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The Afternoon Show: No Time To Die special with James King on Bond soundtracks, and Robert Peston's debut novel The Whistleblower

No Time To Die special with James King on Bond soundtracks, and Robert Peston's debut novel The Whistleblower

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, No Time To Die special with James King on Bond soundtracks, and Robert Peston's debut novel The Whistleblower

Grant celebrates the cinema release of Daniel Craig's final James Bond film No Time to Die

Robert Peston talks about his debut political thriller The Whistleblower, and Grant delves into James Bond soundtracks from the franchise with James King and No Time To Die review

His name is Stott, Grant Stott, and he’ll be taking us into the world of political intrigue, spies and shaken martinis. 

Political Editor of ITV news and award winning journalist Robert Peston discusses his debut novel “The Whistleblower” which takes the reader into a dark and dangerous world of media and power politics in a 90s set political thriller.

Grant will have a two hour celebration of James Bond to mark the release of Daniel Craig’s last film as 007, No Time To Die. 

He will be speaking to the first ever woman 007, Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch stars alongside Daniel Craig, she tells Grant about how Phoebe Waller Bridge’s contribution helped her to create a kick-ass agent. 

Film Critic, presenter of The Movie Show and Bond superfan James King shares stories from his BBC Radio 2 podcast James Bond: Soundtrack Stories in which he celebrates the film franchise’s iconic songs with guests including Daniel Craig, the film's producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, Rami Malek and Billie Eilish and many more guests connected to different eras throughout the history of Bond films right up to present day.

For the final hour of the show Grant is joined by film critics Siobhan Synnot and Bond mega-fan Stephen Carty to take a look across the era of Bond, discussing the highlights, controversies and low points of 007 across the years, and Daniel Craig’s time as the famous agent. 

Finally, they review the new film, No Time To Die, and talk about the potential future for James Bond.

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