GoldenEye: Ian Fleming 110th Anniversary Package available

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Ian Fleming 110th Anniversary Package

In honor of Ian Fleming’s 110th Anniversary, GOLDENEYE has created a new package for the occasion.

Includes:

• Two nights at GoldenEye in a One Bedroom Beach Hut
• Two nights at Strawberry Hill in a Studio Suite
• One bottle of Taittinger Brut Reserve in your Beach Hut on arrival
• One Property to Property transfer
• Tour of Ian Fleming Villa (subject to availability, only when villa is not occupied)
• One picnic lunch at Firefly, including roundtrip transfer from GoldenEye
• Bird watching tour from Strawberry Hill

Available May 20 to July 31 2018

Package Cost: US $2,435 (including taxes & service) for 2 adults

Booking window now to July 31 2018. Package price is based on double occupancy, and based on a four night stay (two nights at GoldenEye and two nights at Strawberry Hill). Bookable via Reservations Team only. Not applicable/combinable with other promotions. For new bookings only. Package must be completed in full and cannot be amended/separated. Any unused inclusions hold a cash value of $0.

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International Toll Free USA and CANADA: 1 800-OUTPOST
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Email: reservations@islandoutpost.com

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Bond at Bletchley Park: Illustrations and Inspirations (25 May - 14 October 2018)

What: Bond at Bletchley Park: Illustrations and Inspirations
Where: Bletchley Park, The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England
When: 25 May - 14 October 2018
From 9.30 - 17.00

Free with admission

Book tickets

All standard admission tickets are valid for unlimited free returns for a year from the date of your first visit to Bletchley Park, simply sign your ticket at the admissions desk on your first visit.

Admission includes complimentary use of the Multimedia Guide plus an optional 1 hour, outdoor walking tour with a tour guide, subject to availability.

Standard price
Adults £18.50
Concessions* £16.25
Children (12 – 17) £10.75
Children (Under 12) FREE
Family Ticket† £48.25
Friends FREE


Tickets can only be booked online up to 24 hours in advance. Tickets can be purchased on the day from the admissions desk.


Source and photos: Bletchley Park

New exhibition of contemporary art celebrating James Bond

This summer James Bond comes to Bletchley Park. On display in Hut 12, a temporary art exhibition celebrates Ian Fleming’s original James Bond series, as well as the most recent 007 continuation novels written by critically acclaimed author, Anthony Horowitz.

Magnus Gjoen, 'Goldfinger' (2018). Inspired by the novel by Ian Fleming

Paul Wright, ‘James - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (2018), oil on linen. Inspired by the novel by Ian Fleming

David Storey, ‘Bond Arriving at the Devil’s Own Stone Circle’ (2018), oil on canvas. Inspired by a passage from ‘Trigger Mortis’ (2015) where Bond discovers Pussy Galore being painted gold.

Alan Fears, ‘From Breakfast with Love’ (2018).
Inspired by the scene in ‘Trigger Mortis’ (2015), by Anthony Horowitz, where Bond and Pussy Galore share an awkward breakfast in Bond’s flat.

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Ian Fleming was born 110 years ago (28 May 1908)

Ian Fleming
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The creator of James Bond Ian Fleming was born 110 years ago, 28th of May 1908 in London, England.

He wrote 12 Bond novels and two short stories, which were published between 1953 and 1966.

Ian Fleming's Bond books: 

Casino Royale (1953)
Live and Let Die (1954)
Moonraker (1955)
Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
From Russia, with Love (1957)
Dr. No (1958)
Goldfinger (1959)
For Your Eyes Only (1960)
"From a View to a Kill" (short story)
"For Your Eyes Only" (short story)
"Quantum of Solace" (short story)
"Risico" (short story)
"The Hildebrand Rarity" (short story)

Thunderball (1961)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1962)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963)
You Only Live Twice (1964)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1965)
Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)
"Octopussy" (short story)
"The Living Daylights" (short story)
"The Property of a Lady" (short story)
"007 in New York" (short story), (1964)

Fleming died on 12th of August 1964 in Canterbury, England.

Sean Connery and Ian Fleming on the set of "Dr. No" (1962)
Photo © National Portrait Gallery

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"Forever and a Day" competition for UK residents

Dead Good Books are giving a lucky 007 fan the chance to be one of the first people in the world to read "Forever and a Day" (2018) by Anthony Horowitz, while luxuriating in surroundings enjoyed by both James Bond and his creator Ian Fleming. 

To be in with a chance of winning a night at The Savoy Hotel, London, with a limited edition advanced copy of "Forever and a Day" and a Martini; simply fill in your details here. Good luck!

Note: This competition is open only to residents of the United Kingdom, aged 18 years or over. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on 30th April 2018

"Forever and a Day", the explosive prequel to "Casino Royale" (1953), is published on 31st May 2018

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Source: Dead Good Books


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The launch of Sunspel Ian Fleming collection (17 April 2018)

What: The launch of Sunspel Ian Fleming collection - drinks reception
Where: Sunspel Notting Hill, 23 Kensington Park Road, London, England
When: 17 April 2018, 6-9 pm


Tuesday 17 April 2018, at Sunspel Notting Hill store celebrates the launch of Ian Fleming Collection. 

Chief executive, Nicholas Brooke, will be there to discuss the collaboration’s unexpected origins.

And they will be serving gin martinis.

The author of the Bond novels was a fan of Sea Island cotton such as Sunspel’s. In homage they have created a special collection made from this rare fabric, which has been used by Sunspel since the early years of the 20th century.

Explore the Ian Fleming collection here

Source and photos: Sunspel

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007 Drink: Jack Daniel's whiskey

Drink: Jack Daniel's whiskey
Bond book appearances: James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007 (1973), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963), You Only Live Twice (1964)
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Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the top selling American whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation since 1956. Despite being the location of a major operational distillery, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for purchase at stores or restaurants within the county. (Wikipedia)

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"Bond poured himself a stiff Jack Daniel's sourmash bourbon on the rocks and added some water. He walked over to the desk and took the right-hand of the three chairs that had been arranged in a semicircle facing the 'Capu'".

Ian Fleming: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1963)

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007 Related book: Ian Fleming's James Bond in Vargr

Book: Ian Fleming's James Bond in Vargr
Authors: Warren Ellis, Jason Masters
Pages: 174
Language: English

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007 Drink: Sake

Drink: Sake
Bond movie appearance: You Only Live Twice (1967)
Bond book appearance:  You Only Live Twice (1964), The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) 
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"We have a saying ‘It is the man who drinks the first flask of sake; then the second flask drinks the first; then it is the sake which drinks the man." (Tiger Tanaka)

Ian Fleming: "You Only Live Twice" (1964)


Sake (Japanese: 酒) (IPA: /ˈsɑːkɛ/ SAH-keh), also spelled saké, (IPA: /ˈsɑːkeɪ/ SAH-kay or /ˈsɑːki/ SAH-kee) also referred to as a Japanese rice wine, is made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Unlike wine, in which alcohol (ethanol) is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, typically grapes, sake is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars which ferment into alcohol. (Wikipedia). Read more here

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

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007 Food: Chopped hard-boiled-eggs, with a cream and cheese sauce laced with English mustard

Food: Chopped hard-boiled-eggs, with a cream and cheese sauce laced with English mustard
Bond book appearance: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963)
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

"‘Just so.’ The maître d’hôtel was standing by her side. His feet came together with a perceptible click. Menus were handed round and Bond’s drink came. He took a long pull at it and ordered Oeufs Gloria and a green salad. Chicken again for Ruby, cold cuts ‘with stacks of potatoes’ for Violet. Irma Bunt ordered her usual cottage cheese and salad. 

Bond said it was. The lunch came. Bond’s eggs were delicious – chopped hard-boiled-eggs, with a cream and cheese sauce laced with English mustard (English mustard seemed to be the clue to the Gloria specialities), gratinés in a copper dish. Bond commented on the excellence of the cooking." 

Ian Fleming: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1963)

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007 Item: Octopussy James Bond agentti 007 Finnish comic book

007 Item: Octopussy James Bond agentti 007 Finnish comic book

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007 Item: 007 James Bond Elä ja anna toisten kuolla (Live and Let Die) Finnish comic book

007 Item: 007 James Bond Elä ja anna toisten kuolla (Live and Let Die) Finnish comic book


Including story Vakooja idästä (The Living Daylights)

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007 Item: Goldfinger Finnish comic book

007 Item: Goldfinger Finnish comic book

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007 Item: James Bond Istanbulissa! (From Russia with Love) Finnish comic book

007 Item: James Bond Istanbulissa! (From Russia with Love) Finnish comic book

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