Sunday 19 October 2008

TV

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
15x07 (17/10/08 edition)

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
It's his centenary (still) and Quantum of Solace is nearly upon us. Yep, it's time for another Fleming doco! Luckily this is a really good one. Joanna Lumley is a wonderful host, the biographical details more in depth than usual -- they touch on Fleming's private life as well as his espionage antics -- and there's some nice interludes looking at real-life Bond-style gadgets, his style of research, his methods of writing, and so on. If you missed this, catch it on the iPlayer or something -- it's worth it.

Stephen Fry in America
Part 2 Deep South
I find it reassuring how often I share Stephen Fry's views.

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