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Sergio and Professor James Chapman discuss the first 007 adaptation and its cultural impact.

Sergio is joined by Professor James Chapman - author of ”Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films” - to look at the first 007 adaptation, the 1954 TV version of CASINO ROYALE, as well as the 1967 spoof and the 2006 Daniel Craig reboot. And speculate about where the series might go next.

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