Bond By Numbers Podcast
1) Closing the Dossier: Goodbye BBN
Hundreds of hours in the 007 podcast mines have led to innumerable highlights and five wonderful seasons of Bond by Numbers. Now our mission is coming to an end. In this, our 100th and final episode, ...Show More
2) What If? - Golden Age 007
Our final "What If?" show considers the wild ride that would have been if three of Pierce Brosnan's outings had been adapted in the Golden Age of Cinema! From pirate musicals to Marshall Plan extortio...Show More
3) Pre-Title Sequences
Pre-Title thrills are unique DNA for 007 films. Without them, it's hard to imagine the franchise as we do. In this episode, we resurrect our "rank-a-thon" from its slumber and try to calculate a clean...Show More
4) Eye of the Needle (1981)
Our final selection for the "3 Non Bonds" festival is the WW2 thriller, "Eye of the Needle" from 1981. Donald Sutherland stars as Faber, aka "the Needle", Hitler's premiere stiletto-wielding spy in En...Show More
5) The Ipcress File (1965)
After bringing us Ronin, The Quiller Memorandum and The Bourne Identity in previous years, 00-Chapman returns to the "3-Non Bonds" stage for one final showcase. This time, Harry Saltzman's 1965 thrill...Show More
6) Win, Lose or Die (1989)
The John Gardner sweep continues with "Win, Lose or Die", the eighth continuation novel from his cycle of Bond adventures. With this story, Gardner keeps on trend-jumping, here drawing inspiration fro...Show More
7) BBN Holiday Special 4
It's that time of year again, Bond fans - the festive quizzing challenge! This time, 00-Taylor and 00-Chapman face their toughest opponent yet: a 100-point quiz, blending Bond, Christmas and beyond. S...Show More
8) 007: Road to a Million (2023)
Josh and Scott add their thoughts to the chorus of reviews and unpack the recent Amazon original production. The quizzical, the critical and the admirable - all angles covered en route to a verdict ab...Show More
9) LTP Noir: Detour (1945)
In this installment, Josh gets behind the wheel of "Detour" and takes listeners through the hairpin turns of Edgar G. Ulmer's "poverty row" production. When it was released in November 1945, "Detour" ...Show More
10) What If? - Alternate Endings: Part 2
The concluding installment of our "What If?" episode on (very) unofficial Alternate Endings. From caviar blockades to Gobinda's betrayal, the remorseless roulette guides us once more through discussio...Show More