Never again confuse SMERSH with SPECTRE, Oddjob with Onatopp, or Plenty O’Toole with Pussy Galore. A quick read of The Bluffer’s Guide to Bond and you will be able to pronounce confidently on the finer points of the books, the films, and the character of the deadly assassin himself.

Author: Mark Mason has authored three comic novels, a series of non-fiction works including The Importance of Being Trivial, and he is a regular contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines (but never about anything too complicated). He suspects that Bond wouldn’t have much time for him.