Nothing is ever quite as it seems in the world of spies. A watch isn’t just a watch – it’s a deadly weapon. That phonebooth? Also a weapon. Bag pipes? Weapon. This sandwich though, that’s just Q’s lunch. Don’t touch it.

Valerie Paris rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 Bond gadgets. Like Valerie’s previous appearance, it’s funny and charming. Unlike Mark’s previous Bond episode, it’s accurate and researched.

• (00:00) - Cold open
• (00:26) - Introduction
• (00:54) - Welcome to Bond
• (03:29) - Valerie’s pick: The rebreather from Thunderball
• (05:00) - Mark’s pick: Garrote watch from From Russia with Love
• (11:51) - Valerie’s pick: The Felix lighter from License to Kill
• (14:00) - Mark’s pick: Mini rocket cigarette from You Only Live Twice
• (17:03) - Valerie’s pick: Crocodile suit from Octopussy
• (18:54) - Mark’s pick: Ericsson JB988 from Tomorrow Never Dies
• (21:37) - Flip phone nostalgia
• (23:22) - Valerie’s pick: Grenade pen from GoldenEye
• (26:36) - Mark’s pick: Single digit sonic agitator from Day Another Day
• (31:33) - Valerie’s pick: The golden gun from The Man with the Golden Gun
• (33:38) - Mark’s pick: Smart blood from Spectre
• (36:54) - Bring back romantic Bond
• (42:01) - Midamble
• (44:00) - Building the final list
• (46:21) - Honourable mentions
• (49:24) - If Bond gadgets were real
• (50:13) - Bond’s silliest gadgets
• (53:26) - More of Valerie

Find Valerie’s interactive novel and video games on her itch.io page, and follow her on Twitter.