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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has
died at 99, with Buckingham Palace announcing that he passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness will be remembered for many things his affiliation with over 800 charities, his efforts to modernize the staid monarchy, his often-controversial remarks but as we commemorate his life, we must be sure to credit one of his biggest, but lesser known deeds: saving James Bond. Related Story
In 1964,
Goldfinger came to American shores. Starring Sean Connery as Bond and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, the film almost didn’t see the light of day in the United States, as censors found the double entendre of Pussy Galore’s name distasteful. With Goldfinger at risk of being banned in one of the world’s biggest movie markets, the studio’s publicity team
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Sunday Morning Showdown: James Bond Omega Watches NOT Seen On Screen
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In our Sunday Morning Showdown, two of our writers go head-to-head in an epic showdown for the ages. Strong opinions and hysterical hyperbole are welcome (so feel free to join in with the fun in the comments section below). And don’t forget to let us know which watches you’d like to see torn to shreds/effusively exalted next week. We’ll try and feature as many of our readers’ choices as we can. After the last Bond match up, we return with a second one. One that matches up two lesser talked about Bond watches… So let’s rev up the Aston Martin once more and discuss the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M “James Bond” vs. Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra.
Women Today, a precursor of
Liveline, broke many taboos and she broached many hidden topics such as female sexuality. She said in an interview: “It sounds almost medieval now, but if you did anything on reproduction or marriage that wasn’t exactly in tune with the Roman Catholic Church’s line, you’d get slaughtered. You couldn’t mention the word ‘orgasm’.”
In 1980, she won the Prix Italia for a documentary on abortion. She interviewed a woman who was to have an abortion in England, travelled with her and gave an account of her experience. Later in her career, her long interviews regularly set the national agenda, such as in 2001 when junior minister Joe Jacob claimed Ireland could deal with a nuclear disaster by distributing iodine tablets. The more Marian probed, the less assured the politician sounded.