James Bond | The changing world of 007
Books & Company | James Bond
The shifting identity of James Bond.
CHANNEL | Radio 4
FIRST BROADCAST | 06 April 1997
DURATION | 8 minutes 42 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1997
Synopsis
In this item from 'Books & Company', Raymond Benson talks about the challenges he faces as the latest author of the post-Fleming Bond novels. Peter Jenson-Smith, Ian Fleming's literary agent, discusses the qualities the writer himself would have looked for in a successor, while novelist Beryl Bainbridge speculates on how alternative Bond scenarios might play out with 007's reading public.
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