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Diamonds Are Forever review - part 1

Ep. 15.1

Really, 007! delve deep into Sean Connery's final official outing as James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever. Released in 1971, with a more colourful approach to the material after the diminishing returns of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond must track the smuggling of diamonds and find out their link to arch nemesis Blofeld...


Host Tom Pickup is joined by fellow Bond enthusiasts John Kell and Chris Goldie, as well as special guest David Lowbridge-Ellis aka Licence To Queer. Thanks for listening - we think you'll love it too!


In part 1 David tells us all about his Licence To Queer vision and we talk about the history of the production...


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