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DAVE
WORRALL: ARCHIVIST & CONSULTANT
Dave Worrall has, over
the years, amassed an amazing collection of James Bond memorabilia and
artifacts. These include photographs, posters, collectables (toys, etc), and
film props. This archive has become a major source for the media industry,
and many of these items have been used for exhibitions, book projects and
television shows, including:
'The World of OO7'
exhibition held in Leeds, Portsmouth, Glasgow and Germany. Jonathan Ross's 'In
Search of James Bond' for Thames Television.
ITV's 'Good Morning with Richard & Judy'.
Carlton TV's
'James Bond, Shaken Not Stirred'.
HBO's News Programme (for the NY premiere of GoldenEye).
Fox Television (documentary about OO7's Aston Martin)
The History Channel (Bond gadgets documentary).
Boxtree's 'The James Bond Girls' book (supplied photographs).
Planet Hollywood (loaned props to both London and Miami
restaurants).
National Museum of Photography, Film &
Television (provided OO7 display).
Channel 4 (consultant for 'So Graham Norton').
Carlton TV (consultant on 40th Anniversary programme)
5th Gear TV Show ( consultant / appearance )
Boxtree's The James Bond Legacy book (supply photos)
Imperial War Museum (loan of prop for 007 exhibition)
Sony Pictures (Images for 'Casino Royale' DVD Documentary)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (publicity appearences)
Granada Ventures (consultant and presenter on 'The Eagle Has Landed' special edition DVD
Dave's knowledge of Bond
is constantly in demand by companies around the world, and he has acted as
both consultant and writer for:
Vodaphone (create text messaging competition)
Dorling Kindersley (Consultant Editor on 'The Secret World of James Bond').
Golden Wonder Crisps (creating an on-packet OO7 competition).
Corgi Toys (suggesting models, and writing packaging text).
Danbury Mint (consultant on their 1:18 scale diecast model).
National Motor Museum Beaulieu (consultant for the 'Bond Cars' exhibition).
GE Fabbri (consultant on the 'Spy Files' part-works magazine).
Eon Productions (writing for their official James Bond web site).
MCI (writing liner notes for the 'OO7 Talking Books' read by Richard E.
Grant).
MGM/UA (expert witness in a Bond related lawsuit).
Christie's (consultant for their James Bond Auctions).
Landmark Entertainment (consultant on the 'Licence To Thrill' ride, London).
TWINE Entertainment (UK
location manager for the OO7 documentaries).
MGM Home Video (UK Field manager on the James Bond DVD documentaries).
Creation Entertainment (speaker at LA and New York Official OO7 Conventions).
DeVere Publishing (consultant on 'The Bond Phenomenon' part-works magazine).
RM Auctions (consultant for James Bond DB5 auction)
Dave Worrall is also on
the board of The Ian Fleming Foundation (alongside Fleming's literary agent Peter
Janson-Smith, and James Bond author Raymond Benson), which is a non-profit
making organization dedicated to preserving the works of Ian Fleming.
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