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Licence To Queer covers queer aspects of Bond books, video games and more. Search here for your favourite titles and characters or find content related to particular queer identities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, etc).

David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

LGBT: Lesbians and Gays Bond Together

Watching a double bill of Casino Royale and A View To A Kill with married couple Han (who had never seen a Bond film) and Maz (who loved Bond as a child but was bullied into not liking it at school) was like seeing both films for the first time all over again. Listen in as two same sex couples banter about Bond with themed drinks along the way.

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David Lowbridge-Ellis David Lowbridge-Ellis

Bond and Tchaikovsky: trouble beneath the bubbles

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!

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