On this bonus episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reconvene to share their final thoughts and opinions on IO Interactive's new Bond game 007: First Light after having completed the main story. They discuss comparisons to Hitman, the game's story, gameplay mechanics, guns, gadgets, cars and much more,
On this bonus episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcasts, hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley take a detour into the world of Bond video games to celebrate the release of IO Interactive's 007: First Light, the first new Bond console game in 12 years. The team explore the origins of the game, discuss its development, and share their thoughts on First Light after having played it for several hours. The team will reconvene for a second episode on First Light once they have finished it.
New year special 2026: The best movies and TV of 2025
01/01/2026 | 1h 32 mins.
On this New Year episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunite in person for another Hogmanay special. The team looks back at the best movies and TV of 2025 (they delve deep into Celebrity Traitors, apologies in advance), casts an eye over the most exciting movies of 2026, and discusses what they want from Bond 26. They also play a game of Bond box office trivia. Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz
Christmas special 2025: Unwrapping all the Bond 26 updates
15/12/2025 | 1h 34 mins.
On this festive episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reunite in person for another Christmas special, a second helping of The Pudcast, if you will. The team look back over a news-filled year in Bond, gets excited for 007: First Light, and finally share their thoughts on all the James Bond 26 news, including the new producers, director Denis Villeneuve, and writer Steven Knight. Joyeux Noël! Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz
On this special episode of The James Bond A-Z Podcast, your hosts Tom Butler, Brendan Duffy, and Tom Wheatley reconvene for a special episode to pay tribute to the end of the Eon era of the James Bond films and look ahead to what the future holds for 007 under the creative control of Amazon MGM. Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/jamesbondatoz Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/jamesbondatoz
Hosted by lifelong James Bond fans – film journalist Tom Butler, journalist Tom Wheatley, and film industry professional Brendan Duffy – The James Bond A-Z Podcast is an encyclopaedic introduction to the people behind the world’s greatest spy film franchise. Each episode covers the key creatives and characters from every James Bond film from 1962’s 'Dr No' to 2021’s 'No Time To Die', talking about Ken Adam to Max Zorin, and everything in-between. The show shines a light on every aspect of the filmmaking process answering many of the questions you always wanted to ask about the 007 films, and we are occasionally joined by guests who offer a unique perspective on the films."The 90 Best Podcasts of 2022" - Esquire UK"This is a celebration of Bond" - Film Stories"Endearing" - Radio TimesNote: This podcast is not affiliated with the James Bond brand, Eon, MGM or the Ian Fleming estate.
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