Author Profile: David Leigh

David Leigh founded The James Bond Dossier in 2002. A fan of 007 since the age of 8, he is also author of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond. You can order a copy here if you don't own it already.

Craig not Bond website launched

February 22nd, 2006 by

An “international group of lifelong James Bond fans” has set up a web site petitioning people to boycott Casino Royale when it arrives in November. The site, called Craig not Bond believes that Eon productions was wrong to ditch Pierce Brosnan in favour of Daniel Craig, whom they describe in fairly unflattering terms. Unfortunately the […]

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Daniel Craig loses front teeth

February 20th, 2006 by

After at last finalising the casting for Casino Royale, the media has got down to reporting what’s been happening on-set. According to several reports, Daniel Craig lost his two front teeth in a fight scene and his dentist was flown out to Prague to repair the damage. However, there is not much evidence of this […]

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Casino Royale casting

February 17th, 2006 by

Eon has now completeed casting of all the main characters in the new film. Joining Daniel Craig will be Eva Green as Vesper Lynd, Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre, and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter. The opinions expressed in the article are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the […]

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Royale-les-Eaux

June 28th, 2005 by

Placing the fictional town of Royale-les-Eaux precisely has always proved difficult, due to the scant information available, first in Casino Royale and later in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

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Chemex coffee maker

February 8th, 2005 by

The Chemex coffee maker is the American designed filter maker used by James Bond in the the book From Russia, With Love.

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Food

August 12th, 2004 by

Although enjoying Beluga caviar served with chilled vodka, James Bond claims to prefer “the ordinary plain food of the country” when abroad. However, the definitive James Bond meal is scrambled eggs with bacon and/or sausages. James Bond will eat them any time, day or night, with vodka and tonic or Champagne. In the story 007 in […]

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