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Fact or Fable: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy?

Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins Kieran every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there… So far we’ve looked at topics including the Guinness diet, whether yawning is contagious, beans making you fart, cows...

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18.35 28 Sep 2021


Fact or Fable: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy?


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18.35 28 Sep 2021


Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins Kieran every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there…

So far we’ve looked at topics including the Guinness diet, whether yawning is contagious, beans making you fart, cows walking down stairs, swallowing spiders in your sleep, and how humans actually use more than 10 per cent of their brains.

This week we’re continuing a 007 theme with the release of ‘No Time To Die’ and asking: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy?

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