52:01

0049: Watchalong with Licence To Kill

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/05/02

Join us as we watch 1989's Licence To Kill together as a group experience. For this episode, don your baggy suit, grab a Bud with a lime, and cue up your copy of Licence To Kill as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover a lighter Leiter lighter, a new idea for a Bond costume party, a corsage hidden in plain sight, talking to maggots, Dario's bad fighting, and Tim's time at Burger King. The recording took place on

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01:07:36

0048: Schrödinger's Bond

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/04/27

But don't look back in anger, I heard you say. We kick off discussion this week with the recent GoldenEye watch-along with Pierce Brosnan, hosted from his Hawaiian home. Inevitably we muse on his long association with the iconic part, dating back to 1981, together with the frustration of having Bond snatched away from you, twice: first by NBC contract option in ’86 and then getting dumped by phone in 2005. The second topic is the odd timing and tone of a new interview with Cary Fukunaga in which he

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02:26:59

0047: Watchalong with Moonraker

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/04/21

Join us as we watch 1979's Moonraker together as a group experience. For this episode, don your shiniest space suit and cue up your copy of Moonraker as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way we discover the perfect 007 theme park ride, rare POV shots, untapped prop replica potential, glued pigeon feet, stiffed tips, a furry convention, stealth jam jars, Hitchcockian casting, Drax Industries welcome baskets, and those 'missing'

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02:40:02

0046: Watchalong with Die Another Day

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/04/14

Join us as we watch 2002's Die Another Die together as a group experience. For this episode, strap yourself in and cue up your copy of Die Another Day as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way we discover Pierce Brosnan waving, a lack of Korean extras, a familiar-looking shooting target, emergency stairs, strategic use of cacti, cardboard in a car park, and how Moneypenny fantasizes about writing press releases. The recording

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02:08:05

0045: Watchalong with Dr. No

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/04/04

Join us as we watch 1962's Dr. No together as a group experience. For this episode, cue up your copy of Dr. No as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way we discover Ben's encyclopedic knowledge of James Bond's wrong guns, things they glued on Connery's head, bad Uber rides, towel dresses, unfortunate spiders, the unique use of colour in the film, inflatable suits, and how things were done on the cheap. The recording took place

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01:16:28

0044: Tobacco Plants

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/03/20

What was the impact and cultural context of GoldenEye's release in 1995? In this episode, we reflect on the release of GoldenEye back in 1995, the challenges it faced, and the lasting legacy it had on the series. Where was Bond fandom at the time? Is it fair to still frame the film as a critical judgment of the character? Did the film succeed in tackling the issues its publicity ran on? Did the videogame have more of an impact in creating a new wave of fans? Has GoldenEye taken on a brand of its own

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01:29:58

0043: Social Distancing

James Bond & Friends ·

2020/03/07

What just happened and how will 'No Time To Die' fare in November? In this episode to mark the one year anniversary of the podcast, we take a quick trip down memory lane and recount some of the standout moments before getting on to the big news of the week... On Monday, an open letter suggesting a delay to the release of No Time To Die went viral, and by Wednesday the franchise had officially postponed the film until November. James and David discuss their rationale behind the letter, and the panel

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