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Bond is back.

Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig as Bond, revamps the flag-waving super-spy for 21st century. But the world has changed immeasurably since Casino Royal was 1st published in 1953.

So how relevant is Bond’s world of espionage in 2006? And what's it like to be a serving British secret agent in Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Listen to the first ever interview with a real life James Bond. 
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Read what others have said..

James, UK
Very interesting, but was it necessary to distort the operational officers' voices? It would have been much clearer to use actors' voices.

r.austin
james bond is simple fantasy - intelligence gathering can - i am sure - sometimes be as boring as taking a car numberplate !

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