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Licence To Queer

On a mission to uncover why James Bond appeals so much to LGBTQ+ people and our allies. Why not see 007 from a different angle?

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01:40:36

Baker, Bond, Benson, Bray - Kim Sherwood and David...

Licence To Queer ·

2024/03/30

This episode is also available as a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T0oz1O9yjUAward-winning Bond author Kim Sherwood and Licence to Queer's David Lowbridge-Ellis sit down to watch together the Bond film appearances of Kim's grandfather, George Baker - the man who Fleming wanted to play Bond. More than a decade after his passing, George remains a household name in the UK, immediately familiar to generations of film and TV viewers - especially Bond fans. Although his screen time in

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01:02:16

Licence to Queer presents... James Bond's Comic Book...

Licence To Queer ·

2024/03/09

Utilising the Licence to Queer queer view system (Bond, Allies, Girls, Villains, Camp), Antony and David tackle the first in Dynamite Entertainment's long line of James Bond comic books: Vargr by Warren Ellis and Jason Masters from late 2015.

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00:15:15

Licence to Queer Presents...James Bond's Comic Book...

Licence To Queer ·

2024/03/09

We're launching a new mini-series on the Licence to Queer podcast feed and one which is going to be led by Antony Lowbridge-Ellis, David's (better) half. In this introductory episode, Antony, a life-long fan of the medium of comic books (see his X-Men podcast X-Nation) gives a bit of background on this new Licence to Queer project where Antony and David will review each arc, in order, of the James Bond comic books being published by Dynamite Entertainment. Before we get to Episode 001

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00:36:34

Our Months in Bond - January & February

Licence To Queer ·

2024/03/05

Antony and David debate the merits of the various Bond comic books published by Dynamite Entertainment, including the new run by Garth Ennis. As usual for the 'Our Month' series, they look back on the many ways Bond has intersected with their daily lives and the special events they've been involved with, including Jim Fanning Friday: Live and Let's Bow Tie and a Goldfinger celebration in a bank vault. They also get everyone up to speed with the events to come: Sir Hilary Bray Day and

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01:01:53

Talking Tweed with Rosie Sherwood

Licence To Queer ·

2024/02/17

Is this the most niche Bond podcast of all time? We hope so! And we guarantee you'll find it interesting!Artist Rosie Sherwood and me tackle the topic of tweed in Bond and find there's much more to it than just snazzy looking garments. Rosie is the grandaughter of Bond actor George Baker and costume designer Julia Squire, who worked with John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean and many others. And if the name Sherwood sounds familiar, that's because Rosie is the sister of Bond author Kim

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00:18:07

Shadow of Spectre

Licence To Queer ·

2024/02/16

Antony and David take on the treasure-hunt experience across London with their friend Natasha Stone (aka The Red Vesper). What did they make of it? Join them before, during and after the adventure. (No spoilers)

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00:52:42

Where to begin with the Bond continuation books -...

Licence To Queer ·

2024/02/11

With a drought on the Bond film front, why is everyone not quenching their thirst with the Bond books? Perhaps it's because, with more than 50 continuation stories published in the sixty years since Fleming's death, it can be hard knowing where to start. Setting each other the mission of proving the case that there's a Bond book for every mood and every taste, Licence to Queer's David Lowbridge-Ellis and Mark Edlitz, author of James Bond After Fleming, have each curated a list of

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00:33:16

The (Stephen) Bourne Identity

Licence To Queer ·

2024/01/21

Stephen Bourne saw Goldfinger in the cinema in 1964 as an ‘impressionable little gay boy’. Author of one of the first (if not the first) books to see Bond films queerly, Stephen reveals how his thinking about the ‘offensive’ characters in Bond has become more nuanced since he wrote the book - and urges everyone to keep a more open mind. Stephen is the author of Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema, published in 1996. To my knowledge, this is one of very first (if not the first)

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00:39:51

‘Time To Donate’ - Licence to Queer’s 2024 charity...

Licence To Queer ·

2024/01/14

In the last two years, the Licence to Queer community raised almost £4,000 for charity. This year we’re raising money to support the vital work of a charity whose mission is close to our hearts: PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide. Very few people will not have been affected by suicide. One of my motivations for starting Licence to Queer was to do whatever I could to shatter the stigma surrounding suicide. Not only have I experienced suicidal thoughts for prolonged periods of my own life but I have

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01:11:56

Our Year in Bond - Review of 2023

Licence To Queer ·

2023/12/31

Antony and David review a fully stocked 2023. Rather than retread things they've already talked about in detail on episodes of Our Month in Bond they instead choose one highlight from each month to elaborate on, sharing hitherto unheard stories. Their selections include book launches, film screenings, events, trips to Bond locations at home and abroad, charity fundraisers, awards and - most thrillingly of all - making new Bond friends. The episode ends by bringing the Our Month in Bond series

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02:26:17

Christmas comes again! (And again!): The various...

Licence To Queer ·

2023/12/17

In the latest instalment of their popular series uncovering how Bond films developed through the scripting process, Tom Mason and David Lowbridge-Ellis set their gunbarrel sights on The World Is Not Enough. Early versions of the script reveal significantly different locations, different action sequences, different characters and different versions of the infamous gag which brings the film to its memorable climax! Previous episodes (available on YouTube and wherever you find podcasts) have tackled

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00:41:24

Our Month In Bond - Countdown to Christmas

Licence To Queer ·

2023/12/09

Your hosts recount their trip to Buckingham Palace to pick up David's MBE, the climactic 007GB event of 2023 and their experience of David Arnold's intimate live gig. After making a Doctor Who-themed Martini, they run through Christmas gift ideas for Bond fans, the release of Mark Edlitz's new book and finish with a discussion of Bond-tangential media they have enjoyed, including the film Saltburn and a 'shaken not stirred' Super Mario video game. Your hosts will return before

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00:32:05

The Road Ahead for 007: Road to a Million?

Licence To Queer ·

2023/11/18

While Antony and David really enjoyed 007: Road to a Million and are looking forward to the next series, they both choose three things which they think could make the show even better for all audiences, including the hardcore James Bond fans. Contains spoilers for the whole series.

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00:31:14

007: Road to a Million

Licence To Queer ·

2023/11/12

What did David and Antony think of the new game show on Amazon Prime? *Contains spoilers for the first two episodes* #007RoadtoaMillion

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00:44:53

Our Month In Bond - October 2023

Licence To Queer ·

2023/11/02

Antony and David reflect on another busy month which included David introducing a special screening of Casino Royale and interviewing six Bond authors at Pinewood Studios for Bondstars. They also discuss the Doctor Who connections with Bond (Doctor Who is celebrating its 60th anniversary), Halloween-related articles on the LTQ website, the Roger Moore auction and David receiving a very special item that once belonged to Roger Moore.

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00:52:17

Our Month(s) In Bond: August/September 2023

Licence To Queer ·

2023/11/02

A bumper double episode, bringing you two months in one. We've both been so busy being 'problem eliminators' with our day jobs we didn't have chance to record at the end of August, so we saved it for now. We look back at the brilliant 007GB Club Belfry event in Birmingham, new editions of Bond novels for Global James Bond day, the excellent new Bond video game Cypher 007, our holiday plans to a classic Bond location and what's hot on the Licence to Queer website including new

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01:09:50

Sharing passions with Raymond Benson

Licence To Queer ·

2023/09/05

Benson’s Bond books updated 007's world for their period and were even ahead of their time in key ways. On the eve of the re-release of Zero Minus Ten, Raymond and I chat in detail about not just Bond but also other mutual passions, including Hitchcock, Hong Kong cinema and listening to The Beatles without earmuffs. As well as being a novelist, Raymond has been a theatre director, music composer, computer game creator and film historian. Although he’s now written over 40 books, 1997’s Zero Minus

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00:13:06

Thunderball queer re-view Part 5: Camp - and queer...

Licence To Queer ·

2023/08/27

What's up with Largo ordering champagne as his plot crashes and burns?! What's 'camp' about camp collars? A Dr Who reference?! Red rubber, really James? And are those mermaids in love???

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00:11:12

Thunderball queer re-view Part 4: Girls

Licence To Queer ·

2023/08/27

With more girls than ever before, none of whom are in the mood for 'settling down' with anyone, Thunderball takes aim at heteronormativity.

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00:30:59

Thunderball queer re-view Part 3: Villains

Licence To Queer ·

2023/08/27

Beginning with a full-on fight with a man in drag, Thunderball has some curiously queer villains, including asexual Vargas, piratical Largo and the fabulous femme fatale Fiona Volpe.

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