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Sir John Blofeld obituary: Judge who crossed paths with Stones and 007 High Court judge and Norfolk landowner whose family name was the unwitting inspiration for James Bond’s nemesis, dies aged 93

Henry is the younger brother and mentioned a few times in the obituary.
(£) www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...

Text: Old adversaries Sir, Your obituary (Jan 19) of Mr Justice Blofeld rightly referred to his fine sense of humour. When he first sat in Winchester a barrister called Richard Bond stood up to open the first case. Mr Justice Blofeld began to stroke the white ermine on the sleeve of his High Court judge’s robes as if stroking a cat. He then said with a smile: “We meet at last, Mr Bond.” Sir John Royce Clifton, Bristol

Letter in Times today

Train Tracking as well as Normal Tracking by the looks of it!

A mocked up cover for a John Gardner James Bond novel called Crowd Strike, like the provider in the current global IT disaster.

Not one of his best.

That's definitely one of my favourite John Gardner Bond continuation novels!

New mobile Lock Screen #JamesBond what an amazing book so far, more like a Thomas Harris serial killer thriller for the first half, now the second half is going into more familiar Roger Moore style Bond territory, if it keeps up it may be my new favourite John Gardner book….

He also mentions Paul Daniels in Confessor (1995) too. John Gardner was himself once a stage magician for the American Red Cross Entertainment Division during World War II.

You can say what you like about Ian Fleming, but was he able to shoehorn a reference to Paul Daniels into a James Bond? No. John Gardner clearly winning on points here (Win, Lose or Die, page 266)

Reading the fifth John Gardner Bond book “Nobody Lives Forever” and apart from the assassination attempt by mutated vampire bat (I kid you not 🤣) it has a very Dalton/Craig feel - for the first time in the Gardner run I’m not “seeing” Sir Rog as #JamesBond

The Hook and the Eye “Take it easy unless you want lead for lunch.”

Very nice coverage of THE HOOK AND THE EYE at International Thriller Writers' (ITW) THE BIG THRILL by JH Bográn:
www.thebigthrill.org/2025/05/the-...

Happy Birthday to Ian Fleming. An influence on me in my (very young) youth and who is still a major figure in my life. I'm still pinching myself that his heirs and estate entrusted me to play in his sandbox first in the 1990s and once again today. In many ways I wrote THE HOOK AND THE EYE for him.

YouTube video by Calvin Dyson The Felix Leiter Spin-off | THE HOOK AND THE EYE | My First Reaction

@calvindyson.bsky.social Calvin Dyson talks about THE HOOK AND THE EYE!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVb...

THE HOOK AND THE EYE Episode One drops Tuesday May 27! Hit the road with Felix Leiter! One price, full serial.
US readers: tinyurl.com/2n2r2jmb (also on other e-reader retailers)
UK readers, from Ian Fleming Publications: tinyurl.com/mtz5dfn4
Full printed book to be published in October.

Chiselbury Publishing is a London-based company run by Stuart Leasor, a former officer in the prestigious 17/21st Lancers. Originally set up to re-publish the works of his famous father, James Leasor, Chiselbury now publishes books from other great writers.
www.chiselbury.co.uk
#Christmas2024 #Books

I really wouldn't put it past them! I'd forgotten she puts a parachute on too.

Yes, she has the parachute so presumably she uses it?

And the winner of the Strangest Bond Poster Tribute goes to...

@dragonpol.bsky.social

I will always be proud of being born the same day of the year as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (but a different year). That is also the day of the year when Ian Fleming was born.

It's great to have a Bond related birthday. I myself have the same birthday as Sir Roger Moore (albeit a different year) which is nice. He's one of my favourite Bond actors.

Out Now! ⚪⚪🔫'Skyfall: Production Diary' is our latest 100-page full colour special publication - an exhaustive history of the Bond film that broke a billion dollars.
www.mi6confidential.com/issue-s8

“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action” -- Goldfinger, Ian Fleming

The absolute end of an era. Eon has been the custodian of the movie-Bond for over 60 years. An amazing run for this family business.

Amazon MGM Studios Shelled Out An Extra $1 Billion-Plus To Take Control Of James Bond: What’s Next For The Franchise It's taking around $1 billion to have James Bond stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson cede oversight to Amazon MGM Studios, sources say.

Well this explains a lot. How Amazon bought Bond -- Another 1 billion dollars.

deadline.com/2025/02/jame...

Doomsday Clock 2025: closest to midnight and ‘global catastrophe’

The Doomsday Clock has once again ticked closer to midnight amid threats from climate change, nuclear war, pandemics and artificial intelligence⬇️

When you see CASINO ROYALE is on ITV tonight vs when you see it’s the 1967 version

James Bond fan Alan Church who became title designer Maurice Binder’s protégé has died at the age of 60.
www.mi6-hq.com/sections/art...

🇬🇧📺 ‘From Roger Moore With Love’ broadcasts on BBC 2 at 9pm tonight.

Just wanted to wish our listener’s and followers Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2025

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