ABOUT THE BOOK

“The Bahamas was just terrific. Bloody hard work, but terrific”, says Martin Campbell, the director of Casino Royale. Not only did the 2006 James Bond film rejuvenate the franchise, it also marked the return of His Majesty’s most loyal secret agent to The Bahamas.

Whether the country and its islands provides by way of glamorous location, transcendent beaches or the exalted blues of it clear waters, The Bahamas has seen cinematic James Bond visit no less than 007 times! Thunderball, Never Say Never Again, Casino Royale, and underwater in You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only and The World Is Not Enough; indication enough for The Bahamas to be considered 007’s favourite destination, as this book will prove.

Speaking to more than 30 people on both sides of the Productions, location owners and those who helped prepare the locations for filming, Simon Firth answers every question imaginable. Illustrated with images from both the archives of On The Tracks Of 007 and those interviewed from the films’ productions, ‘Filming James Bond in The Bahamas’ is the definitive work charting James Bond in film and book as his adventures take you through the beauty and romance of this stunning country.

Featuring a Foreword by Casino Royale’s director Martin Campbell and an Afterword by production manager Anthony Waye.

SPECIFICATIONS

ISBN: 9789081329484 (hardcover w/dustjacket), 9789083338736 (paperback)

Size: 15,6cm x 23,4cm, Pages: 282, Release date: June 16, 2022

About the author

Simon Firth became interested in, and subsequently hooked on the world of James Bond when introduced by his father to watch on TV Dr No and, months later, Thunderball. As a family outing, the cinematic experience of seeing The Spy Who Loved Me left its indelible mark. Moonraker further excited and by the time he had seen For Your Eyes Only, the focus of his future interests was sealed. An interest in art and marketing saw the creation of a collection of fi lm posters and similar promotional material.

While in awe of the present day’s dissection of the subject matter of James Bond into its infinite parts; Clothes, Cars, Food, Drink, Books, Films, Graphic Novels and the multitudinous contributors and content makers plying their knowledgeable and artistic creativity to discuss such, it is the poster artwork that by and large was the greater attraction within.

But following a love for Villefranche sur Mer and the surrounding countryside’s

impact on the James Bond films with previous books entitled Côte d’Azur and

ITALY, ensured that Simon would briefl y enter the Locations department;

with all due deference to those who have steadily worked their way up this

explicit ladder.

For all things professional, he is a self-employed contract Project Manager

working in the Telecommunications and Media sector.