In this episode of the superb Cinematologists podcast, creator Dario Linares interviews me about Bond as an object of queer fascination, the expansion of a welcoming online community, reading texts oppositionally, possibilities of Bond's queer coding, gay assassins, Jim Fanning, and the potential next phase of Bond lore.

I was honoured to be one of the slick trigger fingers brought together for this glowing tribute to Her Majesty. As the evening continued it turned into a real Bonding experience for all of us. Plenty of heartfelt moments and laughs, just as she would have wanted.

I talk with director Matt Carter, whose new film, In From The Side, is a romance between gay rugby players. In this conversation we tackle (sorry!) 'gay film' cliches, masculinities, alternatives to monogamy, drinking culture and how to shoot sex scenes intimately but tastefully.

Bisexual Bond expert Ben Williams and I have been speaking for years behind the scenes, emboldening each other to be more openly queer. After they came out as non-binary, we thought it was about time we tackled The Big Stuff more publicly: gender binaries, putting who we’re attracted to into boxes and, perhaps most profoundly of all, what needs to be going down in our personal lives to make sense of Quantum of Solace.

For 70 years, Her Majesty was the only consistent recurring 'character' across the different versions of Bond, serving as a an inspiration for many, including women and those men who had to keep their sexuality secret.

I was asked to deliver a talk about Licence To Queer at Conway Hall in Central London. In this 10 minute presentation I speak about why I created an online space for queer Bond fans at the start of the Covid-19 lockdowns and how it has grown into a true community.

Shaking up the Fleming formula, Sherwood serves up an intensely refreshing cocktail of all of our favourite ingredients with plenty of surprises. From the first sip to the last, Sherwood thrills us, sates our thirst for new Bond stories and makes us crave whatever comes next.

With the first book in her new trilogy, Kim Sherwood has blown the world of Bond wide open - and then some! In this far-ranging conversation we discuss diversifying MI6, seeing 007 from different angles, setting up MCU-like threads for the next instalment and much more.

Do Bond stories belong in the romance genre? I weigh up the evidence with Manish Mathur on his It Pod To Be You podcast. I was asked on to talk about On Her Majesty’s Secret Service but we naturally deviated, bringing in many other stories, especially Casino Royale and No Time To Die, I.E. the ones that end badly! Ultimately we ask: doesn’t everyone, even 007, deserve a happy ending?

It was a sheer delight to interview actor Götz Otto, best known to Bond fans as henchman Mr Stamper in Tomorrow Never Dies. He’s even more entertaining in real life!

A new cocktail to commemorate 60 Years of Bond. Named for the Dr. No music cue by Monty Norman.