The Real Casino Royale

RevelatorRevelator Posts: 581MI6 Agent
in James Bond Literature
I recently uploaded one of the best documentaries I've seen on Fleming and Bond--The Real Casino Royale, produced by the BBC in 2006.

You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/cW9dB0PM6sk

I'd rather hear your reactions than state my own, so here's the official synopsis:

"As a new film version of the book Casino Royale opens in cinemas around the world, Andrew Graham Dixon explores the crucial moments in Ian Fleming's life which inspired him to create James Bond. The documentary combines previously unseen archive footage of Fleming with dramatised readings from the novel and follows Graham Dixon on a mission to uncover the real stories behind Casino Royale. He interviews friends and family of the author and those involved in the film, including the new 007 Daniel Craig."

Note: due to music restrictions, the video cannot be viewed in Canada and Germany (which is sort of fitting, given Fleming's dislike of Germans)--unless you use proxies.

Comments

  • O07O07 Oxford, EnglandPosts: 50MI6 Agent
    Cool find will watch it soon. Thanks.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Great programme, I remember it when it was first shown. {[]
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,294Chief of Staff
    Yes, me too- very interesting programme.
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,558Chief of Staff
    I enjoyed this when it first aired...I have it on an old PVR machine somewhere...
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Interesting -{
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,689MI6 Agent
    edited April 2015
    I too recorded this when it was first shown in November 2006 on BBC 4 and I agree that it is an excellent literary Bond documentary. Thanks for the link, Revelator.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) it's amazing the amount of alcohol Bond puts away before playing cards . :D
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  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    Theres a Casino Royal in Sharm el Sheik in Egypt :D
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • 72897289 Beau DesertPosts: 1,691MI6 Agent
    Thanks for posting the link ... I had not seen this before and found it to an excellent tribute to I.F. !!!
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  • CmdrAtticusCmdrAtticus United StatesPosts: 1,102MI6 Agent
    edited April 2015
    Really well done documentary. Gives a nice in depth research into Fleming's life and how he came to write Cr. Pity they gave it a veneer of hucksterism with the repeated use of the theme from TB. I can't see why they would use the music from another Bond film for this documentary. It doesn't fit it at all - it's as if one were tuning into a nice radio talking heads program that keeps being interrupted by music leaking in from the next station. Not that theme from Craig's film would have worked either. In fact, the story would have worked fine without any music. This happens often with Bond documentaries.
    They blare the music from the films through out them as if no one would know they are about Fleming or Bond if they didn't inject tracks from the scores.
  • ggl007ggl007 SpainPosts: 388MI6 Agent
    Really interesting material: Fleming in Eton or Peter Fleming were new to me! :o -{
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  • DutchfingerDutchfinger Holland With LovePosts: 1,240MI6 Agent
    Great documentary! Never seen this before, really enjoyed this! -{
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,792MI6 Agent
    Very interesting :007)
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