James Bond Radio: 007 News, Reviews & Interviews!

Hey hey! It's time for us to talk about one of the most divisive Bond films in the series. While many Bond fans deride the film due to clown suits and tarzan screams, others bask in it's high adventure.   So no matter where you land in the spectrum, be sure to put your feet up, pop your headphones in and get deep in some Octopussy action!

We're back with a bonus mini-episode for you this week discussing the John Barry sound. Thanks to special guest Warren Ringham, we'll be learning all about what gives Barry that unmistakable Bondian sound. We'll be back next week with part one of our Octopussy review!

This week we're concluding our James Bond theme songs coverage with the help of seasoned Bond music professional; Warren Ringham. As the band leader of the super popular Bond tribute show Q The Music, Warren has a very close relationship with the songs of Bond. Having performed them night after night for years his insight into the inner workings of the songs is truly fascinating. As the band of choice for September's Bond stars event at Pinewood, Q The Music will be performing to the who's who of Bond royalty even Bond music heavyweights Monty Norman and Don Black! You'll be hearing the songs of Bond in an entirely new way after listening to this week's podcast.  Don't forget to check out qthemusicshow.com for more info about the band and be sure to grab tickets to their show at The Harlington in Fleet on November 27th. [Interview Begins at 31:44]

It's time to conclude our coverage of the theme songs of Bond. This week we'll be going from Octopussy's All Time High all the way through to SPECTRE's Writings on the Wall.  Also we talk Tom's recent trip to Vegas, The Man With The Golden Typewriter, the latest Bond 25 rumours and a whole lot more! Song reviews begin at: 47:17.

This week we're back with our first look at the songs of Bond. Starting off with Dr. No, through to Sheena Easton's, For Your Eyes Only.  Be warned, Tom and Chris get a little too passionate during this episode. If the sound of two grown men dry humping each other to the sound of On Her Majesty's Secret Service might offend you, then it's probably best to skip this one. PLUS: Operation Kid Brother, Daniel Craig quits in the news, Thrilling Cities, JBR in Philadelphia & Chicago and more. Song reviews begin at: 36:46.

It’s our 100th episode!!! This week we have a killer episode for you with our special celebrity guests, Madeline Smith (aka Live & Let Die’s "Miss Caruso). We talk Bond and Live & Let Die. We get the skinny on what it’s like to be in bed with Sir Roger Moore and whole lot more.  Aside from the world of 007, we hear what it was like growing up and getting 'noticed’ in the 60s. We discuss Maddy’s other TV and film credits including The Two Ronnies, The Vampire Lovers and The Persuaders. We also bid farewell to legendary members of the James Bond family Guy Hamilton and Peter Jansen-Smith. We talk this years Bondstars event at Pinewood and the first official JBR family offshoot based in Los Angeles.

This week we're answering listener questions, with subjects including: Our 3 most under-rated Bond films, potential future Bond girls, Bond actors swapping films, the potential darker side of Brosnan's Bond, how to introduce your mrs to Bond...and a question about Bond girls that's far too inappropriate to reproduce in text. In addition, we hear all about the recent London JBR meet up to see The Spy Who Loved Me on the big screen and we reveal the winner of the Red Grant vs Necros Celebrity Deathmatch!

Interview begins at: 28:15This week we'd like to welcome Alan Tomkins to the show. An art department legend, his contribution to the Bond series stretches from Dr. No all the way to Casino Royale. If that wasn't enough for you, his film credits include The Empire Strikes Back, Saving Private Ryan, Batman Begins and many more classic films. Be sure to tune in to today's episode of JBR for some amazing on-set stories.   

It's time to let the people speak once again! After the success of our listener 90 second review episode during the 30 days of SPECTRE, we thought we'd start a new tradition off at JBR with a listener takeover for every one of our film reviews.  In addition to the listener reviews we also discuss the passing of Bond legends Sir Ken Adam and Sir George Martin. We look at SPECTRE's recent wins at the Empire Film awards and we run a special one-off edition of Bond Celebrity Deathmatch. Don't miss this week's episode of James Bond Radio!

JBR returns this week to conclude our review of Sir Roger Moores' 5th Bond outing, For Your Eyes Only. Picking up where we left off just after the death of Ferrara we discuss Roger's darkest moment with the cold blooded killing of Locke, we look at Bond's latest ally, Columbo and we talk about one of the most memorable climbing sequences ever.  Not only are we balls deep in For Your Eyes Only this week, we also crown the ultimate winner of the Bond Celebrity Deathmatch tournament. Don't miss this week's episode of James Bond Radio.

2015 was “The Year of Sir Roger.” 2016 is the year of Sir Roger continued with our latest film review: For Your Eyes Only. After the mammoth amount of SPECTRE coverage we provided last year it feels good to step back in time to the first Bond film of the 80s. This time we Sir Rog trade outer space for a good old fashioned, Fleming-infused spy romp. This is without doubt Roger’s grittiest entry in the series but what the JBR crew think? Do we miss the bright yellow banana suit? Do we find ourselves pining for the more outrageous side of the big man? Find out in today’s episode of James Bond Radio.

It's 2016 and James Bond Radio is back with a kiss kiss bang bang! To celebrate, we've invited 5 of our listeners onto the show to talk all things Bond. We have Canada's James Bond Expert, Murray Gillespie. From Essex, we have Roger Moore's biggest fan, Simon Uskuri. All the way from Florida we have Jeff Pollock. From Northern Ireland we have Tom Barwick and finally from the Washington DC area, we have The Bantering Boh himself, Brian Thomas. We also see the return of Bond Celebrity Deathmatch with a killer semi-final matchup and all your favourite Bond games, including a brand new round of 'Tommy Trivia.' Don't miss it!

It's that time of year again! The presents have been opened, the turkey has been eaten and Santa is finally putting his feet up somewhere warm with Mrs. Claus. What else is there left to do but enjoy a super size portion of Bond, James Bond during the holiday season? It's time for this year's edition of The Big James Bond Boxing Day Quiz and this time it's a doozy! Grab a pen and paper, pour your favourite Christmas tipple and get ready to put your Bond knowledge to the test!

Day 30 of 30 Days of SPECTRE!   We made it! 30 days of Bond podcasts and we didn’t miss a single one. To finish up our epic SPECTRE coverage what better way than to dedicate an entire episode to what you, our listeners think of the new Bond film. 

Day 29 of 30 Days of SPECTRE! For our final JBR listener interview we're joined by Mr. Jack Lugo, all the way from Queens, New York. Jack is both a long time listener and the blog manager at JamesBondRadio.com both as a writer himself and managing the posts of other guest writers.

Day 29 of 30 Days of SPECTRE! Today we continue our JBR listener interviews, talking all things SPECTRE. For our first interview of the day we're joined by Steve Thorpe.

Day 28 of 30 Days of SPECTRE! Today we continue our JBR listener interviews, talking all things SPECTRE. For our second interview of the day we're joined by Mr. Simon Woolley.

Day 28 of 30 Days of SPECTRE! Today we continue our JBR listener interviews, talking all things SPECTRE. For our first interview of the day we're joined by Rebecca Andrews.

Day 27 of 30 Days of SPECTRE!       For our second listener interview of the day we're joined by Mr. David West. 

  Day 27 of 30 Days of SPECTRE!   Today we continue our JBR listener interviews, talking all things SPECTRE. On today’s show we have Mr. Tony Latino all the way from New Jersey, USA.