JAMES BOND 007 MAGAZINE | Ian Fleming Centenary

	JANUARY 2008 The centenary year will kick off with a Royal Mail issue of six stamps featuring different editions of six of Ian Fleming’s most famous novels on January 8. The two 1st Class stamps feature Fleming’s first novel CASINO ROYALE and DR. NO, the first novel of the Bond series to be filmed. The four other books featured are the covers of GOLDFINGER, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, and FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
	APRIL 2008 For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond, which opens at The Imperial War Museum in April 2008, is the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work of Ian Fleming. Featuring fascinating material, much on public display for the first time, For Your Eyes Only will look at the author and his fictional character in its historical context and examine how much of the Bond novels were imaginary and to what extent they were based on real people and events. This exhibition will explore the early life of Ian Fleming, his wartime career and work as a journalist and travel writer. It will examine how, as an author, he drew upon his own experiences to create the iconic character of James Bond that continues to have global appeal. An accompanying book by Ben Macintyre will be published by Bloomsbury in April 2008. The exhibition runs from 17th April 2008 — 1st March 2009. CLICK HERE TO READ OUR EXCLUSIVE REPORT!
	Also in April, Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design opens at the Fleming Collection on Berkeley Street in Mayfair. The exhibition will cover all Ian Fleming’s books including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Thrilling Cities – his collected travel journalism. However, much of the exhibition will chart the role of artists and designers in creating and defining the Bond look. After London, the exhibition travels to Edinburgh for the Festival, before touring internationally. Runs from 22nd April - 28th June 2008 click here for more details CLICK HERE TO READ OUR EXCLUSIVE REPORT!
	MAY 2008 Central to the centenary celebrations is DEVIL MAY CARE, the new James Bond book by the British writer Sebastian Faulks, one of the most eagerly anticipated publishing events of 2008. Although the plot remains a closely guarded secret until publication by Penguin on Fleming’s birthday – 28 May – the writer has revealed that DEVIL MAY CARE is set in the Cold War. Action is played across two continents, exotic locations and several of the world’s most thrilling cities. And there will be beautiful women, naturally.
	The centenary will also be marked by a special centenary edition of the children’s classic, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Originally written by Fleming for his son, Caspar, it will be published by Puffin on 28th May, with original illustrations by John Burningham. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was made in to a film in 1968 starring Dick Van Dyke and became a stage musical and West End box office smash in 2002, and is currently on tour in the UK.
	Penguin will also be publishing new hardback editions of all 14 of the original Bond novels under a special 007 imprint with new covers designed by Michael Gillette.
	Throughout May the Imperial War Museum will screen the first three James Bond film starring Sean Connery as 007 as part of the Centenary celebrations. Admission to the screenings if free. Other events events are planned May through August 2008. MORE DETAILS
	May 12th - Royal Society of Literature lecture: 'Licenced to Kill?' takes place at The Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute at Somerset House, London. The lecture will be given by Daphne Park and will feature readings by Lucy Fleming. Tickets, which are not issued in advance, are available on the door. Suggested contribution Ł5. Please telephone 020 7845 4676 or email info@rslit.org for further details
	The publication of HURRICANE GOLD in paperback, the latest in Charlie Higson’s Young Bond series, is also planned to coincide with Fleming’s birthday. The hugely popular series, published by Puffin, has now sold over half a million copies and has been translated into 23 languages. The fifth book in the Young Bond series will be published in September alongside a graphic novel of the first book, SILVERFIN, illustrated by Kev Walker.
	The Moneypenny Diaries – Final Fling by Kate Westbrook is published by John Murray in hardback in May. This is the third book in the series, following the affairs and adventures of James Bond’s right-hand woman.
	DOCTOR NO – Radio dramatisation starring Toby Stephens as James Bond and David Suchet as Dr No. BBC Radio 4 – 2.30pm, 24th May 2008 A distinguished cast celebrate the Centenary of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, in Hugh Whitemore’s new dramatisation of DR. NO. Starring Toby Stephens as James Bond, David Suchet as Dr No and, John Standing as ‘M’, Janie Dee as Moneypenny, Samuel West as Pleydel-Smith, Clarke Peters as Quarrel, Lisa Dillon as Honey Rider, Martin Jarvis as the Voice of Ian Fleming. Plus star cameos from Simon Williams, Peter Capaldi, Nicky Henson with Kobna Holdbrook Smith, Kosha Engler, Jon David Yu, Jordanna Tin, Inika Leigh Wright and a special appearance by Ian Fleming’s niece Lucy Fleming as the Jamaican Institute Librarian. Original music composed by Samuel Barbour and Mark Holden PRODUCER: Rosalind Ayres DIRECTOR: Martin Jarvis
	JUNE 2008 On 25th June The Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent is hosting an official 'Goldfinger' Golf Tournament. More details to follow.
	June 1st - Bletchley Park will host a family event Chitty Chitty Bang Bang CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
	From Bletchley, With Love - Ian Fleming Birth Centenary, ‘Operation Ruthless’ and the Real James Bonds of Bletchley Park. On 25 August 2008 Bletchley Park will be celebrating the centenary of the birth of Ian Fleming and his famous wartime connection with Bletchley Park with a whole host of Spy and Double Agent Activities, Talks and Exhibitions.
	SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 To celebrate the Centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth Queen Anne Press is publishing an edition of his complete works. There are eighteen volumes: all the Bonds, plus Thrilling Cities, The Diamond Smugglers, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and Talk of the Devil. The last is a collection of rarely seen material, some of it unpublished, the title being chosen from a list drawn up by Fleming himself. MORE DETAILS
	OCTOBER 2008 The Ian Fleming Centenary events conclude in style with 'The Story of James Bond – A Tribute to Ian Fleming', at the London Palladium Theatre on Sunday 5 October 2008. Arranged for the family by Ian Fleming’s niece, Lucy Fleming this unique and glamorous evening will mark the final event in the Ian Fleming Centenary year. MORE DETAILS
	OCTOBER 2008 The hugely anticipated first ever Young Bond graphic novel, adapted from Charlie Higson’s bestselling SilverFin, explosively illustrated by Young Bond artist Kev Walker. This will be published by on the 2nd October 2008 by Puffin Books.
To find out more about all centenary projects, please visit the centenary website: www.ianflemingcentenary.com

IAN FLEMING CENTENARY