STAMP OF DISAPPROVAL
Royal Mail marks the centenary of the birth of James Bond creator Ian Fleming with a set of stamps featuring different editions of six of his most famous novels.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: IAN FLEMING AND JAMES BOND
The Imperial War Museum, London hosts the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work of the man who created the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond.

BOND BOUND: IAN FLEMING AND THE ART OF COVER DESIGN
An exhibition at The Fleming Collection in London, covering each book published, charted the role of artists and designers in creating and defining the Bond look.

THE STORY OF JAMES BOND: A TRIBUTE TO IAN FLEMING
Centenary events conclude with a gala evening held at The London Palladium where 007 stars past and present pay tribute to the creator of James Bond.

BOND REBOUND
Ian Fleming’s 14 James Bond novels are republished in hardback with new dust jacket artwork by Michael Gillette.

DEVIL MAY CARE
A new James Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks is published to celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth.

How 007 Got His Name: The real James Bond
Ian Fleming and the ‘real’ James Bond met only once on February 5, 1964, at the author's home in Jamaica. The fascinating account of the historic meeting was published in a slim volume entitled How 007 Got His Name by the ornithologist's wife, Mary Wickham Bond in 1966.

Agatha Christie's James Bond - ‘The Listerdale Mystery’
Did author Ian Fleming really use the name of a Philadelphian ornithologist named James Bond, the author of one of Fleming’s ‘bibles’ in Jamaica, Birds of the West Indies, or could Fleming also have been influenced subliminally by the writings of the Queen of the whodunits – Agatha Christie?