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Opening quote from this Bond novel about whistling and homosexuality, identified as 'Bond novel, of course, written in 1965'

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Tom mentions reading Simon Winder's book about Bond, described as 'hilarious' and 'full of fantastic quotations'. Dominic notes Winder is his editor.

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Described as a 'bestselling book' written by Ian Fleming's brother Peter about his expedition to find explorer Percy Fawcett in Brazil

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Another book by Peter Fleming mentioned as being about 'an incredible journey' - an overland journey in the 1930s from Peking to Kashmir

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Discussed as Ian Fleming's first novel, which he started writing in February 1952 in Jamaica, initially rejected by Jonathan Cape

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Referenced in context of Paul Johnson's famous critical review in The New Statesman in 1958, calling it 'the nastiest book I've ever read'

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Mentioned as one of the fictional inspirations for James Bond, with the character Richard Hannay discussed as a precursor to Bond

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Discussed alongside The 39 Steps as providing inspiration for Bond villains and female characters like Hilda von Einem

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Mentioned as containing a supervillain called Dominic Medina who is described as 'a very Bond villain sort of character'

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Referenced for its 'brilliant prescription' about Clubland men seeking adventure, where a doctor prescribes stealing a horse as a cure for feeling seedy

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Identified as a major inspiration for James Bond - written in the aftermath of WWI about a veteran fighting conspirators undermining the British Empire

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Fu Manchu series discussed as inspiration for Dr. No, described as 'the missing link between Sherlock Holmes and James Bond' starting in the 1910s

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Discussed as an early Bond book set entirely in England, with a quote read aloud about Bond reflecting on his 'alien and un-English' nature

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Described as 'an awful book' and 'the only one narrated by a woman' (Vivian Michel), discussed as Fleming's unsuccessful attempt to ventriloquize female perspective