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Bond & Beyond
by James Batchelor & Alex Boucher
A new podcast dedicated to the world's favourite secret agent. Every fortnight, Alex Boucher and James Batchelor delve into the world of Bond - not just the films that made him famous, but the original novels, video games and the many, many other characters inspired by him.Read more at http://bondandbeyond.libsyn.com/#yQaoV4owttKsy5el.99
Episodes
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Dossier #93: First Light by Lana Del Rey
Alex and James share their first impressions of First Light, the new title song for the upcoming 007 video game of the same name. Composed by David Arnold and performed by Lana Del Rey, this song should on paper be one of the greatest additions to the musical library of Bond, but how well do we...
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Dossier #92: Ranking the Pre-Titles Sequences
Alex and James are once again joined by friend of the show (and unofficial/semi-official third host) Sam for the latest ranking episode. This time, we're ranking the pre-title sequences. The criteria is simple: This applies to any scenes that appear before the opening title sequence, so that...
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Dossier #91: Bond Reskinned
Alex and James cast their eyes outwards from the established Bond casts and try to imagine other actors, actresses, directors and composers in a Bond role. Not just potential other 007s, but Ms, Qs, Moneypennys, villains, and more. For this exercise, we each chose two films and tried to imagine…
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Dossier #90: The Bond Connection
In this bumper-sized episode, Alex and James guide you through the history of every Bond adventure and the impact they had on the careers of their stars. From major villains to Bond girls to bit parts and cameos, we explore every notable name that appears throughout the series, whether it was at...
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Dossier #89: The Visual Language of Bond
James and Alex are joined by Josh Trett of Trett Films, a filmmaker and fellow Bond fan, to discuss the visual language of Bond. Josh and his brother were contracted by Ian Fleming Publications to create a trailer promoting Charlie Higson's excellent Bond novella On His Majesty's Secret Service -...
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Dossier #88: Introducing your children to Bond
James Bond is a generational franchise, often introduced by father to son. But when you find yourself in the role of the former, where - and, more importantly, when - do you start? Alex and James discuss their own earliest memories of Bond, their experience presenting Bond (or elements of Bond)…
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Dossier #87: Breaking Bond
This week, Alex and James are joined by friend of the show Simon Smith to discuss the moments that could have ended the entire Bond franchise. Following our Make or Break episode, we take a closer look at the Breaks: the films and behind-the-scenes developments that defined (and nearly destroyed)...
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Dossier #86: The Make Or Break Bond Films
In light of Goldeneye's recent anniversary re-release in cinemas (and given that not every 007 adventure will get the same treatment), Alex and James discuss which are the make-or-break Bond films. This is not about quality, nor is it killer vs filler. Instead, this is a look through the history…
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Dossier #85: Was Mission:Impossible the new Classic Bond?
Alex and James briefly turn their attention away from James Bond to discuss the adventures of Ethan Hunt. We take a look at the Mission: Impossible series, how it evolved over the course of eight films, as well as its strengths and weaknesses. Plus, keeping things on topic, we attempt to answer...
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Dossier #84: 007 First Light first look
Kicking off renewed efforts to deliver a more regular Bond & Bond listening experience, Alex and James share their impressions of the recent deep dive into upcoming video game 007 First Light. If you haven't already, make sure you watch the whole presentation before listening to this episode. We...
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Dossier #83: Discussing Denis Villeneuve
As Amazon-MGM continue to drip feed us details of the next Bond film, Alex and James discuss what we could expect now that Dune and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve has been given the helm for 007's 26th adventure. If you want to email us your thoughts on Villeneuve and what he'll…
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Dossier #82: 007 First Light reveal
Alex and James are back to discuss the next 007 outing - not a film, but a video game. Hitman developer IO Interactive has finally revealed 007 First Light, an action stealth adventure game that reimagines the story of how James Bond became a Double-O agent. We discuss how the studio's success…
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Dossier #81: How will Amazon handle 007?
Alex and James emerge from semi-retirement to discuss the latest big Bond news (and first major development in the series since No Time To Die released). With Amazon taking both ownership and full creative control of the 007 franchise, what does this mean for the future of James Bond? We discuss...
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Dossier #80: The Ultimate James Bond Draft
James and Alex return with something a little different. In this episode, we compete to see who can draft the Ultimate James Bond film by drawing from elements of all the previous films. We each choose our favourite Bond actor, villain, girl, henchman, vehicle, gadgets, locations, actions scenes...
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Dossier #79: With A Mind To Kill
Alex and James review Anthony Horowitz's third and final Bond novel, With A Mind To Kill. Set after the events of The Man With The Golden Gun (the original Ian Fleming novel, not the slide-whistle stunt film), the story sees Bond sent back into the heart of Russia to face the people who…
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Dossier #78: Overdue Bonding
Alex and James are back after a shamefully long absence, and the topic of this episode is all things Bond. We catch up on what we've been up to Bond-wise (and non-Bond-wise) for the past almost-year, including revisiting classic 007 video games, introducing the next generation of Bond fan to the...
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Dossier #77: Woefully Late Mailbag
In October 2021, you sent us your thoughts on No Time To Die. In June 2022, we recorded our responses. Now, in December 2022, we finally share them with you. We're very, very sorry. If you want to email us (we are reading them, we promise!), you can do so via [email protected]. You can...
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Dossier #76: The Sound of 007
Alex and James are joined by long-time friend of the show Rick Van Beem to discuss the Sound of 007 concert at the Royal Albert Hall, part of the 60th anniversary celebrations for James Bond's cinematic outings. James and Rick were able to go and see the concert live, and you can watch highlights...
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Dossier #75: 60 Years, 60 Facts - Part 2
Continuing our celebration of James Bond's 60th Anniversary in cinemas, we gather another 20 facts from the history of the franchise and attempt to out-fact each other with the trivia we have uncovered. (Why not play along, see how many you already know? And if you haven't done so, be sure to go...
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Dossier #74: Reinventing Bond
Earlier this year (actually, the same week we recorded this episode - so sorry for the delay), Bond overseers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson hinted that the next 007 film would be something of a reinvention. Which leaves us with a LOT of questions. On this episode, we discuss the various...
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Dossier #73: Goldenera interview
Alex and James are joined by Drew Roller, director of Goldenera - a documentary that extensively tells the story of Goldeneye 64. Drew shares with us more about how he become interested in the development of the most iconic James Bond video game of all time, his own experiences with the…
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Dossier #72: No Time To Die
Alex and James have had nine months to let the initial impressions of Craig's final 007 outing settle and are now ready to share their full opinions on No Time To Die. We work through the film in our standard review format, weighing up the highs and lows, while trying really hard not to get…
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Dossier #71: 60 Years, 60 Facts - Part I
Alex and James are back. In the first of a three-part episode, we'll be celebrating 60 Years of the James Bond with 60 facts - and here's the first 20. Your two hosts have each found 10 pieces of trivia about the films, actors, and more, and test each other's knowledge: for every fact the other...
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Dossier #70: Bond (And Beyond) Soundtracks
Alex and James are joined by composer and friend of the show Richey Rynkowski to discuss the best of Bond soundtracks. We speak to Richey about his experiences as a composer (including some brushes with Bond), and his thoughts on the highs and lows of the soundtracks found throughout the series.…
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Dossier #69: No Time To Die Mailbag
Alex and James read out your thoughts on No Time To Die, Daniel Craig's final and perhaps most divisive outing as 007. If you want to email us, you can do so via [email protected]. You can find us on Facebook (just search 'Bond & Beyond'), Twitter (@bondbeyondpod) and all our episodes…
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Dossier #68: No Time To Die - initial report
The long wait is finally over. After six years, more than half a decade, 72 full months... you can finally find out what we think of No Time To Die. This is not our full review, which will save for a much later viewing, but our initial impressions of the long-awaited 25th James Bond film and…
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Dossier #67: Timothy Dalton retrospective
Alex and James are joined by special guest Matt for the first out a new series of episodes in which we look back at the tenure of each James Bond actor. We start with Timothy Dalton, divisive in his own way but beloved by many fans. Dalton took over the role at perhaps the most interesting moment...
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Dossier #66: Whatever happened to the real Bond cars?
Something special for you this time, and the perfect follow-up to our Ranking The Bond Cars episode. Alex and James are joined by Alan Porter, author of The James Bond Lexicon and member of the Ian Fleming Foundation - the group that tracks down, restores and exhibits all the vehicles used in the...
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Dossier #65: Ranking The Bond Cars
Alex and James are rejoined by friend of the show Sam for our third ranking episode. This time, we're talking Bond cars. Listen in as we debate which is the greatest Bond car, taking one from each of the 24 films and judging them based on appearance, gadgetry, use in action sequences, whether or...
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Dossier #64: Forever And A Day
Following our review of Anthony Horowitz's debut Bond novel Trigger Mortis, we take a look at his second 007 story. 007 is dead, and an up-and-coming young agent (one James Bond) has been sent to investigate. Listen in as we walk through this tale of intrigue set in the south of France built…
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Dossier #63: Trigger Mortis
James and Alex tackle their first book review: Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz. SPOILER WARNING: We basically break down the whole book. In this non-Fleming Bond novel written in Fleming's style, 007 must protect a British racing legend from Russian assassins during a dangerous race on the...
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Dossier #62: Bond Games
With the announcement that Hitman developer IO Interactive is working on a new James Bond game, Alex and James are joined by friend of the show and game developer Simon Smith to discuss 007's track record with video games. Naturally, a good chunk of this show is dedicated to our hopes for IO's…
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Dossier #61: Ranking the Villains
Following the fun we had with our Ranking The Bond Songs episode, we attempt to rank something even more challenging: the villains. Alex Shaw of the School of Movies podcast - and author of the New Century Multiverse series - joins us to weigh up each Bond villain's plot based on how dangerous…
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Dossier #60: Remembering Sean Connery
Following the sad news of Sean Connery's passing, Alex and James pay tribute to the man who defined James Bond for so many people. We reflect on his varied career and some of his best roles, the quality of his performance as James Bond, some of his most iconic moments, his surprising final turn…
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Dossier #59: Bond Marathons
Alex and James are joined by Richard and Nia Setters – our first Bond fan couple. The Setterses talk us through a particularly important coping mechanism for the COVID lockdown: a James Bond marathon. Every Monday night, they have watched a Bond film - from Dr No to Spectre. We discuss the highs...
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Dossier #58: (This is) No Time To Delay
Alex and James are joined by friend of the show and regular guest Gez to discuss the terrible news: No Time To Die has been delayed. Again. Bond fans now have to wait until April 2021 to see 007's 25th outing, so in the meantime we kill about 40 minutes of the five-month extension to our wait by...
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#Dossier 57: No Time To Die Trailer 2 Discussion
With what is likely to be the final trailer for No Time To Die now availabe, Alex and James share their thoughts on this tantalising glimpse into Daniel Craig's last outing. Tune in for a lot of excitement, a little apprehension and probably more speculation than is healthy give the trailer is…
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Dossier #56: Ranking The Bond Songs
James, Alex and special guest Sam attempt the unwise, perhaps the impossible: ranking the Bond title songs from best to worst. Setting themselves a strict(ish) time limit, our triumvirate picks apart each and every Bond anthem, weighing them up against each other as well as how well they stand up...
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Dossier #55: Bondisms on TV
Following our look at Bond elements appearing in animated and family films, James and Alex turn their attention towards TV. Once again, we're not discussing straight up Bond parodies or homages such as Archer, Chuck or Alias. Instead, we're looking at specific moments that pay tribute to film's...
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Dossier #54: Bondisms in animated and family films
Alex and James look beyond Bond to see how 007 is honoured, referenced and even mocked in animated family films. Given the series' history of 50-plus years, it's no surprise that hallmarks of the Bond films appear in other movies but which key ingredients of 007's outings do people draw from? Our...
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Dossier #53: Watch Party Announcement
Hello, remember us? James and Alex are back with a short announcement: we're hosting a watch party, where we all gather on Facebook to share comments and thoughts on a classic James Bond film as we watch at the same time. We are starting (as Cubby's Law dictates) with Dr No, the 1962 big screen...
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Dossier #52: No Time To Die Trailer discussion
Alex and James share their thoughts on the first trailer for Daniel Craig's upcoming finale, No Time To Die. Was it everything we wanted for a trailer? Were we wrong about our previous predictions, and how many potentially new wrong predictions can we make from just two minutes of footage? Listen...
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Dossier #51: Secret Cinema Casino Royale
Earlier this year, Alex and friend of the show/semi-regular guest Gez attended a Secret Cinema showing of Casino Royale. Shortly after, we recorded this episode… and now we can finally release it. For those not in the know, Secret Cinema is an event where attendees engage in a roleplaying...
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Dossier #50 - Casino Royale 1967
Seven James Bonds went to Casino Royale... Alex and James review what is quite possibly the worst film ever to feature James Bond (albeit in an unofficial, parodical capacity). We discuss the absolute mess that is 1967's Casino Royale, a comedy film in which the real 007 (apparently) and a bunch…
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Dossier #49 - Desert Island Mailbag
We're back with our latest episode full of your message. This time, it's all centred around our (semi)recent Desert Island Bond episode. We asked you to choose the 007 film, novel, soundtrack, song, video game, gadget, vehicle, girl and Felix/Not Felix you would want if you were trapped on a…
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Dossier #48: Desert Island Bond
Picture, if you will, being stranded on an island -- like Crab Key without the Dragon tank/luxury villain's lair. To sustain you in our loneliness, you have a few items and characters from the history of Bond. Which do you choose? Alex and James discuss their desert island picks when it comes to...
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Dossier #47: Bond 25 Mailbag
We're back (again!). Alex and James are joined by long-time friend of the show and semi-regular guest Gez to dig through our inbox and share your thoughts on that awkward Bond 25 reveal. Given our lengthy absence (sorry again!), new information has come to light about Daniel Craig's final outing,...
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Dossier #46: Bond 25 Reveal
Following last week's much hyped 'reveal' of Bond 25, James and Alex dust of their mics and discuss how the whole affair, er, left them wanting. With no title and only minor plot details revealed, much of Bond 25's production seems up in the air. Does this worry us? Who do we think each of the…
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Dossier #45: On location for A View To A Kill
Bond & Beyond is back, with a very special, slightly experimental episode. Bookending our break nicely, we return to A View To A Kill - but this time we're on location in San Francisco. Having flown out for a work trip, Alex and James met up to visit some of the most iconic locations from the…
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Dossier #44: A View To A Kill
And so we finally come to the last Bond & Beyond review for 007's cinematic adventures (until they make more of them). James and Alex go through every detail of Roger Moore's final outing as the iconic British spy, from the questionable use of the Beach Boys to Max Zorin's on-brand choice of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A new podcast dedicated to the world's favourite secret agent. Every fortnight, Alex Boucher and James Batchelor delve into the world of Bond - not just the films that made him famous, but the original novels, video games and the many, many other characters inspired by him.Read more at http://bondandbeyond.libsyn.com/#yQaoV4owttKsy5el.99
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James Batchelor & Alex Boucher
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