Ian Fleming's Goldfinger radio production preview clip online
As earlier reported on CommanderBond.net, this upcoming Easter weekend will mark the release of the BBC Radio 4 production of Ian Fleming’s seventh James Bond adventure, Goldfinger.
The production will begin at 2:30pm on Saturday, 3 April. Click here to listen to a preview clip from Goldfinger.
Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger
In addition to featuring Sir Ian McKellen in the title role, numerous James Bond film alumni will also star in the production, including: Toby Stephens (Die Another Day), Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day) and Tim Pigott-Smith (Quantum of Solace).
The official IanFleming.com news release follows:
A brand-new radio recording of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger has been produced by Jarvis & Ayres, featuring an all-star cast and scheduled to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 over Easter weekend 2010.
Dramatisation is by award-winning Archie Scottney – Murder She Thought and Spy Stories, Something Fresh (P.G. Wodehouse), Man of The Moment and A Small Family Business (Ayckbourn), The Mysterious Mr Quin (Agatha Christie), Shadowlands (Nicholson).
As with Jarvis & Ayres’ production of Dr No, music is specially composed by Mark Holden and Sam Barbour.
This remarkable radio adaptation stays true to Ian Fleming’s novel. A full cast list is below.
GOLDFINGER – Ian McKellen
JAMES BOND – Toby Stephens
IAN FLEMING – Martin Jarvis
‘M’ – John Standing
PUSSY GALORE – Rosamund Pike
HAWKER – Alistair McGowan
MR STRAP – Tom Hollander
JOHNNY SOLO – Tim Pigott-Smith
DU PONT – Henry Goodman
ODDJOB – Jon David Yu
HELMUT SPRINGER – Hector Elizondo
COL. SMITHERS – Ian Ogilvy
TILLY – Lisa Dillon
FELIX LEITER – Lloyd Owen
JILL – Anna-Louise Plowman
JED MIDNIGHT – Nigel Anthony
DOCTOR – Kyle Soller
NIGEL KELTON – Matthew Wolf
ALFRED BLACKING – Alan Shearman
NIGEL KELTON – Matthew Wolf
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