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Inventing Bond: Gadgets

Patented: History of Inventions

19-04-2023 • 40 mins

Dagger shoes, Lipstick gas grenade, Razor rimmed hat, Milk bottle Grenade…Prosthetic Nipple.


We’re continuing our exploration of the inventions that have made Bond, James Bond. This time it’s gadgets, gadgets, gadgets.


Dallas talks to Andre Millard, author of Equipping James Bond, about the role of inventions in the Bond books and films.


And to Andrew Hammond, curator of the Spy Museum in Washington D.C., to hear about Bond-esque gadgets in the real world.


Produced by Freddy Chick and Sophie Gee, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long

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