Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, the first part of a multi-episode celebration of 2006's Casino Royale as it reaches 20 years old, Tony is joined once again by author Brian. A. Dixon to discuss the origin of the story - Ian Fleming's 1953 novel. Plus the TV adaptation, the bonkers 1967 film and latterly how the critical response to Die Another Day saw Eon pivot to a very different direction...

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A. J. Black

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Brian. A. Dixon

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by new guest and fellow podcaster Kurt North to discuss Io Interactive's brand new James Bond video game, 007: First Light.

The first game released in a while, First Light has taken the Bond world by storm, introducing Patrick Gibson's young agent with a vibrant new origin story. Is it the best 007 game ever made? We weigh in.

Also, Kurt is asked the MI6 debrief questions about all things Bond...

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A. J. Black

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Kurt North

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by recurring guest Mark McManus to discuss the contenders for the next 007, as speculation grows as to who might have been cast.

With screenwriter Steven Knight suggesting Amazon have chosen the next Bond, they discuss contenders including Jack Lowden, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi and more, plus they chat their dream picks for Bond that will never now happen...

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A. J. Black

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Mark McManus

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by recurring guest and podcaster Mark McManus for the first of an occasional series looking at Pre-Title Sequences of Bond movies across the decades.

They continue with the 1970s as they discuss the lost opportunity that is Diamonds Are Forever; unpick the tonal swerve of Live and Let Die; take in the unexpected strangeness of The Man with the Golden Gun; bask in the iconic opening to The Spy Who Loved Me; and wonder quite what happened next time with Moonraker.

Which one, however, do they consider the best?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Mark McManus

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by the founder of Shaken Not Stirred, Matthew Wood, to talk about his new photo book, A View to a Film.

Revealing never before seen photos from the mine set of A View to a Kill, the book gives us a tantalising glimpse at Roger Moore's final film. Wood tells us the remarkable story of how these came to be, his work with Amberley Museum in Sussex to keep A View to a Kill alive, and more broadly his event work with Shaken Not Stirred and the associated fan club...

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A. J. Black

Guest

Matthew Wood

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Welcome back... to THE BOND CORNER.

Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, the second of a two-parter, Tony focuses on the penultimate Daniel Craig film, 2015's Spectre.

Recorded originally in 2020 for an earlier podcast alongside podcaster and film scholar Dr. Carl Sweeney, the premise is to examine Spectre with, at that point, 5 years distance and ahead of the arrival of No Time to Die. What has changed in their perception of the film and its on and off screen story? And what might have changed for you in the years since?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Carl Sweeney

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Welcome back... to THE BOND CORNER.

Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, the first of a two-parter, Tony focuses on the penultimate Daniel Craig film, 2015's Spectre.

Recorded originally in 2020 for an earlier podcast alongside podcaster and film scholar Dr. Carl Sweeney, the premise is to examine Spectre with, at that point, 5 years distance and ahead of the arrival of No Time to Die. What has changed in their perception of the film and its on and off screen story? And what might have changed for you in the years since?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Carl Sweeney

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'Chasing Shadows' by Rich Douglas.

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by recurring guest and podcaster Mark McManus for the first of an occasional series looking at Pre-Title Sequences of Bond movies across the decades.

They start with, naturally, the 1960s as they wonder what a Dr. No sequence might look like; wonder as to the intention of From Russia With Love; observing the establishment of a template with Goldfinger; the advent of new technology in Thunderball; the grandeur of You Only Live Twice and the arrival of a new 007 in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Which one, however, do they consider the best?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Mark McManus

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'Chasing Shadows' by Rich Douglas.

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Welcome back... to THE BOND CORNER.

Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by 007 authority and author Mark O'Connell to discuss his brand new book, Bond, Queer Bond: The Fabulous Other History of a Spy.

They dig into the book and its many facets, covering all 60 years of Bond history as Mark spans music, fashion, politics and the very making of the franchise, weaved around queer history and all kinds of people, from the super famous to the enormously cult. Consider this a primer for a book that will change your perspective on 007 forever...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Special Guest

Mark O'Connell

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'Chasing Shadows' by Rich Douglas.

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by Film Stories writer and all round fellow 007 obsessive Mark Harrison to rank the Bond films to date.

Choosing odd and even numbered films, and placing them jointly in a semblance of order, they use this opportunity to dig into all 26 Bond's (yes, including Never Say Never Again) and explore them, especially in the context of the subjective medium of ranking. What will reign supreme? And what will get a cold reception?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Mark Harrison

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'Chasing Shadows' by Rich Douglas.

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Welcome back... to THE BOND CORNER.

Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this episode, Tony is joined by academic and author Brian A. Dixon to discuss his book Sex for Dinner, Death for Breakfast: James Bond and the Body.

This academic study of Bond, up to and including 2008's Quantum of Solace, tackles the intersection between 007 as a physical weapon and the broader meaning of his existence as a body affecting sex, politics, gender and culture. They discuss a range of books and movies, from Casino Royale to Die Another Day, unpacking a new way to look at Bond in the process...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Brian. A. Dixon

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https://www.fourthhorsemanpress.com/library/sex-for-dinner-death-for-breakfast

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Welcome back... to THE BOND CORNER.

Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this first main episode, Tony is joined by podcaster Mark McManus to discuss 2021's No Time to Die in the context of the death of James Bond.

One of the most divisive moves in any 007 film, the death of Daniel Craig's incarnation marks No Time to Die as a unique outing in the Bond canon, for better or worse. But how do you kill Bond in the modern age? How can he ever return? And what do audiences struggle to grasp about the continuity of this immortal character?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Mark McManus

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'Chasing Shadows' by Rich Douglas.

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Your host A. J. Black, joined by special guests, takes you on a regular journey into the expansive world of 007, looking at the books, movies, games and wider subjects around the character and his universe.

In this introduction, A. J. aka Tony, asks the fundamental question... who is James Bond?

Exploring the span of 007's cinematic life, he presents a precis on the character, his world, the meaning of his stories, and just where he might be heading, as the podcast sets the tone for his continued relevance as our modern world threatens to overtake him.

Check out after this our first main episode with Tony in conversation, discussing No Time to Die and the controversial death of Bond...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

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