“Bond, James Bond”, utters Sean Connery in his first ever line as 007 across a chemin-de-fer table in 1962’s Dr. No, indelibly associating the effortlessly cool agent with some of cinema’s greatest casino scenes for the next five decades (although he’d probably find life easier if he just used an online casino). With Daniel Craig’s … >
Composer David Arnold will make his London concert debut this summer. Arnold will appear alongside an orchestra and band on Sunday 6 July at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the Songbook Series at London’s Festival Hall. David Arnold: A Life In Song will feature live performances of his best-known work, which includes Sherlock, … >
Bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst might soon top the UK singles chart, according to the latest odds from Ladbrokes. Following her success at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, the Austrian pop star now reportedly has a 5/1 shot to have a number one single in the UK charts this year. However, the odds … >
’80s James Bond actor Timothy Dalton stars in Sky Atlantic’s Penny Dreadful, a new psychological thriller series from Skyfall‘s writer John Logan and director Sam Mendes. Featuring some of literature’s most terrifying characters in Victorian London, the cast also includes Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, Billie Piper (Doctor Who), Rory Kinnear (Black Mirror). Dalton plays Sir … >
To celebrate BBC Worldwide’s release of Fleming: The Man Who Would be Bond on Monday 10 March, we’ve got DVDs to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to win 5 x … >
Dominic Cooper stars as Ian Fleming in Sky Atlantic’s new four-part drama, which follows the James Bond author from underachieving playboy to key figure in the Admiralty, drawing parallels between the writer and his iconic creation.
So this week, Ian Fleming runs around spending money that isn’t his, sleeping with women he shouldn’t, drinking too much and generally getting whatever he wants. In quieter moments, he sets up a covert ops team, writes up plans for the original CIA, and confuses the Nazi war machine by chucking corpses into the sea with fake ID papers.
We remember a time when Moonraker was on every Christmas. It seemed like there was no other Bond film in existence. It certainly seemed like no other Bond films got shown throughout the year.
Dominic Cooper stars as James Bond author Ian Fleming in Sky Atlantic’s new four-part drama, drawing parallels between the writer and his iconic creation.
Sky has released a set of videos looking at the making of Fleming, Sky Atlantic’s upcoming series about the life of James Bond author Ian Fleming.