The James Bond A-Z Podcast

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters of the 007 films that fall under the letter S. Mixing the format up slightly, we're going head-to-head in a game of Bond characters t0p trump5 (not be confused with the card game brand). Tom and Brendan pit Bond girl vs Bond girl, villain v villain, ally vs ally, and henchperson vs henchpers...

In the third and final part of this three-part special, The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley and a plethora of special guests to celebrate 60 Years of James Bond. Focussing on the eras of Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig the team share their favourite Bond movie moments, before we hear the choices of: Scott and Cam from SpyHards Casey Poma Thomas...

In the second part of this three-part special, The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley and a plethora of special guests to celebrate 60 Years of James Bond. Focussing on the eras of Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton the team share their favourite Bond movie moments, before we hear the choices of: Layne Bruce Chris Tilly and Alex Zane from Clash of the...

In the first part of this three-part special, The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley and a plethora of special guests to celebrate 60 Years of James Bond. Focussing on the eras of Sean Connery and George Lazenby, the team share their favourite Bond movie moments, before we hear the choices of: Dr Llewella Chapman - Author of Fashioning James Bond K...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Phil Nobile Jr, the editor of Fangoria, to talk about 2012's Skyfall . The team do a deep dive into the story behind the third Daniel Craig Bond film, directed by Sir Sam Mendes, which landed in the 50th anniversary of of the Bond films. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its productio...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the life and career of Harry Saltzman. The Canadian filmmaker was the co-producer of the first nine James Bond films from 1962's Dr. N o up to 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun, and played an instrumental part in bringing Ian Fleming's creation to the big screen. We cover the early life of Harry,...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter S. Topics covered include: GoldenEye composer Eric Serra Stunts legend Bob Simmons Suit designer Anthony Sinclair SPECTRE, Bond's longtime enemies, led by Blofeld Roger Spottiswoode, the director of Tomorrow Never Dies Special eff...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Kim Sherwood, the author of the new Bond book Double or Nothing, out now from Harper Collins . The author of the new thriller set in the world of 007 shares the story of how she was introduced to Bond, discusses her family connection to the films, and reveals all about writing a Bond book without James B...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter R. Topics covered include: R, the Quartermaster played by John Cleese in The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day . Dubbing legend Robert Rietty whose Bond credits are numerous. Honey Ryder, the first ever Bond girl played by Ursul...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Ajay Chowdhury, the co-author of the acclaimed 800-page Bond biography Some Kind of Hero and spokesperson of the James Bond International Fan Club, to do a deep dive into the story behind 2008's Quantum of Solace , starring Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the stor...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by journalist Mark Harrison to do a deep dive into Q, the MI6 Quartermaster who has appeared in 22 out of the 25 Eon Bond films, as well as 1967's Casino Royale and 1983's Never Say Never Again . The episode takes a look at the history and origins of Q in the Ian Fleming novels, discussing his likel...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast host Tom Butler is joined by George Aldridge of Cinema Savvy and Mark O'Connell, author of Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan to explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter P. Topics covered include: Paloma, the instantly iconic No Time To Die character played by Ana De Armas Pinewood Studios, the spiri...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast host Tom Butler is joined by Alan Porter (James Bond Lexicon) and Mike Reyes (Cinemablend) to do a deep dive into the story behind 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service , starring George Lazenby as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the story of George Lazenby's one and only 007 film, from the (second) exit of Sean Conner...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Cam Smith from the SpyHards podcast to do a deep dive into the story behind 1983's Octopussy , starring Sir Roger Moore as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the story of Roger Moore's sixth outing as Bond which came out the same year as Never Say Never Again, Sir Sean Connery&#...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters and creatives behind the 007 films that fall under the letter O. Topics covered include: Oddjob, the iconic Goldfinge r henchman played by Harold Sakata O.K. Connery , the bizarre spy spoof starring Sean Connery's brother Neil that attracted an array of 007 alumni including Lois Maxwell, Ber...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by author and journalist Mark Salisbury, the author of Titan Books' No Time To Die: The Making of the Film , making his podcasting debut. The author of the official making of book for No Time To Die , who enjoyed unparalleled access to the set of the 25th James Bond film, joins the team to reveal how he...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by journalist Mark Harrison to do a deep dive into the story behind 2021's No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. The episode covers the story of Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as Bond which could easily claim the title of the most trouble Eon production to...

On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a closer look at 'Never Say Never Again', the 1983 James Bond film starring Sean Connery as 007. The story of the second Bond movie not produced by Eon is a tangled web that begins in 1961 with the release of Ian Fleming's 'Thunderball'.  This episode covers the story of Kevin M...

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 Daylight s heavy memorably portrayed by Andreas Wisniewski. Thomas Newman, th...

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 l...

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 Br...

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 rec...

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 includ...

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 inclu...

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 or...