Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies
Al Murray is joined by former director of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, political comedian Matt Forde and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at the great British spy movie.
Comedian and history buff Al Murray is joined by former director of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, political comedian Matt Forde and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at the great British spy movie. This round-table discussion looks at the films themselves - not to mention the spies that star in them - and uses them as a lens on the British people, our fear of the world and our changing views of espionage over the decades.
As well as discussing the inevitable moral ambiguity, the limited female roles and general distrust of the intelligence community, we also find out what Dame Stella Rimington, the real M, actually thinks about James Bond, what you really say at a party when someone inevitably asks what you do, the spy gadget she'd really like to get her hands on, and the film that was genuinely used as a training movie when she first joined the service.
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Clips
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The 007 Legacy
Duration: 02:59
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"The bald ones, the scarred ones and the ones with the cats!"
Duration: 03:07
Music Played
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John Barry
The James Bond Theme
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John Barry
Main Theme/Capsule In Space
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. -
Ron Grainer
The Prisoner Theme
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City of Prague Philharmonic / Raine
Thunderball - Fight On The Disco Volante / Finale
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John Barry
You Only Live Twice
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Al Murray |
Interviewed Guest | Stella Rimington |
Interviewed Guest | Matt Forde |
Interviewed Guest | Matthew Sweet |
Producer | Matt Nida |
Executive Producer | Jamie Isaacs |
Production Company | Liberty Bell Productions |
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 Dec 2014 21:00
- Tue 30 Dec 2014 02:45
- Tue 6 Jan 2015 23:00
- Tue 21 Apr 2015 00:50
- Wed 15 Mar 2017 01:00
- Fri 6 Apr 2018 00:00
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