M-Net set for Bond celebration

FROM Thursday February 23 until Sunday March 5, M-Net Movies will be screening every single Bond film ever made – from 1963’s vintage Dr No to the latest big-budget blockbuster Spectre (2015) – on an M-Net Movies pop-up channel.

All the action will play out on channel 109 on DStv Premium. It can also be streamed live on DStv Now and enjoyed on DStv Catch Up Plus, which is available with a DStv Wifi Connector.

The M-Net Movies James Bond pop-up channel pays tribute to one of Hollywood’s biggest movie franchises, celebrating 55 years of Hollywood’s most charming secret agent.

Over two weeks, fans will be able to experience all the dapper tuxedos, iconic fast cars, sultry Bond girls, mind-blowing gadgets, deadly villains, and martinis… shaken, not stirred, of course.

The explosive 24 Bond films will be screened in chronological order, with Sean Connery, the first actor to incarnate author Ian Fleming’s suave creation, embarking on the first mission on Thursday, February 23 at 10.10am. Thereafter, he will hand the Bond baton over to Roger Moore and the rest of the Bonds until Daniel Craig has dismantled Spectre on Sunday, February 26 at 8pm.

Then the entire sequence will play out again from Monday, February 27 at 10am until Thursday, March 2 at 11.20pm before those who missed their appointments with the secret agent during the day can enjoy the full marathon of all the films from Friday, March 3 at 10am until Sunday, March 5 at 1.30pm.

As a bonus, four documentaries, namely Now Pay Attention 007 (2000); Best Ever Bond (2002); Bond Girls Are Forever (2012) and Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012) take a peek behind the scenes.

Go through the EPG Guide on your remote control or click through to the M-Net website – www.mnet.tv – where all the schedules will be displayed.