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Back to BondThe Living Daylights Mark and Kate are back after a little hiatus. In this episode they commune with each other about The Living Daylights. Set in England, Bratislava, Vienna and Afghanistan, our new James Bond must solve a mystery surrounding the kidnapping of a KGB agent who he has helped escape to the West. He will use all of his skills with help from a cellist and the leader of the Afghan resistance and some handy gadgets from Q. Join Mark and Kate as they keenly chat through what was a wonderfully valiant effort for the first Timothy Dalton film...2024-09-221h 20
Back to BondA View To A KillThis is it, the final Roger Moore Bond film - A View to a Kill. Boy, were we ready for this to die. Bond must stop a business man from having the monopoly over Silicon Valley, and he is also a blood thirsty psychopath, there's horserace cheating and disaster afoot. If you liked the year of 1985, you will love Mark and Kate chatting about 1985 for the first 20 minutes of the episode. Another pair of villains were too good for this film - Zorin and May Day, Q attempts to be hip with the kids by "inventing" a robot dog...2024-08-301h 17
Back to BondOctopussyAn all-time high! Join Mark and Kate as they review Octopussy. Set in mostly India and Berlin during the later stages of the Cold War, Bond must work out where and when a nuclear bomb will be detonated with the help of Vijay, a British Secret Service Intelligence Operative and Octopussy who uses a travelling circus as a front for smuggling. Mark and Kate loved it, hear them fawn over Roger Moore and Vijay Amritraj's performances and the return of Maud Adams. There will be chat about the year of 1983, music and an interpretation of what a...2024-08-231h 17
Back to BondFor Your Eyes OnlyFor your eyes only, only for you. Join Mark and Kate as they go through the 1981 spectacular that is For Your Eyes Only. Set in Greece, Italy and a brief stop in Albania, James Bond must stop the ATAC missile detection system falling into the wrong hands, while a beautiful woman is avenging her parents recent untimely deaths. This is one of Mark and Kate's favourites and they want you to enjoy it too. If you stick around to the end, you get to hear - the alternative Bonds. Starring Roger Moore, Carol Bouquet, Chaim Topol. Julian...2024-08-161h 08
Back to BondMoonrakerIt's time for Bond in Space - but we don't spend very long there. Join Mark and Kate as they chat through Moonraker: the premise is thin, there are two boat chases and a lot of glass. Mark and Kate also chat about Paul McGann, Martin Shaw and skip important topics like eugenics and how difficult it would be to actually live on the Moon. Starring Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corrine Cléry and the short but sweet appearance from Toshirō Suga. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, 1979.2024-08-091h 01
Back to BondThe Spy Who Loved MeNobody does it better, makes me feel sad for the rest. Mark and Kate talk about The Spy Who Loved Me, and they did indeed love watching the film. James Bond travels to Austria, Egypt, Sardinia, with the equally amazing Triple X, Bond's Russian counterpart. Join Mark and Kate as they talk about the film, music, do some unwanted impersonations, and Mark reveals a claim to fame from his family's past.Starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel, Curd Jürgens, and an underused Queen of Scream Caroline Munro as Naomi the helicopter pilot, who M...2024-08-021h 22
Back to BondThe Man with the Golden Gun Kate and Mark review the sophomore Roger Moore movie, The Man with the Golden Gun. Topically for the times the story revolves around a stolen device which can solve the then current energy crisis. Bond receives a bullet from the mysterious Scaramanga the infamous Golden Gun shooter of the title. Join us as we dissect the Man with the Golden Gun. Starring Roger Moore, Bernard Lee, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland , Maud Adams and the great Soon-Taik Oh. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Released 1974. 2024-07-271h 21
Back to BondLive & Let DieIt's time for one of the best Bond films of the series: Live & Let Die. There's a new Bond and he has joined the war on drugs as he travels to San Monique, Louisiana and a brief visit to New York, to stop heroin coming into the United States. Laugh along with Mark and Kate and they lovingly go through the film and enjoy every minute of it. Starring Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Julius Harris, Geoffrey Holder, Earl Jolly Brown, Gloria Hendry and last but not least Clifton James as JW Pepper. Directed...2024-07-191h 10
Back to BondDiamonds Are ForeverDiamonds are forevvvveeeerrrrr! Mark and Kate chat about Diamonds are Forever, set in Amsterdam, Vegas and briefly California. We have two gay villains, whom Mark and Kate desperately want to have their own assassin franchise. There will be a lot of speculation as to why did Sean come back for one last film (or is it his last Bond film?)? Thank God for Shirley Bassey who also returns to do the theme. ***A little extra discretion for this episode because Mark and Kate are going to swear more than usual. Starring Sean Connery, Jill St...2024-07-121h 20
Back to BondOn Her Majesty's Secret ServiceJoin Mark and Kate for one of their more serious episodes of Back to Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Mostly set in the beautiful Murren, Switzerland, they endlessly gab on unabashed, at the simple storyline, complicated characters and a Bond girl that cannot be bested. However, like this episode, some plotlines are not concluded as seamlessly as they could have been. Starring George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Gabriele Ferzetti, Telly Savalas and the hilarious Ilse Steppat as Irma Bunt. Directed by Peter R. Hunt 1969. 2024-07-051h 07
Back to BondYou Only Live TwiceYou only live twice, or so they say... Join Mark and Kate as they chat about the film that has it all, deep undercover espionage, a secret volcano lair (spoiler) and best of all 'Little Nelly'. Starring Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Karin Dor, Mie Hama, Tetsuro Tanba and the fantasmigorical Donald Pleasence. Directed by Lewis Gilbert (1967).Questions or comments? backtobondpodcast@gmail.comLike what you hear? A one off episode donation can be made at buymeacoffee.com/backtobondpodcast2024-06-281h 21
Back to BondThunderball Mark and Kate swim through the mire that is the 4th instalment of Eon s Bonds movies the visually stunning Thunderball. Bondies prepare for a rocky ride. Starring Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi, and Aldolfo Celi. Directed by Terence Young. 2024-06-251h 10
Back to BondThunderballMark & Kate swim through the mire that is Thunderball. Listen and find out how James Bond saves the world (ahem Ludislav Kutze) from nuclear destruction at the hands of Emilio Largo. Thunderball stars Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi and Aldolfo Celi. Directed by Terence Young. 2024-06-211h 12
Back to BondGoldfingerGooooollldfingggeeerrr! Mark and Kate review one of their favourites - Goldfinger. Listen along as they go through the simple yet effective plotline and have a brief discussion about "that scene". Goldfinger: Starring Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe and the formidable yet underused Harold Sakata. 2024-06-141h 06
Back to BondFrom Russia With Love Kate and Mark review the sophomore Bond extravaganza (generously described) movie, From Russia with Love. James Bond is in Istanbul to seduce a Russian double agent and to retrieve the Lektor machine. Sean Connery stars along with Pedro Armendariz and Daniela Bianchi. Directed by Terence Young. Released 1963. 2024-06-071h 05
Back to BondEpisode 1 Dr NoWelcome to Mark and Kate's first episode of Back to Bond. Dr No will be discussed in it's entirety. Sit back and enjoy Mark and Kate's opinions, silly chat, socio-political and behind the scenes tidbits of the inaugural film of the Bond franchise, Dr No. Directed by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery, the first Bond. 2024-05-311h 05