#198: Operation Thunderball - An Audio Documentary

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4.8 • 688 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This week JBR revisits the Fleming v McClory story, courtesy of JBR editor in chief, Michael Kirwan.

The Story of Thunderball is a fascinating one, to say the least, but how did it all happen?

In today's episode, Michael examines the court cases, the stolen ideas and much more to find out why it all happened.

With interviews from Robert Sellers (Author of the ‘Battle for Bond’), Sylvan Mason (Daughter of screenwriter, Jack Whittingham) and JBR's own Dan Gale, it's time to delve deep into the story and the characters surrounding Thunderballand its many iterations. This is Operation Thunderball.

Written & Edited by Michael Kirwan

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0:00.0	The name's Kerwin, Michael Kerwin. For the best part of seven years, I've been a fan,
0:15.9	more of an enthusiast, really, of the James Bond franchise. Since 2013, I've been obsessed with
0:23.4	the character, taking in as much 007 goodness as I possibly can. This means not only watching
0:29.3	the near 60 years' worth of movies, but reading the novels by the man who created James
0:33.5	Bond, Ian Fleming. I've write countless books about the character, visited filming
0:38.6	locations, listen to various podcasts, among other things. My first memory even involves James Bond,
0:45.3	watching Moonraker and my family's newly acquired Skybox. I also have the distinct memory of
0:51.3	watching the opening Paracour Chase and Casino Real, and what could only be described as a small silver box with a DVD my man bought
0:59.0	for me and my brother but in the last six months in the lead up to No Time to Die which
1:03.6	is to be released in just a few weeks what it's been delayed? To November.
1:11.6	Why, God, why?
1:14.6	Anyway, in the last six months I've become obsessed with the character.
1:19.6	It seems that all I can think about lately is 007.
1:22.6	With this being said, today I'm going to talk to you about one of the most fascinating stories to come out of the legendary series.
1:30.3	But it's not one of fiction.
1:32.3	This story spans over 40 years, filled with promises, tampering, lies, deception, and a whole lot of core cases.
1:42.3	This is the story of Operation Thunderball.
1:46.0	Ian Lancaster Fleming sat down at his desk in Jamaica to write the spy story to end all spy stories.
2:06.6	Casino Royale was published in 1953 and would take the literary world by storm.
2:11.6	More novels followed, including Living Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever and from Russia with Love.
2:18.3	It was around this time that Fleming wanted to make his titular character and his adventures into motion pictures.
2:25.3	He sold the rights to Casino Rale, which was made into a one-hour TV special in 1954 on the American Network CBS, starring Barry Nielsen. He didn't play James Bond, but he did play
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