In the latest instalment of their popular series uncovering how Bond films developed through the scripting process, Tom Mason and David Lowbridge-Ellis set their gunbarrel sights on The World Is Not Enough. Early versions of the script reveal significantly different locations, different action sequences, different characters and different versions of the infamous gag which brings the film to its memorable climax!

Your hosts recount their trip to Buckingham Palace to pick up David's MBE, the climactic 007GB event of 2023 and their experience of David Arnold's intimate live gig. After making a Doctor Who-themed Martini, they run through Christmas gift ideas for Bond fans, the release of Mark Edlitz's new book and finish with a discussion of Bond-tangential media they have enjoyed, including the film Saltburn and a 'shaken not stirred' Super Mario video game.

What did David and Antony think of the Amazon Prime show? Listen to this Licence to Queer podcast to find out! WARNING: Contains spoilers for the first two episodes and David gets quite passionate! (But maybe not for the reasons you might be expecting)

We all love Bond Girls but the reasons for this aren’t always obvious. As beautiful as Bond Girls are, their enduring worldwide appeal is surely down to more than just looking good? I NEED YOU to take part in this research - the results of which will be included in a new book!

Antony and David reflect on another busy month which included David introducing a special screening of Casino Royale and interviewing six Bond authors at Pinewood Studios for Bondstars. They also discuss the Doctor Who connections with Bond (Doctor Who is celebrating its 60th anniversary), Halloween-related articles on the LTQ website, the Roger Moore auction and David receiving a very special item that once belonged to Roger Moore.

Check out Licence to Queer’s interviews with Bond authors Raymond Benson, Kim Sherwood and Charlie Higson. Each is available as a video and a podcast.

Daniel Craig’s debut allowed more people than ever before to not only see themselves as James Bond, but also want to be part of his world. A panel of (00)7 huge fans - including LTQ’s own David Lowbridge-Ellis - discussed the continual reinvention of Bond ahead of a very special screening.

The Living Daylights may be Timothy Dalton’s picture, but it is Kara Milovy’s story, writes Craig Gent. In this love letter to one of the most underestimated Bond girls in the franchise, Craig writes that far from being naïve, she has nothing to declare… “except for cello!”

Licence to Queer's David Lowbridge-Ellis joins the James Bond Cocktail Hour podcast to discuss what could have been Timothy Dalton's film as 007. On the basis of this script, it could have had a drastically different tone!

Boys with toys! Although he’s been made into a doll repeatedly, James Bond is more than a mere action figure. Patriarchy can be harmful to men as well as women and Bond has helped many boys navigate a society where being on the receiving end of violence or dealing it out oneself is often seen a rite of passage. Having had his own childhood memories triggered by watching - of all things - the Barbie movie, Craig Gent explores what else Bond can teach us about being a man in the real world.

Benson’s Bond books updated 007’s world for their period and were even ahead of their time in key ways. On the eve of the re-release of Zero Minus Ten, Raymond and I chat in detail about not just Bond but also other mutual passions, including Hitchcock, Hong Kong cinema and listening to The Beatles without earmuffs.