Happy Global James Bond Day 2018

Happy Global James Bond Day.

Today is the official Global James Bond Day – a celebration of the Bond franchise annually held on October 5th – the release date of "Dr. No" in 1962. This special day first began in 2012 when the Bond films enjoyed their golden anniversary with events all around the globe and the release of the theme song for "Skyfall" by Adele.

To celebrate Global James Bond Day today, 7 iconic Aston Martin James Bond cars will be in London, England. 4 of 007’s classic Aston Martins will be driving through central London and 3 will be on static display.

Source and photo: 007.com

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007 Event: Gloria Hendry: A Jazz Tribute to the Songs Of James Bond (25 June 2018)

What: Gloria Hendry: A Jazz Tribute to the Songs Of James Bond

Where: The Crazy Coqs - Brasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London, England

When: 25 June 2018 at 7 PM

Tickets: £25

Gloria Hendry is best known as Bond girl Rosie Carver in Roger Moore's first Bond film, "Live and Let Die" (1973), and subsequently was a trailblazer for women of colour in American action films, independent film making and Blaxploitation, for work in films such as "Black Caesar" and "Black Belt Jones". Hendry has authored her autobiographical book entitled, Gloria, Bond and All, published by Xlibris and Amazon.

Hendry makes her London debut at Crazy Coqs, performing with internationally recognised Doug Sides and his quartet, for a musical journey through some of the greatest hits of the Bond franchise.

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007 Event: London Film Fair (30 June 2018)

What: London Film Fair
Where: Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate, London, England
When: 30 June 2018


Special Bond star appearances:


YASUKO NAGAZUMI
Bath Girl #4 in "You Only Live Twice" (1967)

Autograph Price: £20
Photo Shoot Price: £20


HELENE HUNT
Octopussy Girl in "Octopussy" (1983)

Vijay Amritraj in "Octopussy" (1983)
Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Autograph Price: £15
Photo Shoot Price: £15


VIJAY AMRITRAJ
Vijay in "Octopussy" (1983)

Autograph Price: £25
Photo Shoot Price: £25


JANINE ANDREWS
Octopussy Girl in "Octopussy" (1983)

Autograph Price: £15
Photo Shoot Price: £15








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007 Event: The Film Fair (9 June 2018)

What: The Film Fair
Where: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, England
When: 9 June 2018












Special Bond star appearances:

Caroline Munro and Pirita / 007 Travelers

Photo © 007 Travelers

CAROLINE MUNRO
Naomi in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

Mika / 007 Travelers 

and Martine Beswick

Photo © 007 Travelers

MARTINE BESWICK
Zora in "From Russia with Love" (1963) and Paula Caplan in "Thunderball" (1965)

Carole Ashby
Photo © 007 Travelers

CAROLE ASHBY
Octopussy Girl in "Octopussy" (1983) and Whistling Girl in "A View to a Kill" (1985)















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007 Event: Anthony Horowitz on James Bond (1 June 2018)

What: Anthony Horowitz on James Bond
Where: Royal Festival Hall, London, England
When: 1 June 2018, 7.30 pm, approximate run time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Age recommendation: For ages 16+.

Ticketing
£15 - £35 Booking fee: £2.50 (Members £0.00)

Join Anthony Horowitz in conversation as he discusses his new 007 novel and the explosive prequel to "Casino Royale" (1953), "Forever and a Day" (2018).

Copies of the new book "Forever and a Day" are available for £18.99 when you buy a ticket to the event.

Source: Southbank Centre
Photo: The Telegraph

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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 Event: Bond in Motion Presents: In conversation with Don Black & David Arnold (20 March 2018)

What: Bond in Motion Presents: James Bond Lyricist Don Black & Composer David Arnold in Conversation with Edith Bowman.
Where: London Film Museum, 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN
When: 20 March 2018
Tickets: £49.00

Source and photos: London Film Museum / 007.com

David Arnold

Don Black

Tickets are now on sale for the first in a series of events celebrating the talented specialists behind the James Bond films. Lyricist Don Black and composer David Arnold will be in conversation with broadcaster and writer Edith Bowman on Tuesday 20 March 2018 at the London Film Museum, home to the Bond in Motion exhibition.

Bowman will be talking to Black and Arnold about the songwriting process and the inspiration for their songs.
Award-winning lyricist, Black has written over a hundred songs for motion pictures including a quintet of James Bond theme songs - Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, ‘Surrender’ from Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World is Not Enough.

A fan of the James Bond film series and its music from an early age, Arnold is best known for scoring Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. A huge movie fan and respected film presenter, broadcaster Edith Bowman has hosted TV and radio shows across all the major networks. She has her own successful podcast, Soundtracking, which explores the relationship between film and music.

The evening will commence at 6:30 pm with a Champagne Bollinger reception during which guests may enjoy the Bond in Motion exhibition which features over 100 original items from the long-running film franchise including cars, boats, motorbikes, concept drawings, storyboards, costumes, and model miniatures. The event will finish at 8 pm.
London Film Museum is located at 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN.

Tickets will be dispatched approximately two weeks prior to the event.

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Daniel Craig and other Bond stars in British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) 2018

What: Daniel Craig and other Bond stars in British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) 2018
Where: Royal Albert Hall, London, England
When: 18 February 2018

Many Bond related stars attended British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) 2018 gala. Here are some pics of them:


Daniel Craig presents Best film.

Daniel Craig
Photo: bafta.org

Host of the evening: Joanna Lumley. She was an English girl in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969).

Joanna Lumley
Photo: bafta.org

Naomie Harris. Eve Moneypenny in "Skyfall" (2012) and "SPECTRE" (2015).

Naomie Harris
Photo: Just Jared

Gemma Atherton played Agent Strawberry Fields in "Quantum of Solace" (2008).

Gemma Atherton
Photo: Digital Spy

Valerie Leon on the red carpet. She was Hotel Receptionist in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and Lady in Bahamas in "Never Say Never Again" (1983)

Valerie Leon
Photo: Valerie Leon's Twitter

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007 Travelers @ Bond in Motion: Featuring the cars of SPECTRE exhibition (London 11 / 2017)

What: BOND IN MOTION Exhibition - Featuring the cars of SPECTRE
Where: London Film Museum,
45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7BN, England
Visited by 007 Travelers: 11 November 2017

007 Travelers visited again in Bond in Motion exhibition on November 2017. After last visit there were also cars of "SPECTRE" (2015) and many other new items on display.

"SPECTRE" (2015)

Pirita / 007 Travelers

Mika / 007 Travelers

"Skyfall" (2012)

"Quantum of Solace" (2008)

"Die Another Day" (2002)

"Octopussy" (1983)

"For Your Eyes Only" (1981)

"Moonraker" (1979)

"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

"Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)

"You Only Live Twice" (1967)

"Goldfinger" (1964)

"Dr. No" (1962)

Omega Commander's Watch

Take also a look at the pictures that we took our last visit on October 2014 here




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