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The James Bond Files
When it comes to the world of 007, there are always surprises,
mysteries, and news about the most famous secret agent of them
all.
Here, “The James Bond Files” include stories
you haven’t heard from insiders and experts, insights into
rare Bond projects, and reviews of neglected contributions to the
literary and cinematic realms of Her Majesty’s Favorite
Secret Servant.
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Flashback – James Bond Avalanche ~
Throughout the year 2023, Wes Britton celebrates 70 years of
James Bond with a series of very special guests on his internet
radio show Flashback, including ~
Actors ~
► George Lazenby,
actor best known as the second James Bond in On Her Majesty’s
Secret Service (1969).
► Luciana Paluzzi,
actress best known as “Fiona Volpe” in
Thunderball (1965).
► Trina Parks, actress
and singer best known as “Thumper” in Diamonds
Are Forever (1971).
► Max Vesterhalt,
actress and model who worked with Roger Moore in For Your Eyes
Only (1981).
► Will Yun Lee,
best known as “Colonel Tan-Sun Moon” in Die
Another Day (2002).
► Jeannine Bisignano,
actress who worked with Timothy Dalton in License to Kill
(1989).
Film Participants ~
► Vic Flick, guitarist best
known for the iconic James Bond theme.
► Robert Short,
Hollywood technical advisor.
Authors ~
► Dr. Kathryn Harkup,
author of Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of
James Bond.
► Simon Firth, author of
On the Tracks of 007: Filming James Bond in the Bahamas.
► James L. Neibaur and
Gary Schneeberger, co-authors of From Connery to Craig: The
James Bond Film Series.
► Robert Weiner,
co-editor of James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films
are Not Enough.
► Matt Sherman,
James Bond fan and organizer of Bond cruises.
► Mark
O’Connell, author and James Bond fan.
► Aaron Cooley,
author and James Bond fan.
► Deborah Lipp,
author of The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book: Fun, Facts, &
Trivia About the James Bond Movies.
► Edward Biddulph,
author of Double-O Dining – A James Bond Cookbook.
► Mark Edlitz,
author of James Bond After Fleming: The Continuation Novels.
Collectors and Historians ~
► Danny
Biederman, collector of “Spy-Fi” movie and television
props, gadgets, and artifacts.
► Peter Lorenz,
German art collector.
The O.F. Snelling 007 Archives ~
► The O.F. Snelling
007 Archives, Introductory Notes by Wesley Britton –
Special Feature
► Double-O-Seven – James Bond Under
the Microscope, by O.F. Snelling – large PDF file
► The Disagreeable
Dornford Yates – An Essay by O.F. Snelling
► The O.F. Snelling
007 Letters, Introductory Notes by Ronald Payne
► The O.F. Snelling
007 Letters, Part 1 – Selected Correspondence, 1979-1994
► The O.F. Snelling 007
Letters, Part 2 – Selected Correspondence, 1979-1994
► The O.F. Snelling 007
Letters, Part 3 – Selected Correspondence, 1979-1994
The Vic Flick Files ~
► The
Vic Flick Tribute Album – A Very Special Tribute to the Legendary
Vic Flick to Commemorate his 60 Years as a Spy Guitarist
► Vic Flick – Bond and Beyond, by David
Foster – PDF file
► Spy Guitar – From
Vic Flick to Spy-Fi
► Re-discovering
007, the British Invasion, and “Swinging London”, Too
– Vic Flick and the Guitar That Changed a Generation
The Peter Vollmer Files ~
► The Peter
Vollmer Files, Introductory Notes by Wesley Britton –
Special Feature
► The Re-Boot of PER FINE
OUNCE: A Continuation Novel That Isn’t What You Think,
by Wesley Britton – Posted at
Literary 007
► Per Fine Ounce, by Peter Vollmer
– Check out the first chapters of this book!
► Pictures of
South Africa, A selection of photos of South Africa from Peter
Vollmer
The Geoffrey Jenkins Files ~
► The
Geoffrey Jenkins Files, Part 1 – 1959-1966 – PDF file
► The
Geoffrey Jenkins Files, Part 2 – The Second Era – PDF
file
► The
Geoffrey Jenkins Files, Part 3 – The Final Four – PDF
file
Interviews with Insiders ~
► When James Bond
Met Edgar Cayce – Q&A With George Lazenby
► Beyond
Thunderball – Robert Sellers Talks about Bond and
Other Brits
► Untold Stories of
007, Part I – Writer Ronald Payne Shares Some Secrets
► Untold Stories of
007, Part 2 – The James Bond Curse?
► Untold Stories of
007, Part 3 – The Secret Script to Warhead
007 Resources and Articles ~
► Behind the Scenes of DoubleShot
– How and Why Raymond Benson Put Me Into His Fourth
007 Thriller by Iwan Morelius – PDF file
► The Secret Origins of James Bond –
The Untold Influence of Dennis Wheatley on Ian Fleming,
by Jeremy Duns – PDF file
► OSS 117, 007, and Alfred Hitchcock –
A French Secret Agent and the Bond Bonanza, by Ronald
Payne – Posted at
Spy Wise Blog
► A James Bond
Mystery – What and Where is The Green Jade
Mahjong?
► “Where
Has Everybody Gone?” – Forgotten Songs from
The Living Daylights
► The Man
With the Golden Words – A Spy-ography of Richard
Maibaum
Wes Britton in Books on Bond ~
► Wes Britton’s article on the music in the Bond
films is one of 40 essays in the 2011 book from Cambridge University Press
James Bond in World and Popular Culture
– The Films are Not Enough, edited by Robert G.
Weiner, B. Lynn Whitfield and Jack Becker
► Ian Fleming’s Seven ‘Deadlier’
Sins: AVARICE – Posted at
Literary 007
Wes Britton at Other Websites ~
► Review – Forever and a Day: A James Bond Novel,
by Anthony Horowitz – Posted at
Book
Pleasures
► Review – The James Bond Bedside Companion
(Kindle Edition), by Raymond Benson – Posted at
BlogCritics
► Review – Carte Blanche – A New James Bond
Novel, by Jeffery Deaver – Posted at
Book
Pleasures
► Review – Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels
– Zero Minus Ten; The Facts of Death; The Man with
the Red Tattoo, by Raymond Benson – Posted at
Book
Pleasures
► Review – The Black Stiletto, by Raymond Benson
– Posted at
Book
Pleasures
► Review – The True Adventures of the World’s
Greatest Stuntman – My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond,
Superman and Other Movie Heroes, by Vic Armstrong, Robert
Sellers, Steven Spielberg – Posted at
Book
Pleasures
► Review – James Bond in World and Popular Culture
– The Films are Not Enough – Posted
at CommanderBond.net
► Seeking a Quantum of Solace –
From W. Somerset Maugham to Daniel Craig – Posted at
Dr. Shatterhand’s Botanical Garden
► A Double Shot of 007 – Devil May
Care Meets The Moneypenny Diaries –
Posted at Leslie
Charteris, under “Features”
► Battle for Bond
Redux – Robert Sellers’ Thunderball Book
Returns – Posted at CinemaRetro
►
An Interview With Benjamin Pratt – Posted
at CommanderBond.net
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