How much James Bond history is left to be discovered?
Bill recounts his recent trip to the Lilly Library in Indiana where he looked at one of Ian Fleming's early Casino Royale manuscripts and shares some of the changes made to the final novel. As Formula 1 celebrated its 1,007th Grand Prix we look back at Bond's motor racing connections over the years and Ben reveals the story of the Aston Martin that probably influenced Ian Fleming's gadget laden car. Rounding out, we explore the state of James Bond research and what history still lays hidden. Along the way we cover the latest news including Ajay's location visit with Bond 25, bumping in to Bojo, SEO tabloids, firestorms on social media, into the Bondverse, Fleming in the public domain, and find a song about Blofeld.
The recording took place on July 14th, 2019 in the USA and UK.
James Page is a co-founder of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Ajay Chowdhury (co-author with Matthew Field) of Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films
Lisa Funnell (@CinemaOnFire) is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma
Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com
Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential
Music credit 'Spy & Die' by Jay Man
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0077: Not From Where I‘m Standing
0076: James Bond Jr Watchalong 1
0075: Holiday Fireside Chat
0074: Bond Family Feud - Grand Final
0073: Bond Family Feud - Semi Final 2
0072: Bond Family Feud - Semi Final 1
0071: Watchalong with Goldfinger
0070: Bond Women of the 1980s
0069: Remembering Sir Sean Connery
0068: Watchalong with Thunderball
0067: No Time To Release
0066: Killing Fleming
0065: Watchalong with Live And Let Die
0064: Trailer Reaction
0063: Watchalong with Octopussy
0062: Watchalong with A View To A Kill
0061: Watchalong with The Spy Who Loved Me
0060: Watchalong with Casino Royale
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