Join Dan and Tom for a James Bond behind the scenes conversation with one of the most knowledgeable James Bond experts in the business. Author, screenwriter, and documentary maker John Cork has spent decades talking with the people who built the James Bond movies. He co-wrote James Bond: The Legacy and the James Bond Encyclopedia, and he is one of the founders of the Ian Fleming Foundation. You’ve seen his documentaries on the James Bond DVD sets.

Sitting among the Foundation’s collection of real Bond vehicles, John shares what those people told him. You’ll hear why Harry Saltzman deserves far more credit than he gets. You’ll learn how writer Richard Maibaum shaped the Bond we know on screen. John also takes us into the room in 1993, when he helped Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson rethink who James Bond should be before GoldenEye.

Then the fun really starts. John settles a long-running music debate and names the greatest stunt in movie history. He also shares some wild Bond casting stories, including the time Michael G. Wilson asked him who should be the next 007. Let’s just say John is glad nobody listened. We also get his honest take on what Daniel Craig brought to the role.

From DR. NO to NO TIME TO DIE, this is a fan-to-fan chat packed with stories you won’t find on the back of a DVD box. Press play, pour yourself a martini, and get to know the people behind the Bond legend wit our look at James Bond behind the scenes.

In This Episode

Why GOLDFINGER was built like a string of jokes, with a punchline in every scene.
The FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE fight that every Bond movie since has tried to top.
A boat chase goof in LIVE AND LET DIE that’s hiding in plain sight.
Why John says guns are the least important weapons in a Bond movie.
The interview that slipped away, and why it still stings.
In how many James Bond movies do you see the Aston Martin DB5?
Some of the famous names that have been considered to play James Bond over the years.

Links we mention in the episode:

Ian Fleming Foundation: https://www.ianflemingfoundation.org
- You can also Google “Friends of the Ian Fleming Foundation” to support the group
John Cork’s article recalling his dinners with Sean Connery on the From Sweden With Love website.

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