Contents Cover: Roger Moore in Live And Let Die. 48 pages



INTERVIEW The Full Monty
THOMAS HEDMAN spoke with Monty Norman, the composer who has written music for many films, and even more stage musicals and TV shows. However, his place in cinema history was assured in 1962 when he composed the immortal 'James Bond Theme.'

FEATURE Jolly Roger!
GARETH OWEN examines Sir Roger Moore's remarkable tenure in the role of James Bond, which spanned seven films over an incredible 12 years, and included some of the most financially successful movies in the history of the 007 franchise. 32-page special feature showcasing over 200 photographs.

MUSIC Hear You Loud And Clear!
GREG BECHTLOFF takes a concise view of the James Bond film soundtracks.

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SERIES The James Bond Girls Are Forever
Which Bond Girl do you rate as the best? Could it be a Seventies Bond babe? STEVE CASSIDY does the math.

FEATURE The Silver Beast
JOHN COX relates the definitive history of James Bond's Saab 900 Turbo.

PICTORIAL THE BIG SHOT
And he strikes like'.Ken Adam's magnificent set for the briefing room in Thunderball.

PICTORIAL The Bond celebrities attending 'AUTOGRAPHICA' 2005 ' the world's largest
autograph show.

FEATURE The Dossier on ROBERT MARKHAM
HANK REINEKE opens the dusty dossier to uncover the story behind the writing of COLONEL SUN the first James Bond continuation novel.

OPINION Casino Royale '
the Post-Modern epic in spite of itself!
ROBERT VON DASSANOWSKY argues the case for a more serious appraisal of the multi-star vehicle that hit movie screens like a burst kaleidoscope in 1967, and which has baffled and bedazzled Bond fans ever since.

STOP PRESS Daniel Craig cast as the new James Bond
in Casino Royale
MGM/Columbia Press Release featuring exclusive photographs from the press conference.

Contents To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the fourth James Bond film, Thunderball, we are publishing this print-to-order only edition of 007 MAGAZINE issue number #48. This issue was originally published in December 2005 and has been out of print for many years. This new reprint now contains an additional 28 pages of rare and never-before-seen images of Sean Connery as James Bond 007.

THUNDERBALL The beginning
James Bond author RAYMOND BENSON explains how Ian Fleming came to write the novel THUNDERBALL and the ensuing litigation which proved to be Fleming's death knell.


Thunderball A diver's tale
In 1965 a young pre-med student with a keen interest in scuba-diving stumbled on the opportunity to take part in movie history in the biggest Bond of all ' Thunderball. GRAHAM RYE dove into his story.


THUNDERBALL On the trail of THUNDERBALL
Examining in detail, scripts and other unique documented evidence in The Ian Fleming Foundation archives, Bond scholar and author JOHN CORK guides us through the fascinating evolution of how the most successful James Bond film of them all made its way to the cinema screen.


Thunderball A speciality act's tale
GRAHAM RYE spoke with an unknown player in the Thunderball story, to discover how a teenager from West London found herself immortalised in the credit titles of the biggest Bond movie of them all.


THUNDERBALL Sour martinis and animosity
Author ROBERT SELLERS unravels the previously untold story of the cartel of creative minds behind the inception of THUNDERBALL, and the one man for whom the world would never be enough.


Thunderball The production
ANDREW PILKINGTON takes a look behind the scenes at how parts of the film were made ' and also discovers what might have been.


Thunderball The shooting script
ANDREW PILKINGTON examines comparisons between the shooting script and the finished film.


Thunderball The villain
KEVIN HARPER examines the man behind the plot to hold the Western World to ransom, SPECTRE Number One ' Emilio Largo.


Thunderball The girls
Domino, Fiona, Patricia and Paula ' MARK THOMPSON examines James Bond's Thunderbirds!


Thunderball The premieres
GRAHAM RYE takes a look at the premieres of Thunderball in London and Dublin.