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 portrayed by Andreas Wisniewski.

Thomas Newman, the award-winning composer behind Skyfall and Spectre.

Monty Norman, the man behind the iconic James Bond theme song, first used in Dr No.

Nomi, Lashana Lynch's Double O agent from No Time To Die.

And Doctor Julius No, Joseph Wiseman's iconic Bond villain.

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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 biggest and boldest 007 movie yet.

The episode looks at how the script came together, how NASA helped in pre-production, and who the key crew and cast were.

Shot in France and in many different locations around the globe, Moonraker is a whole lotta movie - but is it the movie where Bond jumped the shark? We discuss that and much 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 character: Bernard Lee, John Huston, Robert Brown, Edward Fox, Dame Judi Dench, and Ralph Fiennes.

We also discuss which incarnation is our favourite and what the character can bring to the Bond series 60 years on.

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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 include:

Our favourite Bond posters, our recommended viewing orders, our favourite 007 movie climaxes, and who we'd like to play Bond next.

We also discuss our favourite Bond books and villains, discuss the most tantalising hypotheticals, and pitch our ideas for future action sequences.

We also take a mid-series stock take on the podcast's 007 movie rankings, revealing a whole new Top 12. Find it on Letterboxd here.

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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 one covering Sir Roger's life and career including the 1980s James Bond films For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View To A Kill.

The episode also explores Roger's credits in the 1980s including North Sea Hijack, Cannonball Run and The Muppet Show. We take a look at his exit from Bond and his post-007 career including his charity work for UNICEF, appearing in Spice World, and his beef with Jean-Claude Van Damme.

We also look at his later life including his books, tours, and finally his passing in 2017.

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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 covering Sir Roger's life and career up to and including the 1970s James Bond films Live and Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.

You'll learn about Roger's early life and route into acting. We discuss his early roles, and Hollywood successes, and his move into television. We also chat about how he landed the role of Bond, what he thought of it, and how he ended up living in tax exile by the end of the 1970s. We also dive into Roger's movies outside of Bond.

Part 2 covers his 1980s Bond films, his life after 007, his charity work and much, much, more Moore.

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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, and spoke fewer than 200 words?

We explore the origins of Ian Fleming's character and the people who are said to have inspired her. We take a look at all the screen incarnations as played by Lois Maxwell, Barbara Bouchet, Pamela Salem, Caroline Bliss, Samantha Bond, and Naomie Harris.

We also discuss which incarnation is our favourite, the spin-off book The Moneypenny Diaries, and whether the character still has a place in the Bond series 60 years on.

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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 007 cinematographer Phil Meheux

Sir Sam Mendes, the director of Skyfall and Spectre

Camera operator Alec Mills

Cinematographer Ted Moore

Production designer Peter Murton,

And much more,

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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 2017.

Gareth tells us about where is love of Bond came from, and how he came to know many people from the world of 007 including Sir Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Walter Gotell, and Richard Kiel.

He tells us about Roger's life, writing the Bond books, going on tour with Roger, working at Pinewood, and much more.

Raising an Eyebrow, My Life With Roger Moore by Gareth Owen is available now from The History Press.

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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 aims to right the wrongs of his life in the secret service when he's diagnosed with a terminal illness.

On this episode Mark talks about his love of James Bond, including his first experiences with 007, and sharing the series with his kids. He also talks about his love of Sir Roger Moore, self-contained Bond stories and watching Octopussy for the first time recently.

He also talks about his hopes for the next incarnation of 007, the future of the series at Amazon, and what he would do with Bond if he was in charge.

He also spills the beans on an exciting Bond-themed Kingsman teaser that sadly never got made, discusses his hopes for The King of Spies Netflix series, and how he dreams of Pierce Brosnan playing Sir Roland King in the show.

Millarworld's The King of Spies graphic novel will be released on 11 May.

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