In a special Christmas edition of the Backlisted podcast (which of course can be listened to at any time of year) John & Andy welcome Jude and James Cook to discuss Ian Fleming's most festive Bond novel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. There's discussion of the films, the music, and the sometimes questionable attitude to women, the French and drinking.

Also talked about in the 'What We've Been Reading' slot; Kindred by Octavia Butler and Alys Fowler's Hidden Nature.

Books mentioned:

• Memory Songs - James Cook

• Byron Easy - A Novel - Jude Cook

• The Bond novels - Ian Fleming

• The Goshawk - T. H. White

• H is for Hawk - Helen McDonald

• T.H.White Biography – Sylvia Townsend Warner

• Beloved - Toni Morrison

• The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

• The Color Purple - Alice Walker

Other links:

• Follies - Stephen Sondheim at the National Theatre

• Much Ado Books

• Smersh Pod

• Eric Gill

• James Bond on DVD

• Ian Fleming interview

• Umberto Eco on narrative structure in Ian Fleming 

• Chandler and Fleming discussion

• Geoff Love & His Orchestra ‎– Big Bond Movie Themes