Episodes
Friday Sep 28, 2012
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming - Part 2
Friday Sep 28, 2012
Friday Sep 28, 2012
Brock is back continuing his reviews of Ian Fleming's James Bond short stories collected in the book For Your Eyes Only. As part of James Bond's 50th Anniversary, the podcast Now Playing is reviewing all of the James Bond films and we at Books & Nachos are looking at all of Fleming's original Bond novels and short stories. In this episode, join Brock as he reads and reviews the next two short stories Risico and From a View to a Kill.
Friday Sep 21, 2012
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming - Part 1
Friday Sep 21, 2012
Friday Sep 21, 2012
In addition to the successful novel series, Ian Fleming also wrote several short stories telling tales of the British Agent. As part of James Bond's 50th Anniversary, the podcast Now Playing is reviewing all of the James Bond films and we at Books & Nachos are looking at all of Fleming's original Bond novels and short stories. In this episode, join Brock as he reads and reviews two short stories from Fleming's For Your Eyes Only short story collection -- The Hildebrand Rarity and Quantum of Solace.
Friday Sep 14, 2012
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming
Friday Sep 14, 2012
Friday Sep 14, 2012
Goldfinger, the third James Bond film, is often seen as the quintessential Bond movie--the one where all the elements came together to form the James Bond formula. But in print, Goldfinger was Fleming's seventh novel, the British agent is investigating smuggler and game cheat Auric Goldfinger. Similar in many ways to its theatrical part, Stuart reviews the original novel and compares it to the big screen counterpart. As part of James Bond's 50th Anniversary, the podcast Now Playing is reviewing all of the James Bond films and we at Books & Nachos are looking at all of Fleming's original Bond novels and short stories. In this episode, join Stuart as he reads and reviews Goldfinger.
Friday Sep 07, 2012
Dr. No by Ian Fleming
Friday Sep 07, 2012
Friday Sep 07, 2012
Most people were introduced to James Bond in Dr. No, the first Bond feature film. However, Dr. No was Ian Fleming's sixth Bond novel, picking up after the author had seemingly killed the super-spy in the previous book. Much like the film, Dr. No is working with Russians to disrupt American rocket tests. But is the truism that the book is always better the case, or No? As part of James Bond's 50th Anniversary, the podcast Now Playing is reviewing all of the James Bond films and we at Books & Nachos are looking at all of Fleming's original Bond novels and short stories. In this episode, join Stuart as he reads and reviews Dr. No.