Monday 30 May 2016

007 Event: Film & Comic Con Exeter (25-26 June 2016)

What:  Film & Comic Con Exeter
Where: Westpoint Centre (Devon) Ltd, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, England
When: Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 June 2016
Standard Entry Price: £8* from 11am
Early Entry Price: £15* from 9am



Special Bond star appearances:


Jeremy Bulloch as Smithers in "Octopussy"
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Jeremy Bulloch
HMS Ranger Crewman (uncredited) in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

Smithers (uncredited) in "For Your Eyes Only" (1981)
Smithers in "Octopussy" (1983)

Appearing: Saturday & Sunday
Autograph Price: £15
Photoshoot Price: £15









Virginia Hey as Rubavitch in "The Living Daylights"
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Virginia Hey
Rubavitch in "The Living Daylights" (1987)

Appearing: Saturday
Autograph Price: £15
Photoshoot Price: £15








Other guests such as:
Robert Englund ("Nightmare on Elm Street") and Margot Kidder ("Superman")


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Sunday 29 May 2016

007 Filming location: Colosseum / SPECTRE (2015)

Bond movie: "SPECTRE(2015)
Place and location in the movie: Rome, Italy
Actual place and location: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, Rome, Italy
What happens here in the movie: Bond drives in front of Colosseum with his Aston Martin DB10
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2011 



Pirita / 007 Travelers










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Friday 27 May 2016

007 Book location: Sloane Square, London, England

Bond book: Moonraker (1955)
Place and location in the book: Sloane Square, London, England
Actual place and location: Sloane Square, London, England
What happens here in the book: 
 Bond gets out of his car to see what is in the big skysign

Visited by 007 Travelers: 2014


"He was not even disturbed by a curious portent he encountered while he was driving along King's Road into Sloane Square with half his mind on the traffic and the other half exploring the evening ahead.
It was a few minutes to six and there was thunder about. The sky threatened and it had become suddenly dark. Across the square from him, high up in the air, a bold electric sign started to flash on and off. The fading light-waves had caused the cathode tube to start the mechanism which would keep the sign flashing through the dark hours until, around six in the morning, the early light of the day would again sensitize the tube and cause the circuit to close.
Startled at the great crimson words, Bond pulled in to the curb, got out of the car and crossed to the other side of the street to get better view of the big skysign.
Ah! That was it. Some of the letters had been hidden by a neighbouring building. It was only one of those Shell advertisements. 'SUMMER SHELL IS HERE' was what it said.
Bond smiled to himself and walked back to his car and drove on.
When he had first seen the sign, half-hidden by the building, great crimson letters across the evening sky had flashed a different message.
They had said: 'HELL IS HERE...HELL IS HERE...HELL IS HERE.'"

Ian Fleming"Moonraker" (1955)



In Gary Giblin's excellent filming location book "James Bond's London" Giblin writes: 

"Unfortunately, the author doesn't specify the precise location of the sign. Presumably, it would have been mounted on one of the buildings behind, and therefore partially obstructed by, the Royal Court Theatre, then newly rebuilt, and/or the tube station."







Royal Court Theatre
















See the 007 Travel story of London 2014, day 1 here


See more 007 BOOK LOCATIONS here



Thursday 26 May 2016

In Memoriam: James Bond stuntman Neil Cunningham

Neil Cunningham: 1962-2016


Sad news:

James Bond stuntman and racing car driver Neil Cunningham has died at the age of 52.
He had been battling with motor neurone disease (MND) for the past six years.

* Lived in Mumbles
* Raced motorcars in Le Mans, Silverstone, and numerous British GT Championships
* The dad-of-two also performed stunts in the BBC show Top Gear and was rumoured to be The Stig.

He worked as Daniel Craig’s double in the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" (2008) and performed dangerous stunts during a car chase in the opening scenes.


Source and photo: WalesOnline

Wednesday 25 May 2016

Daniel Craig, Opening of the World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul, Turkey

WhatDaniel Craig / Opening of the World Humanitarian Summit
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
When: 23-24 May 2016


Source and photos: UN WEB TV
Video: Boom Live




See the video of Daniel Craig 




James Bond star Daniel Craig appeared at the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey to speak out against landmines. Craig spoke before business leaders, aid groups and donors in Istanbul for the world's first humanitarian summit and called on government to do more to clear landmines. The summit is an attempt to develop a more coherent response to what the UN chief ban Ki-moon has called the worst global humanitarian situation since WWII.


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Tuesday 24 May 2016

In Memoriam: Burt Kwouk dies at the age of 85

Burt Kwouk as Mr. Ling in "Goldfinger"
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Sad news today: 


Burt Kwouk has passed away.


Born: 18 July 1930, Warrington, Cheshire, England
Died: 24 May 2016, at the age of 85 


Burt Kwouk's 007 production

Mr. Ling in "Goldfinger" (1964)
Chinese General (uncredited) in "Casino Royale" (1967) 
Spectre 3 in "You Only Live Twice" (1967)

His probably best known performances were in seven Pink Panther movies, where he played Cato Fong, the servant of Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers).


Monday 23 May 2016

SPECTRE scene at Rules Restaurant, London, England

Ben Whishaw as Q, Ralph Fiennes as M and Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny shot this "SPECTRE" (2015) scene at Rules Restaurant, London, England.

Source and photos: 007.com


007 Travelers reported about this filming earlier. See more photos here.





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Sunday 22 May 2016

007 Related book: James Bond 50 anni di un mito

Book: James Bond 50 anni di un mito
Authors: Andrea Carlo Cappi & Edward Coffrini Dell'Orto
Pages: 274
Language: Italian
Published: 2002

Thank you for the book Edward!













See the interview of Edward Coffrini Dell'Orto by 007 Travelers here




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Friday 20 May 2016

007 Filming location: London Eye / SPECTRE (2015) and Skyfall (2012)

Bond movie: "SPECTRE" (2015), "Skyfall" (2012)
Place and location in the movie: London Eye, London, England
Actual place and location: London Eye, Lambeth, London SE1 7PB, London, England
What happens here in the movies: London Eye can be seen in the background only
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2010, 2013, 2014











"SPECTRE" (2015)
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"SPECTRE" (2015)
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"SPECTRE" (2015)
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"Skyfall" (2012)
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"Skyfall" (2012)
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See the 007 Travel story of London 2014, day 1 here
See the 007 Travel story of London 2013 (from London to Paris By Eurostar train) here
See the 007 Travel story of London 2010 here


See more 007 FILMING LOCATIONS (by countries) here
See more 007 FILMING LOCATIONS (by films) here




Thursday 19 May 2016

SPECTRE inspired napkins

The Fine Cotton Company´s "SPECTRE" (2015) inspired embroidered products: towels, napkins and laundry bags. 

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