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There are so many great little moments in Craig's Bond films: the shaking off thing he does when he's been hit with something; the adjusting the cufflinks as Bond walks away from some carnage or other; the moment when he barks at a henchman to sit down ('No!'or 'Down') rather than fight him, as if to say, 'You haven't…

Agreed. Jesper Christensen makes such an impression with just a handful of lines. I'd only seen him play nice guys prior to this .

'Yes… considerably.' With those two words Craig etablished himself as a Bond for the ages.

He's in it very briefly; I thought they would have him as a regular.

He was wasted in 'Penny Dreadful' too.

Nothing much to add to comments below, but this is a great interview with one of my very favourite actors. Thanks.

I'm glad BBC have continued their traditions of casting actors who live around our way. I see JW in our local occasionally. No wonder they call my area of North London Gallifrey-upon-Thames.*
*Full disclosure: nobody calls it that.

I've seen Pet Shop Boys loads of times, including their first big tour; their Drury Lane residency; their Battleship Potemkin performances in Trafalgar Square and Gateshead; and a few weeks ago at the Royal Albert Hall with Johnny Marr and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Runners up: New Order (four times), and The…

'And when you're a star they let you do it…'

I was going to put The Korgis but they had two hits in Britain (apparently) where I am.

Althea and Donna 'Uptown Top Ranking'

The strangest thing about watching this for me was Tony Hale playing a geeky scientist, but with utmost seriousness.

I think this review is a bit harsh. It starts off all a bit middlebrow and worthy but the leads are totally committed and draw you in, and it's very well-paced.

And the supporting characters are great, and it's really funny.

I was lucky enough to see The Smiths on their first major tour of UK in Newcastle when the debut album came out. Such an amazing atmosphere; no-one chatting, everyone one just watching the stage waiting for them to come on, as Sandie Shaw/Dusty Springfield played over the PA.

I saw The Glass Spider in Sunderland in the UK, where Bowie famously said, 'Great to be here in Newcastle' - Sunderland and Newcastle are massive rivals.

I saw that one too, in the UK. Julian Cope and Teardrop Explodes supported. They threw plastic bottles at JC, but he gamely used one as a tambourine.

Nicolas Cage: 'Sign me up!'

I would love to have seen the original 'King Kong' when it came out. The first twenty minutes are a bit slow, but after that it's so relentless and murky and nightmarish.
I'd love to have watched 'The Prisoner' as it was aired on TV too.