Alan J. Porter

#BondOnTheCover - Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry marking 007’s 40th on the cover of TV Guide in November 2002

Daily #JamesBond Lexicon entry - SKATEBOARD: IQ provided James Bond Jr. with a jet powered skateboard capable of short-range flight. Bond Jr. used the skateboard to deposit Knick-Knack in a trash could during an encounter in Toronto [JBJR64tv].

Out today, the first of two new episodes covering The Mysterious Mr. Quin short stories. You can check it out at ChronologicalChristie.com or on your podcast platform of choice.

I had a great time being interviewed by David Zaritsky (The Bond Experience) about my Bond journey and the new direction for The Ian Fleming Foundation at the Quantum of Solace Gatherall event in Newtown PA this weekend. Very receptive group of attendees who asked some great questions.

New episode alert! The first installment covering the Mysterious Mr. Quin drops Sunday March 8!
Go to chronologicalchristie.com or search your favorite podcast platform for more details

Great to connect on here. Cool story -what a moment to remember.

Julius Caesar was the first one that connected with me at school, over the years probably read or watch Henry V more than any other.

Read this several years ago. Very entertaining, and introduced me to sub-genres of metal and several bands I was unaware of.

Episode 6 - Garry and Gentle Podcast Episode · Before They Were Beatles · November 1, 2024 · 17m

Sorry to read of the passing of former Quarrymen bass player Len Garry. We covered Len’s story on Episode 6 of The Forgotten Beatles podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Excellent day in central London yesterday, talking Fleming in the morning and watching Christie in the afternoon.

Fascinating afternoon at the Avebury stone circle today. Thanks to Roger, our entertaining guide, who provided so much context for what we were looking at, as well as being an entertaining storyteller.

This is a fascinating exercise. 1300 is about when I lost the plot.

Checking out of our AirBnB at the end of our UK trip and leaving them a little something to add to the cottage’s book shelves. - Signed copy of my “Saloons, Jungles, and City Streets” short story collection for future guests to hopefully enjoy.

A good day on the word slinging front.

- Managed to get some writing done on both WIP book projects.
- Confirmed a magazine article opportunity
- Received confirmation of two upcoming book signing events.
- with a little podcast editing thrown in.

’Tis the time’s plague, when madmen lead the blind.

I have visited the Queen Mary - but unfortunately not when that exhibit was on.

Looking forward to speaking at the Studebaker Museum next month about the restoration and conservation work we do at The Ian Fleming Foundation

At some point yesterday the BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES podcast passed the 90,000 downloads mark.

Thanks to everyone who has given it a listen over the last few years. Never imagined it would get to that level of numbers.

Out today on ChronologicalChristie.com - A new Bonus episode in which we take a look at the “lost” 1960s pilot for a US Poirot TV series that never happened, as well as catch up with some episodes from the French TV series Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.

A fun day at the Nene Valley Railway today. Our first visit to a filming location with both Bond l, and Agatha Christie connections.

Highlight was meeting fellow Bond podcasters and writers, David Lowbridge-Ellis, Tom Mason, and our amazing host, Marc Hernandez for the first time in person.

That’s cool.

Had a fun time on The Doctor’s Beard podcast discussing why everyone else is wrong and Timelash is actually an enjoyable Dr Who adventure.

Thanks. Talent today at the Nene Valley Railway. Wondered if you’d visited it.

Back in the UK for a couple of weeks with some Christie related items on the agenda . Good start today at Coles Books in Bicester with a couple of nice Christie finds including a signed copy of David Suchet’s “Travels with Agatha Christie” book.

If you’ve read @scalzi.com novel Kaju Preservation Society you will know why I’m a little concerned that we were directed to use this lounge at BWI this evening.

Daily #JamesBond Lexicon entry - SIXTH APOSTLE INN: An under-construction inn south of Cape Town, South Africa where Felicity Willing' was unmasked as the mastermind behind the planned "Incident Twenty," and where the final fatal showdown with Irish terrorist, Nial Dunne occurred [CBn].

We had notification this week that my Victorian-era adventures short story collection, “Saloons, Jungles, and City Streets” is now available through 16 different distribution channels.

So now it’s even easier to pick up a copy from your favorite online retailer.

In our recent Chronological Christie podcast episode on Miss Marple’s debut in A Murder At The Vicarage we talked about how helpful the map of St. Mary Mead was in establishing the character’s movements. Do you find these sort of additions to a book helpful or distracting?

Daily #JamesBond Lexicon entry - SIXTE: A wealthy Belgian with metal interests in the Congo. One of the players in the climatic baccarat game at Casino Royale between James Bond and Le Chiffre [CRn].

#BondOnTheCover - Getting up close with Pierce on the cover of a special edition of TV Guide in November 1999, that also included a new Bond short story by Raymond Benson.