On this special episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reconvene for a special episode to pay tribute to the end of the Eon era of the James Bond films and look ahead to what the future holds for 007 under the creative control of Amazon MGM. Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 6 min
On this New Year episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunited in person for our first ever Hogmanay special. The team look ahead to the cultural highlights of 2025, decide the Best and Worst of 007, and play a game of Bond trivia darts. Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 3 min
On this festive episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunited in person for another Christmas special that we're calling The Pudcast. The team look back at the cultural highlights of 2024, look back at the year in Bond, and look ahead (again) to Bond 26. Joyeux Noël! Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz Email us on: podcast@jamesbondatoz.co.uk Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min
On Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 Goldfinger, the third James Bond film, celebrated the 60th anniversary of its premiere, and Tom and Brendan were at Pinewood Studios for a special outdoor screening of the film. We took the opportunity to record a mini-episode from the home of James Bond, where 23 out of the 25 official 007 were made. Please raise a glass for the diamond anniversary of the gold standard Bond film. James Bond will return... Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Shop James Bond A-...
Sep 19, 2024•26 min
On this festive episode of the James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy and Tom Wheatley reunite for another Christmas special. The team look back at the cultural highlights of 2023, share thoughts on the year in Bond, and look ahead to Bond 26. Feliz navidad! James Bond will return... Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Shop James Bond A-Z t-shirts and merchandise: the-james-bond-a-z-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Ins...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 24 min
On this final episode of the James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy reconvene to wrap up their journey of discovery though the world of 007. They discuss any loose ends and unfinished business that remain after 109 episodes. They welcome back original co-host Tom Wheatley to look back at all 27 Bond films for a ranking of sorts. They discuss the creatives of the Bond world that deserve a place on the Mount Rushmore of Bond. They answer your listener questions for one final tim...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 55 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letters X, Y, and Z Topics covered include: The X-ray gadgets of Bond and other X-related tidbits Freddie Young, the cinematographer of You Only Live Twice Terence Young, the director of Dr No, From Russia With Love, and Thunderball Zao, Rick Yune's Die Another Day henchman Hans Zimmer, the prolific musician behind the score for No Time To Die Zuk...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 18 min
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by author AJ Black to tackle 1967's You Only Live Twice. The team do a mammoth deep dive into the story behind Sir Sean Connery's fifth outing as James Bond 007, with the writer of The Cinematic Connery to share insight into Connery's mindset in 1967. We explore the development of the script, the movie's production in Japan and the UK, the team behind the film, the story of its shoot, its cast, crew...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 41 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the life and career of Michael G. Wilson. The step-son of original James Bond producer Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli has been producing 007 films longer than any other producer in the series's history. On this episode we explore his early life, education and career, and his entry into the world of Bond. We discuss his input into the films during the 1970s, his writing on the films in the 1980s, and his eventual ...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letter W. Topics covered include: Bond's weapon of choice: The Walther PPK Oscar-winning sound designer Norman Wanstall No Time To Die writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge Thunderball co-writer Jack Whittingham The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker writer Christopher Wood Action director Arthur Wooster Plus the characters Wai Lin, Molly Warmflash, Whisper, Mr...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letters U and V. Topics covered include: United Artists, the studio behind Bond for many years Universal Exports, a long-running, recurring 007 component Venice, the Italian location used in three Bond films Vodka Martini, Bond's tipple of choice Plus characters including Valenka, Vargas, Verity, Venz, Vijay, Villiers, Vlad, Fiona Volpe, and Count...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 11 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley for another Christmas special. The team look back 2022's 60 Years of Bond celebrations, do a spoiler-filled review of Daniel Craig's new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, play a game of higher or lower, and look ahead to the future of Bond. We also take a look at our listener correspondence, and much, much more. James Bond will return... in the next James Bond A-Z Podcast. Buy us a c...
Dec 24, 2022•59 min
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Jack Cross to tackle 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. The team do a mammoth deep dive into the story behind Pierce Brosnan's second outing as James Bond 007. We explore the troubles that impacted development and production, the team behind the film, the story of its shoot, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the fans. James ...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 49 min
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1965's The World Is Not Enough The team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Sean Connery's fourth outing as James Bond 007. We explore the legal wrangling behind the book, the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the fans. James Bond will return... in next week's James Bon...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 23 min
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Cinema Savvy's George Aldridge to tackle 1999's The World Is Not Enough The team do a deep dive into the story behind Pierce Brosnan's third outing as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the fans. James Bond will return... in next week's J...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 24 min
On the 100th episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me . Joined by our special guest Scott Hardy, from the SpyHards podcast, the team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Roger Moore's third outing as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the fans. James Bond will return....
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun . The team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the fans. James Bond will return... in next week's James Bond's A-Z Podcast. Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1987's The Living Daylights. The team do a deep dive into the story behind Timothy Dalton's debut as James Bond 007. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the fans. James Bond will return... in next week's James Bond's A-Z Podcast. Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Shop James Bo...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letter T. Topics covered include: Lee Tamahori, the director of Die Another Day Tiger Tanaka, Bond's ally in You Only Live Twice Series regular Bill Tanner Sir Godfrey Tibbett, Patrick Macnee's memorable A View To A Kill character No Time To Die production designer Mark Tildesley Dr No and From Russia With Love's Sylvia Trench, played by Eunice Ga...
Nov 10, 2022•56 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by John Higgs, the author of Love and Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche , which is out now . The author of the new book which tells the story of a clash between the working-class and the establishment, and how both became global phenomenons. Told over a period of sixty years, this book looks over the connection they both have to Britain throughout the decades, it's a new angle that will ch...
Nov 03, 2022•50 min
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by movie journalist Mark Harrison, to talk about 205's Spectre . The team do a deep dive into the story behind the fourth Daniel Craig Bond film, directed by Sir Sam Mendes, which hoped to repeat the success of 2012's Skyfall, but ultimately fell somewhat short. We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and wh...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 42 min
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 henchperson, exploring their back stories, the characters, and all manner of trivia. Match ups include: Safin vs ...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min
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 Flint Fraser and Stuart from Build-A-Bond Luke Payne Portia Jones George Aldridge of Cinema Savvy Na...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 45 min
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 Titles Comic book creator Mark Millar Author Jon Auty of Behind The Stunts Journalist Steve O’Brien ...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 39 min
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 Kim Sherwood - Author of Double or Nothing Professor Melanie Williams - Professor of Film and Televis...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 33 min
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 production, the locations, stunts, and much more. We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stands with the...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 49 min
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, his break into showbusiness, his WW2 exploits, and his move into moviemaking. We also look at the key decisions ...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 12 min
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 effects whizz John Stears, and much, much more. If you want to take part in our 60th anniversary special, r...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min
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 Bond. Kim also shares insight into her writing process, the cast characters in the new book, her plan...
Sep 03, 2022•31 min
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 Ursula Andress in Dr. No . Charles Robinson, the Pierce Brosnan-era MI6 staff member, and Bond stand-in, ...
Sep 01, 2022•58 min
