Très Bond

It's been more than two decades since Pierce Brosnan donned the dinner jacket and, for many, the hunger for a fifth Brozza Bond grows only stronger... but did we already get it? Everything or Nothing boasts a stacked voice cast of 2000s Hollywood talent, an original title song, gadgets, and JAWS! The three dirty devils are here to let you know if it was ahead of its time, trapped by its era, o...

Like a spy presumed dead resurfacing in a tuxedo, Très Bond has re-emerged from the mist - nearly three years after our last episode. What happened? Where were we? Why did no one save us from Cadmium's void? The dirty devils reunite to make sense of it all, including the seismic news that Amazon has taken control of the Bond franchise. Will this be a brave new era of prestige cinema helmed by aute...

Much like this podcast, Ian Fleming has been dead for a long time... After the extraordinary claims made in the previous episode, the three dirty devils you know and love travel to the United States of America to seek the help of a mysterious and beguiling clairvoyant. Will the lovable lads from down under find the answers they seek? Or will dabbling in the dark arts do them a mischief? A fashiona...

It's been forever and a day since we last released an episode of the number one podcast in the world but with the 57th episode: EVERYTHING. CHANGES. Well, just that one thing, really. Your favourite dirty devils are back with a review of Anthony Horowitz's prequel to the Fleming novels and the usual nonsense that we stuff this podcast with. Join us, won't you? Review starts at 45:37

It's been a long time since the last James Bond film was released in cinemas. Daniel Craig's tenure is the longest of all six actors to don the tuxedo. No Time To Die has the longest run-time of all 25 Bond films. And we poor Aussie Bond fans had to wait even longer than the rest of the world to watch No Time To Die. We've waited all this time... was it worth it? Does Daniel Craig get the send-off...

James Bond has come across his fair share of baddies but never one as dastardly and potentially copyright-infringing as Redward Roxbury. Join me, Brian Swallenkoch, as I take over Très Bond and take you behind the scenes of one of the most audacious productions in movie history. This special episode spills the cinematic secrets and shines a light on the stars, the stunts, the sets, the sex, and th...

After 6 years between drinks, Bond is back! On the eve of the World Premiere at the Royal Albert Hall, your three favourite dirty devils put their predictions on the line. You've sat through shorter preconceived notions before but now you're gonna have to suffer through our spectacular speculation special. How many do we get right? How extravagantly do we miss? DON'T TELL US! We're in Australia an...

Three dirty devils dive into the 007th Fleming novel. Will they like what they find? Will it be the new gold standard of Bond novels in the Très Bond ratings, or will it leave them with a cold finger? Look, that's not my best episode description. These blurbs are hard to write and I've run out of coffee. Does anyone read these? Goldfinger, ladies and gentlemen!

Shaken martinis, dam jumps, and Bondolas! The 007 film franchise is chock-a-block with iconic and distinctly 'Bondian' moments. So which come out on top for the dirty devils at Très Bond HQ? This episode was recorded on the 11th of February, 2021.

They're back*! After taking some overdue holiday, your favourite dirty devils are exactly where they should be: behind the mic talking absolute nonsense. Diving back into Bond via the cool, crystal clear waters of Jamaica, this is the Très Bond Book Club discussion of Ian Fleming's 1958 thriller, Dr. No. Will the boys find this a pulse-pounding pulp spectacular; or is it a more familiar, and fatig...

Just like the Bond franchise, we've gone all out to celebrate our 50th. 2020 has been a hell of a year, so we thought we'd have a bit of fun before Christmas and see just how much Bond knowledge has rubbed off on these three dirty devils. Play along and let us know how you went. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year. Très Bond will return.

They're Bond's best buddies, always there for him in a pinch and, usually, paying for their loyalty with their lives. In this episode, three best mates from Down Under have their say on who was the bestest of Bond's mates and who needed to be kicked out of the group chat.

The title sequences for the James Bond films are arguably the most iconic moments in each film. Dripping with classic and classy imagery, these titles are quintessentially Bond. That said, they're not all winners, some are absolute turkeys. Sit back, and relax, as we take you through the best and the worst of the Bond title sequences.

Now, pay attention, 007 fans. This episode has been perfected, out of years of patient research, to determine which are the best and worst gadgets to have come from Q branch. And, naturally, all the usual refinements... which is basically just three dirty devils ranting, rambling, and raving. Bring it back in one piece.

"You have betrayed me!" Those were the words Sir Sean Connery shouted at Lois Maxwell when he learned she had signed on for this Italian-made Bond parody, starring his younger brother, Neil. One can only imagine what he must have said when Bernard Lee, Adolfo Celi, Daniella Bianchi, Anthony Dawson, and Yasuko Yama also jumped ship to spoof not only the Bond films but, seemingly, Connery's fame. Wa...

It was Kennedy's favourite, a critical hit, and its popularity secured the film franchise's birth but many things that were de rigueur for the 1950s have fallen out of fashion since. What of Fleming's 1957 Cold War thriller? Is it a certified banger, or will this whole thing end in a whimper?

Bloodstone had the misfortune to be released at the same time as the hotly anticipated remake of Goldeneye. With that being the case, it fell through the cracks of both the gaming world and the Bond community. What little attention it received was lukewarm, at best. A decade on, we revisit Bloodstone to determine whether it's a diamond-in-the-rough or a cheap knockoff.

The oft used phrase is 'that more men have walked on the moon than have donned James Bond's dinner jacket' and debates have raged for decades as to which of the six wore it best. Now it falls to three best mates in Sydney, Australia to compile their most controversial and divisive list; who stood tall and faced it all & who fell short.

Leslie Nielsen was the undisputed king of the spoof film and Bond had escaped his withering deadpan style until this 1996 effort. Spy Hard gathered a plethora of comedy stars & pop-culture cameos and featured a theme-tune by the king of parody songs. So why does no-one talk about this film anymore? It's lesser-known, even within the Bond fan community, and copies of the film are hard to find. Is t...

Sean, George, Roger, Timothy, Pierce, Daniel and... who's next? Or should one of those names be scrubbed from the record and replaced with another? These are the questions we're answering this week in an episode full of judgment and speculation as three dirty devils from Australia take on the unenviable task of casting James Bond.

For this, the 40th episode of our James Bond podcast, we have decided to celebrate such an auspicious anniversary by reviewing something non-Bond. That's right! We're putting the podcast on Cruise control this week and watching the film that kickstarted a rival action franchise... Mission: Impossible. Just accept it.

Upon completion of his fourth James Bond novel, Ian Fleming wrote: "I baked a fresh cake in Jamaica this year which I think has finally exhausted my inventiveness as it contains every single method of escape and every variety of suspenseful action that I had omitted from my previous books." Well, slow down there, Mr Fleming! We three dirty devils might have something to say about that. We also mig...

The original Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64 is often credited as the game that started the first-person shooter genre but what about this one? Released in 2010 as a Wii exclusive, this remaster of a classic 007 story was subsequently re-released on the PS3 and XBOX 360 in 2011. Is it a serious contender or a flabby pretender?

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success; the distance between being a Top 5 Villain and a dishonourable mention is the whim and fancy of three dirty devils in Australia. This week we are taking on 007's job and tackling the villains of the Bond canon. Delicious!

The importance of a film's opening sequence can not be understated. It is the introduction of a movie to its audience. It establishes the tone, the style, and the energy of the images to follow. The James Bond pre-title sequences are some of the most famous in cinematic history and have become an integral part of the Bond formula. So, which one's the best? Well, you dirty devils, we'll let you kno...