0056 Book Review Moonraker (1955) Part I

In 1955 Ian Fleming’s third James Bond novel Moonraker was published. Tyler and Don embark on a thorough analysis of the book. In a series of three podcasts they go through the adventure chapter by chapter, providing as much background information as they could gather. This is Part 1 and covers chapters 1 - 7 of the book. It’s Monday, and Mondays are hell. Bond is reading through boring paperwork when he’s summoned by M. for a personal matter. There’s this chap at his club Blades who cheats at cards. The problem is, the chap is the famous philanthropist Sir Hugo Drax, creator of the wonderful Moonraker rocket. Could Bond please confront Drax during a game of bridge and make him stop cheating? Obviously, this podcast is filled with spoilers, so if you haven’t read Moonraker yet, you’ve been warned! If you enjoy our podcast, please share it with others! You can email us at [email protected], go to www.the00files.com or find us on social media! SOURCES Books - Fleming, Ian (1955). Moonraker. London: Jonathan Cape. - Fleming, Fergus (2016). The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters. London: Bloomsbury. - Chancellor, Henry (2005). James Bond. The Man And His World. London: John Murray. - Griswold, John (2006). Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming’s Bond Stories. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. - MacIntyre, Ben (2008). For Your Eyes Only. London: Bloomsbury. - Millard, Andre (2018). Equipping James Bond: Guns, Gadgets, and Technological Enthusiasm. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. - Lycett, Andrew (1996). Ian Fleming. London: Phoenix. - Parker, Matthew (2015). Goldeneye: Where Bond was born: Ian Fleming’s Jamaica. London: Windmill Books. - Pearson, John (1966). The Life of Ian Fleming. London: Bloomsbury. - Rankin, Nicholas (2011). Ian Fleming’s Commandos The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit. London: Faber and Faber Limited. Websites and videos - The term Moonraker https://www.moonrakers.org.uk/moonrakers.asp - Ammunition https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/38-357-380-auto-and-9mm-ammunition-are-all-the-same-caliber/2016/02/18/2b097d38-d4cd-11e5-a65b-587e721fb231_story.html - Colt Detective Special https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Detective_Special - Inflation http://www.in2013dollars.com - Royal baccarat scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_baccarat_scandal - Contract bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge - Rubber bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_bridge - How to play piquet https://youtu.be/Z1bShGQOwrM - John Scarne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Scarne - Scarne on Cards https://flemingsbond.com/scarne-on-cards/ - Taittinger https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/james-bond-taittinger-champagne - Marthe Richard Law https://flemingsbond.com/the-marthe-richard-law/ - Hairy Heels https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/250432/what-does-hairy-at-the-heel-mean - Yarborough https://www.thefreedictionary.com/yarborough All additional audio clips are narrated by Mark Redfield (http://www.redfieldartsaudio.com)