At The Flicks

Welcome to the first of a two part discussion about the James Bond films of the 1960’s – a time when Graham was young. Followers of the show may remember that back in 2020 we had a number of episodes with our American friend Elijah discussing these very Bond films.  Elijah had never seen a Bond film before we started that series and it was interesting to get his perspective of a series of films that are over 50 years old.  Judging from the correspondence we received, those shows were a hit with you, our listeners.  To conclude that series we were going to bring in a James Bond aficionado to give us his view on those auspicious beginnings for James Bond.  A big thank you to Jon Yates for his time and knowledge in the episodes which follow. In this first part of our analysis, we talk the beginnings of the James Bond franchise, Sean Connery and the wonderful ladies who became the Bond girls. Like the films we hope our sometimes-irreverent talk amuses and entertains you. A brief word about Mr Jon Yates.  Not