The James Bond A-Z Podcast
Hosted by lifelong James Bond fans – film journalist Tom Butler, journalist Tom Wheatley, and film industry professional Brendan Duffy – The James Bond A-Z Podcast is an encyclopaedic introduction to the people behind the world’s greatest spy film franchise. Each episode covers the key creatives and characters from every James Bond film from 1962’s 'Dr No' to 2021’s 'No Time To Die', talking about Ken Adam to Max Zorin, and everything in-between. The show shines a light on every aspect of the filmmaking process answering many of the questions you always wanted to ask about the 007 films, and we are occasionally joined by guests who offer a unique perspective on the films. "The 90 Best Podcasts of 2022" - Esquire UK "This is a celebration of Bond" - Film Stories "Endearing" - Radio Times Note: This podcast is not affiliated with the James Bond brand, Eon, MGM or the Ian Fleming estate.
Episodes
On this bonus episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reconvene to share their final thoughts and opinions on IO Interactive's new Bond game 007: First Light after having completed the main story.
They discuss comparisons to Hitman, the game's story, gameplay mechanics, guns, gadgets, cars and much more,
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On this bonus episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcasts, hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a detour into the world of Bond video games to celebrate the release of IO Interactive's 007: First Light, the first new Bond console game in 12 years.
The team explore the origins of the game, discuss its development, and share their thoughts on First Light after having played it for several hours.
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On this New Year episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunite in person for another Hogmanay special.
The team looks back at the best movies and TV of 2025 (they delve deep into Celebrity Traitors, apologies in advance), casts an eye over the most exciting movies of 2026, and discusses what they want from Bond 26. They also play a game of Bond box office trivia.
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On this festive episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunite in person for another Christmas special, a second helping of The Pudcast, if you will.
The team look back over a news-filled year in Bond, gets excited for 007: First Light, and finally share their thoughts on all the James Bond 26 news, including the new producers, director Denis Villeneuve, and writer Steven Knight.
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On this special episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reconvene for a special episode to pay tribute to the end of the Eon era of the James Bond films and look ahead to what the future holds for 007 under the creative control of Amazon MGM.
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On this New Year episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunited in person for our first ever Hogmanay special.
The team look ahead to the cultural highlights of 2025, decide the Best and Worst of 007, and play a game of Bond trivia darts.
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On this festive episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunited in person for another Christmas special that we're calling The Pudcast.
The team look back at the cultural highlights of 2024, look back at the year in Bond, and look ahead (again) to Bond 26.
Joyeux Noël!
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On Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 Goldfinger, the third James Bond film, celebrated the 60th anniversary of its premiere, and Tom and Brendan were at Pinewood Studios for a special outdoor screening of the film.
We took the opportunity to record a mini-episode from the home of James Bond, where 23 out of the 25 official 007 were made.
Please raise a glass for the diamond anniversary of the gold standard Bond film.
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On this festive episode of the James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy and Tom Wheatley reunite for another Christmas special.
The team look back at the cultural highlights of 2023, share thoughts on the year in Bond, and look ahead to Bond 26.
Feliz navidad!
James Bond will return...
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On this final episode of the James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy reconvene to wrap up their journey of discovery though the world of 007.
They discuss any loose ends and unfinished business that remain after 109 episodes.
They welcome back original co-host Tom Wheatley to look back at all 27 Bond films for a ranking of sorts.
They discuss the creatives of the Bond world that deserve a place on the Mount Rushmore ...
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letters X, Y, and Z
Topics covered include:
The X-ray gadgets of Bond and other X-related tidbits
Freddie Young, the cinematographer of You Only Live Twice
Terence Young, the director of Dr No, From Russia With Love, and Thunderball
Zao, Rick Yune's Die Another Day henchman
Hans Zimmer, th...
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by author AJ Black to tackle 1967's You Only Live Twice.
The team do a mammoth deep dive into the story behind Sir Sean Connery's fifth outing as James Bond 007, with the writer of The Cinematic Connery to share insight into Connery's mindset in 1967.
We explore the development of the script, the movie's production in Japan and the ...
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the life and career of Michael G. Wilson.
The step-son of original James Bond producer Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli has been producing 007 films longer than any other producer in the series's history.
On this episode we explore his early life, education and career, and his entry into the world of Bond.
We discuss his input into the films during the 1...
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letter W.
Topics covered include:
Bond's weapon of choice: The Walther PPK
Oscar-winning sound designer Norman Wanstall
No Time To Die writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Thunderball co-writer Jack Whittingham
The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker writer Christopher Wood
Action director Arthur Wooster
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On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy explore the characters creatives of the 007 films that fall under the letters U and V.
Topics covered include:
United Artists, the studio behind Bond for many years
Universal Exports, a long-running, recurring 007 component
Venice, the Italian location used in three Bond films
Vodka Martini, Bond's tipple of choice
Plus characters including Valenka, Vargas, ...
On this episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Tom Wheatley for another Christmas special.
The team look back 2022's 60 Years of Bond celebrations, do a spoiler-filled review of Daniel Craig's new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, play a game of higher or lower, and look ahead to the future of Bond.
We also take a look at our listener correspondence, and much, much more.
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On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Jack Cross to tackle 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies.
The team do a mammoth deep dive into the story behind Pierce Brosnan's second outing as James Bond 007.
We explore the troubles that impacted development and production, the team behind the film, the story of its shoot, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more.
We also l...
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1965's The World Is Not Enough
The team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Sean Connery's fourth outing as James Bond 007.
We explore the legal wrangling behind the book, the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more.
We also look at the film's legacy, and where it stand...
On the latest episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy are joined by Cinema Savvy's George Aldridge to tackle 1999's The World Is Not Enough
The team do a deep dive into the story behind Pierce Brosnan's third outing as James Bond 007.
We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more.
We also look at the film's legacy, and where ...
On the 100th episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast hosts Tom Butler and Brendan Duffy tackle 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me.
Joined by our special guest Scott Hardy, from the SpyHards podcast, the team do a deep dive into the story behind Sir Roger Moore's third outing as James Bond 007.
We explore the team behind the film, the story of its production, its cast, crew, the locations, stunts, and much more.
We also look at the film's ...
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