Hall of Fame: The Man Who Designed Bond

**After pulling the curtain away from James Bond, writer Mark O'Connell chose Bond's book designer for his Hall of Fame nominee.** Richard Chopping was Ian Fleming's choice too, and he created the template for Bond which we are all familiar with from the films, even if we've never read or seen one of the books. He was also a fiercely proud gay man at a time when it was still illegal. So tune in to hear all about Dickie's magnificently dissolute life and times. Not only did he live twice, I think he lived a thousand times! Head over to [www.trappedhistory.com](www.trappedhistory.com) to sign up to the award-winning podcast, get our newsletter, bonus episodes and much, much more. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.