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Summary:A look at the life of Ian Fleming,author of the James Bond books,to mark the 40th anniversary of 'Dr No''s release.
Description:Ian Fleming has always been associated in the public mind with his created hero,James Bond,an association reinforced by Fleming's wry,disarming smile,his ebony cigarette holder and his career in Naval Intelligence. In fact,as this programme reveals,the real Ian Fleming was a deeply shy and insecure man,whose relationships with women were often complex and emotionally destructive. The film explores the troubled psyche that lurked beneath his veneer of English,upper class urbanity.
Narrator: Jane Copland
Director: Ralph Lee