Ian Fleming

A trip to Greece with Club Med.

Club Med: VIP trip left me feeling like 007 after brush with sporting royalty

A rare first edition Harry Potter book up for auction is expected to sell for up to £60,000. Picture: Lyon & Turnbull/PA Wire

Rare treasure trove of memorabilia with Potter and James Bond link for sale

Daniel Craig playing James Bond - the quintessential British spy created by Ian Fleming. Picture: PA

The Scottish connections of James Bond creator Ian Fleming

Elaine C Smith PIC: John Devlin

Elaine C Smith on playing the Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The 13 actors who are favourites to become the next James Bond

Actor David McCallum pictured in 1982 (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Scottish actor David McCallum, star of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., dies aged 90

Five actors touted to play James Bond 007 in the future including James Norton

Inchlonaig Island is said to have supplied the lumber to make longbows to secure Robert the Bruce’s victory at Bannockburn. You can now secure the island itself for offers over £995,000.

Kirsty McLuckie: Looking out for a Bond villain's lair

James Bond latest odds revealed - who could be the next 007?

Novelist Agatha Christie. Picture: PA

Death of the vile: Agatha Christie work edited to cut offensive and racist terms

A pensive Sean Connery and You Only Live Twice co-star Donald Pleasence have perhaps learned about political correctness (Picture: Danjaq/Eon/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock)

Editing James Bond books for 'sensitivity' rather misses the point – Aidan Smith

Sir Sean Connery as James Bond in You Only Live Twice

James Bond novels rewritten to remove racial references

James Bond books to be rewritten to remove ‘offensive’ references

Now that Daniel Craig has retired from the role of James Bond there's fierce speculation as to who will become the next 007.

10 Scottish actors who could become the next James Bond

Some of the actors the British public would like to see on screen as the next James Bond.

The 10 actors the British public would most like to become the next James Bond

Some of the Scottish filming locations used in the James Bond films.

9 James Bond filming locations you can visit in Scotland

Sean Connery pictured in August 1962 in his London basement flat, shortly before he was to make his cinematic debut as James Bond.

All Sean Connery's James Bond movies ranked from best to worst

James Bond has no shortage of connections to Scotland.

10 links James Bond has with Scotland

Some of the world's best-known singers have lent their voices to the James Bond franchaise.

The 10 most popular James Bond movie theme songs, according to UK chart placings

Most of the Bond actors have at least one entry in the top 10.

The 10 best 007 films as rated by the critics according to Rotten Tomatoes

The rumour mill went into overdrive about the identity of his successor after Daniel Craig announced he would not be playing James Bond again.

The 13 actresses who are favourites to be the first female James Bond

Harry Styles attends the My Policeman premiere during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

Harry Styles sees odds of becoming the next James Bond tumble

The best James Bond films portray a character who is world-weary and vicious with a cool bluntness (Picture: Greg Williams/Eon Productions via Getty Images)

James Bond's enduring appeal is best understood through the books

Outlander star Sam Heughan says ‘it would be nice to a Scottish Bond again’

Sam Heughan says 'it would be nice to see Scottish Bond again'

Remember Mr Bond, it's 'stirred, not shaken' or your Irn-Bru will explode (Picture: Andrew O'Brien)

Bond’s next cocktail may need to be 'stirred, not shaken' – Scotsman comment

Sally Ann Howes pictured in London in 1968 ahead of the world premiere of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Obituary: Sally Ann Howes, actor and singer who starred in Chitty Chitty Bang Ba...

Karma Group has successfully purchased the leasehold interest in the 18-bedroomed Lake of Menteith Hotel, adding to its portfolio of more than 40 hotels across the world.

Hotel on shores of picturesque Scottish 'lake' near Trossachs attracts new owner

Daniel Craig as James Bond

Bond in pictures

James Bond films come with a handsome spy, beautiful women and villains who tend to have a disability or some form of disfigurement (Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA)

The problem with the portrayal of beauty in James Bond films – Alastair Stewart

Detail from The Big Net by Donald Smith PIC: The Robert and Janice Fraser Collection

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Rangers and Celtic B-teams are close to being added to the Lowland League for season 2021-22. Picture: SNS

Celtic and Rangers Colts: Lowland League clubs explain voting reasons

Detail from Nocturnal Shore, by Philip Reeves

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Video conferencing is a form of technology that is relatively new to Alexander McCall Smith and many other people (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Alexander McCall Smith's guide to Zoom etiquette

Watch the moment a Scottish petrol head wins a Harley-Davidson with a 70p ticket

Watch the moment a Scottish petrol head wins a Harley-Davidson

Daniel Craig, pictured at the film premiere of Spectre, has breathed new life into the role of James Bond. (Pic: Getty Images)

How many James Bond films are there? From Dr. No to delayed No Time to Die

Why the late great Connery remains our premium Bond

Sean Connery as James Bond.

In Pictures: James Bond actor Sean Connery has died aged 90

Tributes paid to James Bond actor Sean Connery who has died aged 90

Christine Granville, Britain's first female special agent, who was called Churchill's favourite spy. Picture: English Heritage/PA Wire

Female agent who was Churchill’s favourite spy gets Blue Plaque

From 'horror' school days and flying ace to spy and writer - celebrating childre...

The new Bentley Bentayga

Aston Martin and the celebrity title race

After years of flirting with the idea of a female Dr Who the BBC took the leap by casting a woman Jodie Whittaker in the titular role. Could James Bond be next? (Picture: BBC)

Never mind save the world, a Jane Bond could change it – Alastair Stewart
I’ve recently finished the original James Bond novels by Ian Fleming. The last of the official series, The Man With The Golden Gun, was published posthumously a...

The titles will go under the hammer at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh on October 9, which includes a first edition copy of Flemings first novel, Casino Royale. Picture: SWNS

Rare James Bond collection including £18,000 novel with inscription to go under ...

Daniel Craigs version of Bond saw a return to the tortured assassin of the original novels (Picture: Jonathan Olley/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures/EON Productions via AP)

James Bond: From racial stereotypes to a ‘Queer’ and a ‘Woke’ 007 – David Sorfa

Sean Connery as James Bond with Valerie Leon in Never Say Never Again. Picture: Warner Bros/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock

James Bond falls foul of #metoo movement for refusing to use condoms

Abbey of Senanque and rows of lavender, close to the Pont Royal course, Provence

French golf road trip - Scotland on Sunday travel

The local MP has described the residents campaign as a case of "David versus Goliath".

Pandering to public opinion claims housebuilder after controversial Aberdour rej...

Anthony Horowitz

Book review: Forever and A Day, by Anthony Horowitz

Sean Connery: the original James Bond

Crop of a Christmas card sent to Ian Fleming from artist Alastair Flattely. Picture: Work on loan from the Fleming Archive

National Modern Art Gallery offers season's greetings to the public

Helen Fowler. Picture: Julie Bull

Helen Fowler: MS and the importance of family support

Claire Sweeney

Interview: Claire Sweeney hits the road with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Sean Connery in From Russia With Love - his favourite Bond film. Picture: Kobal Collection

23 facts you didn't know about Sir Sean Connery

Philip Christopher Baldwin said his experience while boarding at Fettes College had been damaging psychologically

Schools urged to employ more gay teachers as role models

Great Bernera off Lewis is close to becoming owned by residents.

The Scottish islands owned by the communities who call them home

How Scottish was James Bond?

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