Bond where you going. I need you. So does England

James bond - Spectre

From snatches of the theme to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service in the score, to the Day of the Dead chase sequence’s close resemblance to the Mardi-Gras scene in 1965’s Thunderball, to the Bond-goes-rogue with help from Q storyline, the nods to 007’s past come thick and fast. The Austrian mountaintop clinic where Bond meets Swann even recalls a similar alpine medical retreat in OHMSS, and then there’s Oberhauser’s Dr No-influenced Nehru jacket. There’s more than one Spectre involved here.

BBC vs APPLE in the battle of Radio download

BBC vs Apple Radio

For the first time ever, radio and music lovers will be able to download BBC radio programmes in full, to their smartphone or tablet for free, listen to them offline, and keep them for up to 30 days on the BBC iPlayer Radio app.

The update, rolling out this week, means fans can listen to BBC radio programmes anywhere, regardless of the availability of wi-fi or a 3G/4G signal - so that's on trains, on planes, at the top of mountains, or on board a submarine.

As long as the programme is downloaded in the UK, it will remain on the device for a month and will include all the music, and third-party content, from the original broadcast. These downloads will embrace the entire BBC radio network, including programmes such as the BBC Proms, Radio 1’s Essential Mix, Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show, and a host of Radio 4 drama, comedy or documentaries.

 

Great Club Lounge design by Virgin

“Virgin has a much broader, more sophisticated understanding of its brand than some other airlines. Some parts are tangible and some parts you experience. They know how space feels. You don’t notice logos anywhere or red, apart from the uniform. They understand that their brand is not a logo and colour but an experience and that gives us a tremendous amount of freedom.”

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