James Bond 50th anniversary
2012 marked the 50th anniversary of James Bond on the silver screen. On October 5th 1962 Dr No was first released in cinemas across the UK. Here are just some of the items released throughout 2012 to celebrate this anniversary, culminating in Global James Bond Day on Friday 5th October 2012.
James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters hardback book in slipcase (Doring Kindersley Ltd., UK, 2012)
Bond On Bond - The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies by Sir Roger Moore with Gareth Owen (Michael O'Mare Books Ltd., UK, 2012)
Celebrating five decades of Bond 007 - BOND 50 Blu-ray boxset featuring all 22 007 films with additional 120 hours of extras (MGM, UK, 2012)
Everything Or Nothing - The untold story of how Ian Fleming, Albert R Broccoli and Harry Saltzman brought James Bond to the cinema screen (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, UK, 2012)
Life 50 Years of James Bond book (Life Books, US, 2012)
50 Years of Bond Cars - the cards that moved the world's greatest spy Top Gear special presented by Richard Hammond (BBC Worldwide Ltd., UK, 2013)
007 Fragrance cardboard counter display standee (Procter and Gamble, UK, 2012)
Limited edition 50th anniversary boxed 75ml 007 Fragrance (Procter & Gamble, UK, 2012)
Auction catalogue from the Christie's 50 Years of James Bond auction held online and live on the evening of Global James Bond Day - Friday 5th October 2012 (Christie's, UK, 2012)
Best Of Bond… James Bond - 50 years - 50 tracks two CD collection (EMI Catalogue, UK, 2012)
Ciné Saga magazine special James Bond 50th anniversary special (Off Roads, France, 2012)
Loaded magazine Bond girl supplement magazine published to mark the 50th anniversary (Vitality Publishing, UK, 2012)
Stern Edition James Bond 50th anniversary special magazine (Gruner + Jahr AG & Go., Germany, Nr.2, 2012)
James Bond 50th anniversary collectors edition of Mail on Sunday Live magazine (Mail on Sunday, UK, 15th January 2012)
Cinema magazine with James Bond 50th anniversary cover and articles (Cinema, Germany, April 2012)
V Plus magazine special James Bond 50th anniversary issue (Variety, US, May 14th-20th 2012)
Entertainment Weekly special James Bond 50th anniversary edition (Entertainment Weekly Inc., US, August 2012)
Radio Times magazine with Bond cover and articles (Intermediate Media Company London Ltd., UK, 8th September, 2012)
Life Magazine 50 Years of James Bond special (Life Books, US, Vol.12 No.17, 14th September 2012)
Auto Express magazine special issue with 50 years of Bond cars cover and articles (Dennis Publishing Ltd., UK, Issue.1,235, 19th September, 2012)
Aston Martin magazine with Daniel Craig cover and Bond 50th anniversary and Skyfall articles (Affinity Publishing, UK, Issue.19, Autumn 2012)
Ciak magazine with 50th anniversary cover and articles (Mondadori, Italy, October 2012)
Star magazine James Bond 50th anniversary special (Télépro/Belgomedia, Belgium, October 2012)
Special collectors edition of Premiere magazine with four different Bond covers filled with articles about Bond and Skyfall (Premiere SAS, France, No.428, October 2012)
Starburst magazine with 50th anniversary illustrative cover with Skyfall and 50th anniversary articles (Starburst Magazine Ltd., UK, October 2012)
Studio Ciné Live James Bond 50th anniversary special magazine (Groupe Express-Roularta, France, October 2012)
TV Times magazine special collectors set of four James Bond 50th anniversary covers (IPC Media Ltd, UK, Vol.218 No.41, 6th October 2012)
The Sunday Times Magazine with Ian Fleming cover and article (Sunday Times, UK, 14th October 2012). The illustration on the inside is by the talented Peter Lorenz at Illustrated 007
50 Years of Bond magazine (American Media Inc., US, November 2012)
Cinema magazine special double edition with 50th anniversary cover and articles on one side and Skyfall cover and articles on the reverse (Cinema, Germany, November 2012)
British GQ magazine James Bond Special with six different covers featuring the six actors to so far have played 007. The magazine is full of Bond related articles and interviews (Condé Nast Publications Ltd., UK, November 2012)
Newsweek magazine with James Bond 50th anniversary cover and article (The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC, US, Vol.CLX No.19, 5th November 2012)
Alternative version of the Newsweek magazine shown above with Barack Obama cover and the James Bond illustration on the inside (The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC, US, Vol.CLX No.19, 5th November 2012)
Taschen magazine with James Bond 50th anniversary cover and article (Taschen, UK, Winter 2012)
Designing 007 book from the exhibition held at the Barbican Centre from 6th July - 5th September 2012, before it went on a worldwide tour (Barbican International Enterprises, UK, 2012)
Flyer from the Designing 007 exhibition (Barbican International Enterprises, UK, 2012)
Promotional paper bag from the Designing 007 exhibition held at the Barbican Centre (Barbican International Enterprises, UK, 2012)
Special edition Top Trumps from the Bond in Motion exhibition held throughout 2012 at Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK (Winning Moves UK Ltd., UK, 2012)
Bond in Motion exhibition programme from the event held throughout 2012 at Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK (Beaulieu Enterprises Ltd., UK, 2012)
James Bond 50th Anniversary mug in box (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
The Man With The Golden Gun boxed bottle of 18k gold top coat nail polish (O.P.I, US, 2012)
Special collectors edition set of James Bond 50th anniversary stamps (Royal Mail, UK, 2012)
Skyfall The Bondettes boxed set of four bottles of mini nail lacquers (O.P.I, US, 2012)
The Bond Girls boxed set of four bottles of mini liquid sand nail lacquers (O.P.I, US, 2012)
007 Compact Poker Set produced as part of the James Bond 50th anniversary celebrations (Carta Mundi, Belgium, 2012)
Invitation to the 50 Years of 007 party held at the Artcube in Gent on 26th October 2012 (Culture Club, Belgium, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Dr No lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine From Russia With Love lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Goldfinger lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Thunderball lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine You Only Live Twice lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine On Her Majesty's Secret Service lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Diamonds Are Forever lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Live And Let Die lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine The Man With The Golden Gun lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine The Spy Who Loved Me lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Moonraker lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Reproduction set of nine Octopussy lobby cards in 50th anniversary packaging (Pyramid International, UK, 2012)
Sony Bravia HX8 and Bond 50 Blu-ray flyer (Sony, UK, 2012)
Monopoly 007 50th Anniversary Edition (Hasbro, US, 2012)