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In today’s Diary: Ralph Fiennes on Russia / Laura Kuenssberg in Vogue / Pity Bond, says 007 author / Tom Hiddleston incognito at Zawe Ashton screening / Tories’ Lib Dem love-in

The bestselling author and TV writer is about to release his 56th book. He speaks to Hannah Stephenson about the role of social media in spreading ‘harmful’ views, his belief that writers are self-censoring, and how his wife Hill is his most important critic

The author has written three titles in the James Bond book franchise, but says he will not be doing any more.

‘People seem to take offence a great deal more easily than they used to,’ says the bestselling author and TV writer,

It was owned by the original James Bond himself until his death in 2020.

A hit in England and now streaming on Peacock, the six-part Channel 4/Peacock coproduction “The Undeclared War” will likely find a smaller fan base here, especially younger ones (it’s rated TV-MA but the sexual and verbal content is aggressively discreet). It’s a frustrating watch, never crass or sloppy, but underpowered.

The film franchise began 60 years ago in 1962.

In Season 3, Star Trek: Lower Decks does not go boldly where no franchise series has gone before, and that’s what makes it brilliant.

James Bond producers signed an agreement with film studio Warner Bros to make sure the 007 movies - which have raked in billions of pounds - carry on beyond the 75th anniversary of the original thriller

The family of the late James Bond star put the car from his personal collection up for sale after he died aged 90 in 2020

The car is synonymous with the James Bond franchise and the car is the only one to be personally owned by Sean Connery. Unfortunately, a British bidder missed out on bringing it home.