Bond gets a helping hand from a giant magnet in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967). Associate producer William Cartlidge said: “I remember script conferences where the idea was to think of as many outrageous suggestions as you could and this was one of them.” | James Bond 007

Suttirat Anne Larlarb, NO TIME TO DIE’s Costume Designer, chooses her favourite #60yearsofBond moment… “YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE has a fantastic opening. From the grand theatre of his ceremonial naval funeral to the revelation of 007 being alive, well and ‘reborn’… all within the first few minutes of the film.” | James Bond 007

“I’m awfully sorry to leave you...” Pilot Helga Brandt (Karin Dor) abandons a trapped Bond (Sean Connery) mid-air in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967). | James Bond 007

Happy Birthday Sir Sean Connery! The first actor to take on the role of 007, he defined the cinematic Bond. His style, grace, sense of self and sheer magnetism brought Ian Fleming’s character to life. Find out more about Connery at www.007.com/focus-week-sean-connery/ | James Bond 007

On this day in 1962, filming was completed on the casino scene in DR. NO, when James Bond (Sean Connery) delivers his iconic line for the first time. | James Bond 007