Build-A-Bond

To help us wrap up season three in style, we are joined by superstar actor and all-round lovely person, Andrea Gabriel. In between Fraser and Stuart fangirling about her iconic role in Lost, Andrea just about has time to build her own Bond film, deciding who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. It’s a sleepy start as the boys wake u...

This week, writer, voice-over artist and unrivalled Bond superfan Robbie Sims gets to fulfil his lifelong dream of making a Bond film. When it comes to cheesy Bond puns, nobody does it better, so we have a lot of fun talking through Robbie’s picks for who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. Robbie literally wrote the book on taking...

Author, TV presenter and journalist Nick Sheridan finally gets his right to reply and the opportunity to build his dream James Bond film. A big Bond fan who recently rewatched the whole series, Nick is perfectly placed to pick who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. Nick is confident in his choices despite some disagreement from th...

We are back in the world of antiques this week and joined by beloved BBC antiques expert Catherine Southon. There is a slight change in presenting line-up but the classic podcast formula remains, with Catherine deciding who plays Bond, the co-star, the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. Catherine’s choices are packed full of first time BaB picks, but she has to make sur...

This week we are joined by BAFTA-nominated director Stewart Kyasimire. It’s an honour to have Stewart talk about his own career as well as hearing who he picks to play Bond, the co-star, the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. There is no doubting Stewart’s filmmaking talents as he develops his core BaB choices into a fully fleshed out film plot right before your very ea...

Iconic singer-songwriter Horse is our special guest on this week’s Build-A-Bond. Described as ‘one of Scotland's all-time great vocalists’, Horse puts aside God’s Home Movie to concentrate on her very own Bond movie, deciding who plays 007, the co-star, the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. Horse isn’t very Careful at all as she picks a wildly eclectic set of people fo...

Legendary costume designer Carole Fraser is this week’s Build-A-Bond special guest. Having worked on some of the best films and TV shows ever made in Scotland, Carole knows exactly who she wants to play Bond, the co-star, the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. Carole draws on all of her professional experience to create her film but things get personal when she shares h...

New year, new you? For the first episode of the year we are joined by life coaches and weight loss experts The Kilted Coaches. As our first ever double guests, Rab and Stephen decide together who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. For once the Kilted Coaches throw the ‘damn plan’ out the window as they take full advantage of there...

It’s not Boxing Day without a Bond film so what better time to have actor, presenter and reality star Paul Danan creating his dream 007 adventure. In this very special Boxing Day Bonanza episode, Paul builds his very own Bond film, deciding who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. It would be literally impossible to summarise Paul’s...

Series 3 kicks off with former captain of the Scotland Women’s National Team, Gemma Fay, building her dream James Bond film. Gemma swaps football for Thunderball as she picks who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. This super fun episode also has a dark edge and one of our most sinister storylines so far… Gemma also talks about her...

Build-A-Bond is back! (again) With 007 returning for No Time to Die, there is no better time for a brand-new series of the nation’s favourite Bond podcast. Each episode we’ll have a special guest from the world of film, music, sport and beyond building their dream James Bond film. They'll pick an actor to play Bond, the co-star and the villain. They'll also get to decide who directs the film and w...

It’s the Build-A-Bond No Time to Die special! To celebrate the release of the latest Bond film we are joined by Glasgow based photographer Tommy Ga-Ken Wan in the VIP Lounge at Cineworld Glasgow. After watching No Time to Die together, we sit down for our first ever in-person recording to discuss our reaction to the film and digest what we have just watched. Tommy also gets the chance to build his...

Aberdeenshire folksinger and winner of Scots Singer of the Year Iona Fyfe is building her dream James Bond film this week. Iona keeps it Caledonian as she outlines her ideal Bond, co-star, villain, director and theme song. Not only does Iona admit to having a relatively limited knowledge of the Bond franchise, she also reveals the only five DVDs she has, and why they have to be hidden whenever any...

This week on the show we have film industry royalty in the form of Total Film Editor-in-chief Jane Crowther. Not only is Jane a mega Bond fan and one of the biggest film buffs in the country, she also has some of the most amazing stories of being on Bond sets and meeting many of the stars of the series. We can think of no-one more qualified to pick their ideal Bond, co-star, villain, director and...

At first glance you might think that we have Daniel Craig on the show this week. In actual fact, we are talking to the brilliant Bond lookalike and actor John Love! John’s passion for film is clear to see as he picks his dream Bond, co-star, villain, director and theme song. Not satisfied with his success imitating Daniel Craig, John also takes on the challenge of impersonating another iconic acto...

Actor, writer, producer and incredibly fun human being Joanna Bool is our guest this week. Most well known for her guest appearance in Fraser and Stuart’s favourite TV show, Joanna somehow manages to pick her Bond, co-star, villain, director and theme song in between all of our terrible Lost jokes and references… We also trial a brand-new format point to keep the podcast accurate and Joanna tells...

Scottish YouTuber and creator of the ‘Learn Quick’ series Mike Boyd is our special guest this week. As always there are no rules and no restrictions as Mike decides who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. More familiar with the (very) small screen, Mike reveals a real passion for cinema but not necessarily for the Bond franchise… W...

Star of River City and Scot Squad, Jordan Young is in the Build-A-Bond hot seat this week. No stranger to playing notorious hardmen and top shaggers, Jordan is well placed to pick his dream Bond, co-star, villain, director and theme song. Jordan goes into detail and even picks out the locations where he wants his film set, although many of the places seem to closely match-up with his favourite hol...

BBC journalist and presenter Fiona Stalker gets the chance to build her dream James Bond film this week. There are plenty of surprise choices and a little bit of controversy as Fiona lays out her perfect Bond, co-star, villain, director and theme song. Fiona describes one of our most detailed plot lines yet, but admits some of her choices have caused tension on the set of Seven Days… Fiona also he...

Award winning director John McPhail is building his dream James Bond film this week. With plenty of experience making films himself, John is the perfect guest to talk us through his picks for Bond, the co-star, the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. As someone who has recently directed a Christmas-zombie-musical-drama-comedy its difficult to guess which direction John w...

This week, A Place in the Sun and Animal Park presenter Jean Johansson builds what some have described as the ‘most woke Bond ever’. Through a series of teasing clues Jean reveals who she would like to play Bond, the co-star, the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. In a total riot of an episode there are plenty of laughs but also a major moment of controversy that threat...

Singer, songwriter and podcaster Chesney Hawkes beams in all the way from glamorous Los Angeles to build his dream James Bond film. There are no rules or restrictions as Chesney decides who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. There is a recurring theme with the names of his picks, but some will be more familiar than others… Chesney...

Build-A-Bond is back! 10 new special guests. 10 new Bond films. Same classic podcast formula. From no1 selling music artists to YouTube superstars, this series we invite our most diverse set of guests so far to build their dream James Bond film. They'll pick an actor to play Bond, the co-star and the villain. They'll also get to decide who directs the film and who performs the theme song. As alway...

If you thought Christmas only came once a year, then think again... It's the Build-A-Bond Christmas (Jones) Special! In this bonus episode Fraser and Stuart look back on Series 1 and pick their favourite picks from the picks that our guests picked.  There are also a few never before heard clips from some of the amazing Series 1 guests.  

Presenter and podcast host Lauren Duffy gets stuck into designing her perfect James Bond film by deciding who plays Bond, who co-stars, who plays the villain, who directs the film and who performs the theme song. Lauren has studied one 007 outing particularly closely but takes the opportunity to set her film in a whole new location… Lauren also discusses her own podcast ‘The Creative Curse’ and so...