The James Bond films are famous for their exotic locations, matching and even surpassing the settings of Ian Fleming's original novels. But all is not what it seems (It rarely is in the cinema.) The gold-obsessed villain's factory in Goldfinger - Switzerland or Buckinghamshire? The hovercraft chase in Die Another Day - North Korea or Oxfordshire? The U.S. air base in Tomorrow Never Dies - the South China Sea or Suffolk? The chase around the airport in Casino Royale - Miami or Surrey? Max Zorin's mine in A View to a Kill - California or Sussex? The explosive climax of From Russia with Love - the Adriatic coast or Argyll? The oil pipeline in The World Is not Enough - Azerbaijan or Snowdonia? Those snowy scenes in Quantum of Solace - Tatarstan or Hampshire? J. P. Sperati's intensively researched and lavishly illustrated book is the perfect guide to the British locations of all the official James Bond movies, from Doctor No to SkyFall - including the sound stage built for The Spy Who Loved Me at Pinewood, and the entire studio built for GoldenEye. Complete with historical information, many rare photographs, indexes and maps. A must for all James Bond Enthusiasts.

No one does period television drama like the British In the proud tradition of The Forsyte Saga, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Jewel in the Crown and Upstairs, Downstairs, the latest series to entrance viewers around the world is Downton Abbey, created by Oscar(r) winning author and actor Julian Fellowes. The story of Lord Grantham and his family centres upon Downton Abbey, their mansion in Yorkshire - but it's no secret that the magnificent house we see on screen is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, more than 200 miles away This fully researched and richly illustrated guide will enable the countless fans of Downton Abbey to find... The 'real' Downton Abbey - in Hampshire and in Buckinghamshire Downton Village Hall - at a former hospital in west London Downton parish church - in Oxfordshire The Dowager Countess's house - in Surrey Isobel Crawley's house - in Buckinghamshire and in Oxfordshire Downton Railway Station - in West Sussex and in Kent The Crawleys' Manchester residence - in London Ripon Register Office - in Surrey The Ripon solicitors' office - in London York Prison - in Lincoln A First World War battlefield - in Suffolk The studios in Ealing where most of the interiors are filmed And the many other sites, including the 'real' Duneagle Castle in Argyll & Bute. Downton Abbey on Location is a must for the real devote

Britain's Secret Service wasn't always based in the imposing building at Vauxhall Cross. The department known to Bond devotees as Universal Exports has had many homes - and with J. P. Sperati as your guide you can visit them all Which villain lived in the same street as Ian Fleming? Which villain was disposed of at an East End gasworks? How did Skyfall change the map of the London Underground? How can you visit St. Petersburg in several different areas of London? How did The World Is Not Enough defy the geography of the River Thames? Where in London can you find Shanghai and Hamburg? Where did we first hear those immortal words, "Bond - James Bond"? All these questions - and many more - are answered in this fully illustrated up-to-the-minute handbook of 007's London Complete with historical information, indexes and maps you can explore the world of James Bond on Location. A must for all James Bond and London Enthusiasts