Introduction: Taking James Bond seriously -- Bond and Beyond: The James Bond films and genre -- Snobbery with violence: Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger -- Bondmania: Thunderball, Casino Royale, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service -- Bond in transition: Diamonds are Forever, Live and let Die -- The Man with the Golden Gun -- Keeping the British end up: The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker -- Cold warrior reborn: For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, A View to Kill -- Continuity and change: The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill -- For England: GoldenEye, Tommorow Never Dies -- Postscript: A licence to thrill.