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What to Read and Watch if You're Excited about 007: Road to a Million
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • November 09, 2023
Premiering on November 10, 007: Road to a Million is a new reality TV show inspired by none other than Bond, James Bond. Nine pairs of contestants compete in an epic global adventure for the prize of one million pounds. At the center of the action is Succession star, Brian Cox.
'Bond, James Bond.'
10 Little-Known Facts from the Making of the 007 Franchise
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 04, 2022
October 5 is James Bond Day and, in celebration, we've been reading up on the seventy-year history of the franchise. Read on for ten surprising facts we've uncovered.
James Bond: The Top Five
By Hugo Munday • November 06, 2015
President John F. Kennedy listed From Russia with Love among his top 10 favorite novels, and after a private screening of Dr. No at the White House he was reputed to have said "I wish I had James Bond on my staff." Bond was the creation of Ian Fleming, former pupil at England's most prestigious private school, member of British Intelligence during World War II, and off-spring of the Fleming family who owned a private bank. After World War II Fleming tried his hand at writing, and sixty years ago the first Bond book, Casino Royale, was born.
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