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Her Majesty’s Secret Service", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/10/14/on-her-majestys-secret-service/", "published_at": "2019-10-14T13:53:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-5fcc-739f-85d4-99fbc44e08e0", "title": "Bond Day at the British Film Institute, 2019.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/10/02/bond-day-at-the-british-film-institute-2019/", "published_at": "2019-10-02T10:34:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-5fcc-739f-85d4-99fbc529939c", "title": "The Definitive Guide to the Bond Locations in Tokyo.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/the-definitive-guide-to-the-bond-locations-in-tokyo/", "published_at": "2019-09-26T10:03:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-5fcc-739f-85d4-99fbc5e829ce", "title": "Japan’s fatal air crashes in 1966", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/japans-fatal-air-crashes-in-1966/", "published_at": "2019-09-24T08:04:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-5fcc-739f-85d4-99fbc617dc41", "title": "No Time To Die", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/no-time-to-die/", "published_at": "2019-08-22T05:25:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c4d47b4b", "title": "Ian Fleming’s roast duck; and the role of the White Tower in the Bond story.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/ian-flemings-roast-duck/", "published_at": "2019-06-11T16:28:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c57e225f", "title": "Bond and helicopters: You Only Live Twice", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/06/09/bond-and-helicopters-you-only-live-twice/", "published_at": "2019-06-09T11:53:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c63b3d8b", "title": "How H Clack’s Up-To-Date Throwing Saloon led to one of the most iconic dust jackets in book design", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/05/22/how-h-clacks-up-to-date-throwing-saloon-led-to-one-of-the-most-iconic-dust-jackets-in-book-design/", "published_at": "2019-05-22T07:04:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c6bc28ce", "title": "Fleming, Le Carré, and Deighton", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/fleming-old-guard-versus-new-guard/", "published_at": "2019-05-16T13:45:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c7a3d281", "title": "Four Bond legends once lived in the same district of London.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/four-bond-legends-once-lived-in-the-same-district-of-london/", "published_at": "2019-05-12T09:13:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c88204dd", "title": "What route did Bond take from Fukuoka to Vladivostok?", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/what-route-did-bond-take-from-fukuoka-to-vladivostok/", "published_at": "2019-05-05T10:33:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c8f020f3", "title": "Pat Marriott – Bond illustrator", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/28/pat-marriott-bond-illustrator/", "published_at": "2019-04-28T13:47:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3c9772b19", "title": "Where the Nazis, Sorge, and Fleming hung out in Tokyo.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/where-the-nazis-sorge-hughes-and-fleming-hung-out/", "published_at": "2019-04-24T11:58:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3ca2e33af", "title": "Hibya Eiga Gekijou: the Bond cinema in Tokyo.日比谷映画劇場", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/hibya-eiga-gekijou/", "published_at": "2019-04-24T11:12:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-be59-713e-bcba-81c3caf65aa5", "title": "Printers of the Bond books.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/printers-of-the-bond-books/", "published_at": "2019-04-24T07:00:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bb-70dc-9a46-561b66dd06b0", "title": "Ian Fleming’s favourite music", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/ian-flemings-favourite-music/", "published_at": "2019-04-20T11:50:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bb-70dc-9a46-561b67c429e4", "title": "Ian Fleming’s favourite Bond novel", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/ian-flemings-favourite-bond-novel/", "published_at": "2019-04-17T06:45:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bb-70dc-9a46-561b67e995c1", "title": "The significance of the brands featured in The Man with the Golden Gun", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/the-significance-of-the-brands-featured-in-the-man-with-the-golden-gun/", "published_at": "2019-04-13T09:52:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bc-73ad-bc65-58ae036db3d9", "title": "The significance of brands in the Bond novels.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/an-appraisal-of-the-brands-in-the-bond-novels/", "published_at": "2019-04-07T15:19:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bc-73ad-bc65-58ae03b3f730", "title": "Ian Fleming and Thame", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/ian-fleming-and-thame/", "published_at": "2019-04-05T07:50:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bc-73ad-bc65-58ae03f269f0", "title": "Cherry Trees in Japan", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/03/24/cherry-trees-in-japan/", "published_at": "2019-03-24T16:05:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bc-73ad-bc65-58ae048f8013", "title": "Flying between London and Tokyo by the Comet 4 Jetliner.", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/03/02/the-first-flights-between-london-and-tokyo-by-the-comet-4-jetliner/", "published_at": "2019-03-02T16:27:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bc-73ad-bc65-58ae04b3bb71", "title": "Sake and You Only Live Twice", "url": "https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/sake-and-you-only-live-twice/", "published_at": "2019-02-28T17:24:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-45bc-73ad-bc65-58ae050d37ee", "title": "Whisky and You Only Live Twice", "url": 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2026

The slightly twisted tale of Little Nellie.original ↗
22 Aug 2026
Goldfinger Miscellany of odd and interesting ephemera.original ↗
22 Aug 2026
Fois Gras and James Bond.original ↗
21 Aug 2026
The significance of the brands: From Russia with Love.original ↗
21 Aug 2026
Fleming was right about bouillabaisse.original ↗
20 Aug 2026

2025

A new and exciting book looking at the making of On Her Majesty’s Secret Serviceoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2025

2024

Some Like It Hotoriginal ↗
26 Dec 2024
Bond was a grinch when it came to Christmasoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2024
Who did the public want as James Bond?original ↗
3 Dec 2024
Goldfinger is 60original ↗
19 Sept 2024
John Barry’s Desert Island Discs.original ↗
6 Apr 2024
Was Fleming pointing a finger at Kim Philby…original ↗
6 Apr 2024
Bond and Swinging Londonoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2024

2023

The Club Sandwichoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2023
Ken Adam and Dr Nooriginal ↗
19 Mar 2023

2022

Ninety Nine Years (Dead or Alive)original ↗
9 Aug 2022
The Pan Logooriginal ↗
23 Jun 2022
Dr No: the campaign booklet.original ↗
15 May 2022
Dr No: a relook at the film and its early success.original ↗
13 May 2022
Front of House or Lobby Promotional Material in the 1960s.original ↗
23 Feb 2022
Are you a spy or a journalist?original ↗
19 Feb 2022
The connection between You Only Live Twice and No Time To Dieoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2022
The first appearance of The Living Daylightsoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2022
The English County With The (Al)most Bond Locationsoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2022
The Left-handed James Bondoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2022
The Architectural Inspiration For Safin’s Lairoriginal ↗
13 Jan 2022
Where was Safin’s island?original ↗
11 Jan 2022
A Sermonoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2022

2021

No Time To Die – the first lookoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2021
The Definitive Guide To Bond’s Hardwareoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2021
A History of the Bond Quad Poster. Part 1/3original ↗
19 May 2021
A History of the Bond Quad Poster. Part 2/3original ↗
19 May 2021
A History of the Bond Quad Poster. Part 3/3original ↗
17 May 2021
Were the Bond films undercast? Sean Connery thought so.original ↗
9 May 2021
A selection of Japanese Bond posters.original ↗
22 Apr 2021
Walter Popporiginal ↗
13 Apr 2021
Fleming’s description of how Bond should be played on screen.original ↗
5 Apr 2021
James Bond and John Betjemanoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2021
The Whicker Documentaryoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2021
The Mysterious Japanese Islands That Appear In The Bond Filmsoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2021
How did Q reach Japan?original ↗
26 Feb 2021
James Bond and Jimmy Pageoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2021
Martin Benson (1918-2010)original ↗
12 Feb 2021
The definitive ranking of the mid-century James Bond filmsoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2021
The first appearance of Bond outside a book.original ↗
18 Jan 2021

2020

Did Ian Fleming write the books?original ↗
3 Dec 2020
Mr and Mrs Ian Flemingoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2020
Swinging Tokyo and the flight that almost killed Fleming.original ↗
28 Nov 2020
How James Bond destroyed my husbandoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2020
The Bond story with four different titles.original ↗
27 Nov 2020
Ian Fleming apologises.original ↗
27 Nov 2020
Mie Hama, 2020.original ↗
27 Nov 2020
The restaurants of Fleming and Bond.original ↗
2 Oct 2020
You Only Live Twice: title sequence.original ↗
19 Aug 2020
The Kenneth Lewis dust jackets.original ↗
3 Aug 2020
Fleming’s cars.original ↗
2 Aug 2020
The Truth. Where did James Bond live?original ↗
19 Jul 2020
The Bond Watchesoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2020
‘On this type of film the only themes to work with are sex or violence. I chose sex.’original ↗
16 Jun 2020
The True Story of James Bond’s Death.original ↗
12 Jun 2020
Johnny Jordan – cameraman extraordinaire.original ↗
22 May 2020
Valentine Fleming’s war serviceoriginal ↗
21 May 2020
Artist’s contract: From Russia With Loveoriginal ↗
16 May 2020
Ursula Andressoriginal ↗
15 May 2020
On location with Dr No.original ↗
14 May 2020
The early Bond Music: enter John Barry.original ↗
22 Apr 2020
The Martini and Bulldog Drummondoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2020
Ian Fleming’s family graveoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2020
Fleming’s final interviewsoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2020
El Vinooriginal ↗
26 Mar 2020
The Hilton Hotel's 007 Night Spotoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2020
The Pickwick Club.original ↗
19 Mar 2020
The early James Bond Music: Atoms In Space.original ↗
17 Mar 2020
You Only Live Twice: the story of the soundtrack.original ↗
13 Mar 2020
Kingsley Amis and James Bondoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2020

2019

On Her Majesty’s Secret Serviceoriginal ↗
14 Oct 2019
Bond Day at the British Film Institute, 2019.original ↗
2 Oct 2019
The Definitive Guide to the Bond Locations in Tokyo.original ↗
26 Sept 2019
Japan’s fatal air crashes in 1966original ↗
24 Sept 2019
No Time To Dieoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2019
Ian Fleming’s roast duck; and the role of the White Tower in the Bond story.original ↗
11 Jun 2019
Bond and helicopters: You Only Live Twiceoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2019
How H Clack’s Up-To-Date Throwing Saloon led to one of the most iconic dust jackets in book designoriginal ↗
22 May 2019
Fleming, Le Carré, and Deightonoriginal ↗
16 May 2019
Four Bond legends once lived in the same district of London.original ↗
12 May 2019
What route did Bond take from Fukuoka to Vladivostok?original ↗
5 May 2019
Pat Marriott – Bond illustratororiginal ↗
28 Apr 2019
Where the Nazis, Sorge, and Fleming hung out in Tokyo.original ↗
24 Apr 2019
Hibya Eiga Gekijou: the Bond cinema in Tokyo.日比谷映画劇場original ↗
24 Apr 2019
Printers of the Bond books.original ↗
24 Apr 2019
Ian Fleming’s favourite musicoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2019
Ian Fleming’s favourite Bond noveloriginal ↗
17 Apr 2019
The significance of the brands featured in The Man with the Golden Gunoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2019
The significance of brands in the Bond novels.original ↗
7 Apr 2019
Ian Fleming and Thameoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2019
Cherry Trees in Japanoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2019
Flying between London and Tokyo by the Comet 4 Jetliner.original ↗
2 Mar 2019
Sake and You Only Live Twiceoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2019
Whisky and You Only Live Twiceoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2019
You Only Live Twiceoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2019