What better way to celebrate LTQ’s first anniversary than by planning Bond 26 - with a Bond boy at its centre! I’m giving away a copy of the new book The James Bond Lexicon to the person who comes up the best actor, character name and meet cute.

The better part of three decades has passed since Austin Powers first appeared on our screens, the amount of time which Austin and his nemesis, Dr. Evil, were frozen. Has time been kind? Is Powers still groovy? Does he swing or leave us unmoved? Is he the free-spirited antithesis of Bond (as a prolific 007 director claimed) or is he actually just a bit too well behaved?

There’s much more to Miss Case than meets the eye, regardless of whichever hair piece she happens to be wearing at any given time. Jack Bell takes Tiffany’s own advice and keeps it original, finding fascinating new insights into the character and the actress who brought her to indelible life: Jill St. John.

When Daniel Craig’s Bond meets Catherine Tate’s Nan she almost immediately sees something queer about him which has always hidden in plain sight - at least for those of us who have known where to look.

Charles Gray’s Blofeld is a divisive figure to say the least. But whether you love him or loathe him, there’s one thing we can all agree on: he is shady. Here I unpick Ernst’s most waspish comments to reveal the uncomfortable truths about both him and the man he cannot live without - James Bond.

Many of you will have seen Sam Rogers’ videos where he brilliantly re-imagines ‘80s Bond films as the most iconic TV shows from that decade. Here, Sam gives a personal introduction to each video and shares his video editing journey.

A cult phenomenon based around a character with barely five minutes of screentime, Jim Fanning Friday demonstrates the dedication and diversity of the Bond fan community. It was celebrated internationally on 26th February 2021 for the first time - but not the last. Henceforth, the final Friday of February will be #JimFanningFriday. Here’s how it all began…

Credited with writing ‘additional dialogue’ for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and responsible for some of the film’s most memorable and poetic lines, outrageously outspoken queer writer Simon Raven had much in common with Bond, including his snobbery, his far from conventional sexuality and a scandal from his school days.

It’s not just the zeros that are double in Octopussy, a film queerly obsessed with doppelgängers. We see double when it comes to Fabergé eggs, identical knife-throwers, uncanny clowns and female cult members who share more than a passing resemblance. And let’s not forget Double-0 Seven himself of course. But it’s the titular character’s lesbian utopia that steals the show.

Tchaikovsky’s romantic but troubled music bubbles up across the Bond series. Each time it has something to say or an important role to play, whether it’s satirising heteronormativity, softening up rival spies or providing a prelude to a climax. Fire up the jacuzzi because we’re going in!

You could save yourself the colossal time and energy you would expend trying to explain the meaning of Camp to someone by just telling them to watch a James Bond film - any James Bond film. Especially one starring Sean Connery. Susan Sontag would agree with me.