Editing James Bond (section)

=== Radio ===
In 1958, the novel ''Moonraker'' was adapted for broadcast on [[South Africa]]n radio, with [[Bob Holness]] providing the voice of Bond.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamesbondradio.com/book-review-the-many-lives-of-james-bond/|title=Book Review: The Many Lives of James Bond|date=18 November 2019|website=James Bond Radio|language=en-GB|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204002740/https://jamesbondradio.com/book-review-the-many-lives-of-james-bond/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Many Lives of James Bond: How the Creators of 007 Have Decoded the Superspy|last=Edlitz|first=Mark|publisher=Lyons Press|year=2019|isbn=978-1493041565|page=148}}</ref> According to ''[[The Independent]]'', "listeners across the Union thrilled to Bob's cultured tones as he defeated evil master criminals in search of world domination".<ref>{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Andrew|title=The Bond bunch|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=8 November 2006|page=14}}</ref>

The [[BBC]] have adapted five of the Fleming novels for broadcast: in 1990 ''You Only Live Twice'' was adapted into a 90-minute radio play for [[BBC Radio 4]] with [[Michael Jayston]] playing James Bond. The production was repeated a number of times between 2008 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Bond&nbsp;– You Only Live Twice|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fbzkg|work=BBC Radio 4 Extra|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 October 2011|archive-date=4 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104025517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fbzkg|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 May 2008 BBC Radio 4 broadcast an adaptation of ''Dr. No''. The actor [[Toby Stephens]], who played Bond villain Gustav Graves in the Eon Productions version of ''[[Die Another Day]]'', played Bond, while Dr. [[Julius No]] was played by [[David Suchet]].<ref>{{cite news|title=007 villain to play Bond on radio|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7380086.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=6 October 2011|date=2 May 2008|archive-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316215211/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7380086.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Following its success, a second story was adapted and on 3 April 2010 [[BBC Radio 4]] broadcast ''Goldfinger'' with Stephens again playing Bond.<ref>{{cite web|author= Hemley, Matthew|date= 13 October 2009|url= http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/25870/james-bond-to-return-to-radio-as-goldfinger|title= James Bond to return to radio as Goldfinger is adapted for BBC|publisher= The Stage Online|access-date= 19 March 2010|archive-date= 11 June 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110611123625/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/25870/james-bond-to-return-to-radio-as-goldfinger|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Ian McKellen|Sir Ian McKellen]] was [[Auric Goldfinger]] and Stephens' ''Die Another Day'' co-star [[Rosamund Pike]] played [[Pussy Galore]]. The play was adapted from Fleming's novel by Archie Scottney and was directed by [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Goldfinger|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rq1w3|work=Saturday Play|publisher=BBC|access-date=3 October 2011|archive-date=12 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112033433/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rq1w3|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the novel [[From Russia, with Love (novel)|''From Russia, with Love'']] was dramatised for Radio 4; it featured a full cast again starring Stephens as Bond.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saturday Drama: From Russia With Love|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kxzr6|work=[[BBC Radio 4]]|publisher=BBC|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219090509/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kxzr6|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014 Stephens again played Bond, in ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', with [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], and [[Joanna Lumley]] (who appeared in the 1969 [[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|film adaptation]]) as Irma Bunt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saturday Drama: On Her Majesty's Secret Service|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042cq8f|website=[[BBC]]|publisher=BBC|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=6 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506000607/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042cq8f|url-status=live}}</ref>