Happy 30th birthday ⁦VinnieHarris94⁩ ! No exotic Xmas trip for me this year so I’m re-using last year’s message (with apologies to Danish speakers!) #BrushingUpOnALittleDanish alt text: my woollyhatted head with nyhavn (new harbour)’s colourful buildings in the background.

A fabulous Christmas special from James Pickup 🍸 Thomas John Pickup John Kell Matthew Pickup @Chrisgoldie Christopher Goldie Rob Parker - Really, 007! Grab yourself a tabasco mince pie and enjoy (just don’t venture into the safe pub’s kitchen)

A play about a Spy Franchise: Deborah is responsible for casting the most famous role in Hollywood but the actor suddenly withdraws as the film starts shooting. Her cousin wants to sell out, and all she yearns for is Sean Connery’s unbeatable charm. barntheatre.org.uk/a-role-to-die-…

Better Man movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert rogerebert.com/reviews/better…

‘Better Man’ Review: The Boy in the Band - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/12/25/mov…

This is an incredible interview - Gary Barlow: My Biggest Failure And Why I Needed It youtu.be/YiRwvVmXDBQ?si… via YouTube

Anatomy of a scene: Robbie Williams in Better Man - in which we learn that it might have been Michael Gracey going back to “The Fleming”TM with a new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie and a gobstopper dance moment youtu.be/0AIJIQ2YYMI?si… via YouTube

Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery discuss the #JamesBond film - Moonraker youtu.be/q4HkHcBGBwA?si… via YouTube #Rogertainment

OK - awesome work Matthew "Twenty-Five" Haddock Jonathan Nathan Brown I spat my drink out at your Take That movie pitches. Hoping for a new album this year and then a new pod seeing as you're on a roll! Will you finally see Robbie live this Summer?

Taylor is on the right side of history guys. And I love her even more for it, I hope Robbie Williams reaches out to her because she’s doing the work #betterman #bettermanmovie #taylortomlinson

Robbie Williams speech after winning the Best Film for Better Man at the AACTA awards… #AACTAs #AACTA #RobbieWilliams #BetterMan #BetterManMovie #AACTAAwards

From Theatre to 007: Daniel Craig’s Incredible Acting Journey | Parkinson youtu.be/pTW6tJpADJc?si… via YouTube

Suggested sense of why the Eon/Amazon Bond deal occurred in this week’s Rest Is Entertainment from 20:20 a open.spotify.com/episode/1RUWqL…

Here’s a really good new interview with Timothy Dalton, he talks about his “3rd” James Bond film, and most of his film catalogue. #JamesBond James Bond vanityfair.com/hollywood/stor…

Barbara Energy: The Living Amazon-EON Deal-ites #JamesBond #EON #Amazon youtube.com/shorts/uAV8jHl… via YouTube

The Great Western Road is out now! 💙 🎧 dblue.lnk.to/tgwr. "The Great Western Road starts in Glasgow and leads to the wilds of Loch Lomond. It’s a metaphor—you don’t know what’s ahead, but there’s wonder in the journey. We all felt that, and I hope you do too." – Ricky x

New YouTube Short - Future Bond Body Shape? youtube.com/shorts/GCJBjYA… and with #AudioDescription youtube.com/shorts/qTbNujY…

We're absolutely over the moon! The Great Western Road has entered the Official UK Albums Chart at No.3 and hit No.1 on the Official Scottish Albums Chart – our highest chart position on the UK albums chart since Fellow Hoodlums!

Beacon, Bristol 💙 02.04.25 Brilliant night at the wonderful Bristol Beacon💙 The Great Western Roadtrip heads to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge tonight! Who will we see there?

New Short - Quantum of Solace (SPECTRE Advertising) youtube.com/shorts/MARVTZc… and with #AudioDescription youtube.com/shorts/d9KcvES… #Tosca #JamesBond #MrWhite