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Spies and Other Gods: When spooks get spooked by self-doubt

You fancy James Wolff, an ex-spy writing under a pseudonym, struggled with life’s Big Questions when he was in service

Evening Standard

Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97

British writer brought wit, realism and class consciousness to cold war espionage fiction, reshaping the genre in the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Len Deighton obituary

Writer whose ‘anti-Bond’ hero in his 1962 novel The Ipcress File had a seismic impact on spy fiction

The Guardian - UK

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The Ipcress File author Len Deighton dies aged 97

Len Deighton, whose debut novel The Ipcress File was adapted into a film starring Sir Michael Caine, has died aged 97.

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Vesper at the Dorchester, bar review: Check in here for your licence to chill

Here is a bar with all the elegance of an early Bond, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard

Bond, James Bond: All 8 Actors Who Played 007, From 1954 To Present

There have been eight 007s. Soon there will be a 9th.

Cinemablend

Operation Heartbreak: An alternate history of Ian Fleming’s body on the beach

Operation Mincemeat is one of the better known operations of the Second World War, thanks to the film of the same name which was turned into an improbable musical. It caught the imagination because it was so very macabre: the body of a British officer would be found washed up…

Evening Standard

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It makes perfect sense for ‘worst-kept secret new Bond’ Callum Turner to be the next 007

COMMENT: The British actor is allegedly ‘blabbing all over town’ that he’s been cast in Denis Villeneuve’s super-spy reboot, and – following years of far-fetched claims that Paul Mescal or Jacob Elordi was about to don the famous tuxe – it’s finally a ‘new Bond’ rumour that’s actually believable, writes…

The Independent UK

Exclusive: 007 First Light will be a 'completely new experience from the ground up' for Bond, says IO Interactive

I sat down with IO Interactive's Theuns Smit to find out what to expect from its upcoming 007 First Light and whether the story-driven, action-adventure game will be the first of many.

Tom’s Guide

“Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade. I always had a sneaking ambition to do it”: How Paul McCartney reunited with ‘the fifth Beatle’ George Martin to create the classic Live And Let Die

It was the first rock song to open a Bond film

MusicRadar

Boozy scents are the new nightcap and these are the best

Boozy scent? Well, 'tis the season to be jolly says Melanie McDonagh

Evening Standard

Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases review – on the hunt with Holmes in restored 1920s mysteries

From stealing a photo for the King of Bohemia to battling the Napoleon of crime on a clifftop, Holmes is witty and watchable in these early Conan Doyle-approved dramas

The Guardian - UK

Apple's Best New Sci-Fi Show Just Hilariously Channeled James Bond

In 'Pluribus' Episode 6, there's a great James Bond spoof. But is there a deeper meaning here?

Inverse

Review: The British Spy Novelist Beloved by Fellow Spies

Tradecraft chronicles the career of John le Carré, intelligence officer turned author.

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Evening Standard

Hindujas: The UK's richest family — and their very awkward succession

The Hindujas brought billions to London and built its grandest hotel, but after the death of the family patriarch, what will happen to their empire?

Inverse

30 Years Later, Star Trek’s Most Surprising Spoof Was Way Ahead Of Its Time

Looking back on 30 years of 'Deep Space Nine's "Our Man Bashir" and how Star Trek actually impacted James Bond canon.

Tom’s Guide

30 years later, 'GoldenEye' remains one of the best James Bond movies

"Point Break," starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, redefined the action movie genre

Inverse

Reports Suggest That The James Bond Canon Ended In 2021. Here's Why That's BS

Bond’s demise in 'No Time to Die' has reportedly created a “huge creative headache” for the new regime. Or has it?

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“He said, ‘Great. Very nice record. Now tell me, who do you think we should get to sing it?’ That took me completely aback. After all, he was holding the Paul McCartney recording!”: The creation of Macca's explosive Bond theme Live And Let Die

“Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade. I always had a sneaking ambition to do it”

The Conversation

‘You and the Atom Bomb’: how George Orwell’s 1945 essay predicted the Cold War and nuclear proliferation

August 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Just a month after the attacks, on 19 October 1945, George Orwell published an essay in the London Tribune, entitled “You and the Atom Bomb”. In it, he surmised what if “the great nations make…

Euronews

Gunless 007? Amazon U-turn over James Bond firearm censorship backlash

The streamer has caused fan outrage after scrubbing 007's weapons from the original James Bond movie posters. They have quietly reversed their decision... Still, fans of the beloved spy franchise see this as a worrying sign for the series going forward under the tutelage of Amazon.

The Conversation

I write James Bond novels – here’s why Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will bring a crackling new intensity to 007

Our hero is on his way to confront danger, feign love and give away a little of his soul. As he takes a long plane journey over Europe into enemy territory, he reflects on what his younger self would make of him now: “Would he recognise himself beneath the surface…

The Conversation

Will the new James Bond embrace hi-tech gadgets in an age of AI? The films have a complicated history with technology

Development of a new James Bond film is underway at Amazon Studios, with the creater of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, now attached to write the screenplay, which will be directed by Denis Villeneuve.

The Independent UK

Taron Egerton explains why he doesn’t want to play James Bond

‘It kind of consumes your life, a role like that,’ said the actor

Cinemablend

After Rewatching On Her Majesty's Secret Service, I Need To Talk About How Important It Is To The James Bond Franchise

Yet another definitive case for why this cornerstone film matters.

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