On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley convene to discuss the life and work of Sir Sean Connery, the first movie James Bond.

Covered in the first part of this two-part special:

Connery's early life in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh and his journey to stage and screen via Mr Universe and a touring production of South Pacific.

His early film roles, his breakthrough from the BBC production of Requiem of a Heavyweight, and meeting his first wife Diane Cilento. The films that came from his deal with 20th Century Fox, and a scandal with Lana Turner,

It looks at how Connery landed the role of James Bond against all odds, putting him on a fast track to the Hollywood A-list, and working with some of Hollywood's biggest names.

And it goes up to the production of Goldfinger, where Connery's relationship with Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli begins to show signs of strain.

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