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Donald Clarke: If authors can keep an open mind about appearances, so can readers
Donald Clarke: If authors can keep an open mind about appearances, so can readers
UK’s medical chiefs recognised for ‘dedication and commitment’ during pandemic
Latest Bond film No Time to Die arrives in the hope rescuing the entire medium
Other auction highlights include signed Harry Potter books and a diamond ring
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He was always a little out of his time, combining charm, menace and old-fashioned masculinity
The Scottish actor, voted ‘sexiest man alive’ for decades, started as a milkman and became ‘the greatest’ James Bond
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Daniel Craig, George Lazenby and Irish actor Pierce Brosnan sidelined in Radio Times poll
‘I never considered myself a sex symbol’, James Bond, The Avengers actor once said
Donald Clarke: A 19-year-old electropop sensation is to write and sing the next Bond theme and Twitter is not amused
More than 160 letters written over 20 years shine a light on Ian Fleming’s married life
Auctions, results & fairs: upcoming sales include a diamond galloping horse brooch
Set of Ian Fleming first editions, Tiffany yellow diamond cluster ring, Waterford Crystal
First edition Ian Fleming books in Cork; WB Yeats’s Irish Fairy and Folk Tales in Galway
A peek at the schedule of one of Ireland’s most renowned pianists: Barry Douglas
Phoebe Waller-Bridge working on script of still-unnamed new 007 film, producers confirm
The 25th Bond film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, will be Daniel Craig’s fifth outing as 007
At 51, Craig needs to work hard to convince as the UK’s greatest killing machine
Item one of many artefacts from Irish literary history which were sold on Tuesday
You don’t need an original idea, says bestseller Dan Brown, just a hero, a contract and ‘a crucible’
Director of Netflix series Maniac takes over after departure of Danny Boyle
Elba is already too old, but a black, Asian or female actor could succeed Daniel Craig
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There is something unsettling about a video, compiled in the wake of the #MeToo movement, detailing Bond’s repeated, casual mistreatment of women
It is the second-biggest movie franchise of all time, but the films are slaves to the text
Taittinger CEO Pierre-Emmanuel on giving up his mistress in retirement and not listening to your kids
If an all-women ‘Ghostbusters’ has misogynists spitting venom, imagine their reaction to Gillian Anderson as 007
Documents show ex-CIA gun-runners, contractors use offshore firms for personal gain
Chorley’s auctioneers says map will go under the hammer with estimate of £1,500-£2,000
Hotel guests can take the iconic cars anywhere in Hong Kong – that they fit
Jason Johnston confesses to ‘nicking an idea’ from his literary hero Ian Fleming for his new novel Aloysius Tempo
Brought to Book Q&A: Author of The Kind Worth Killing on Harry Potter, Lucky Jim and his other favourite reads
Analysis: Impetus for the truce came from men who paid the price for the blundering of their masters
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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