Halle Berry played Jinx in Die Another Day. She was born on this day in 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

I'm just outside the total eclipse zone. Somehow I have the idea we're not going to see much of it tonight.

Ian Fleming died on this day in 1964 from a heart attack. Aged just 56, he had suffered from poor health for many years largely due to his heavy smoking. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Jimmy Dean, who played Willard Whyte in Diamonds Are Forever, was born in Texas on 10th August 1928 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Robert Shaw, who played Donald Grant in From Russia with Love, was born in Lancashire on 9th August 1927 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Michelle Yeoh, who played Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies, was born in Malaysia on 6th August 1962 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Steven Berkoff, who played General Orlov in Octopussy, was born in London on 3rd August 1937 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Giancarlo Giannini, who played René Mathis in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, was born in Italy on this day in 1942 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Skyfall and SPECTRE director, Sam Mendes, was born in Reading on this day in 1965 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Geoffrey Holder, who memorably played Baron Samedi in Live and Let Die, was born in Trinidad and Tobago on 1st August 1930 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Adolfo Celi was born in Italy on 27th July 1922. He played SPECTRE's Emilio Largo in Thunderball #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Robert Brown was born on this day in 1921. He played Admiral Hargreaves in The Spy Who Loved Me and M in Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Diana Rigg was born on this day in 1938. She played Countess Teresa di Vicenzo (or more simply Tracy) in On Her Majesty's Secret Service opposite George Lazenby #JamesBond #dates #OTD

There's a lot of opinion about how Kina Lillet was different from Lillet Blanc. Trouble is, almost no one has actually sampled Kina Lillet. David T Smith has, and it is both more bitter, but much, much sweeter than the current product. Listen to thr podcast for more.

Today marks the anniversary of David Hedison's death in 2019. He played Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die and Licence to Kill #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Burt Kwouk, who played Mr Ling in Goldfinger, was born on this day in 1930. He is probably best known for his appearances as Cato in the Pink Panther films #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Tetsurô Tanba, who played Tiger Tanaka in You Only Live Twice, was born in Tokyo, Japan on 17th July 1922. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Caroline Bliss, who played Miss Moneypenny opposite Timothy Dalton, was born in England on 12th July 1961. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Monty Norman died on this day in 2022 at the age of 94. He composed the soundtrack for Dr No, including the iconic James Bond Theme. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Happy birthday Cary Joji Fukunaga! The No Time to Die director was born in Oakland, California on 10th July 1977. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Today marks the anniversary of The Spy Who Loved Me. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 7th July 1977. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Eva Green was born on 6th July 1980. She played Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman incorporated Eon Productions on 6th July 1961 #JamesBond #dates #OTD

The world premiere of Live And Let Die took place at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1973. It had opened in the US 9 days before. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Spent the afternoon prepping to evacuate if this thing reaches us. Not easy with pets.

Andreas Wisniewski played Necros in The Living Daylights. He was born on 3rd July 1959 in Berlin. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Charlie Higson was born on this day in 1958. He wrote the first five Young Bond novels, starting with Silverfin. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Léa Seydoux was born on this day in 1985. In SPECTRE and No Time to Die she appears as Dr Madeleine Swann. #JamesBond #dates #OTD

Harold Sakata was born on this day in 1920. He played Goldfinger's Korean henchman, Oddjob #JamesBond #dates #OTD

The Living Daylights premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1987. It was Timothy Dalton's first appearance as James Bond. #JamesBond #dates #OTD