James Bond bonanza of special guests and mechandise exclusives at NEC Memorabilia show, this weekend

24-Nov-2004 • Event

Look Up! Look Down! Look Out! Special James Bond features will be everywhere at the forthcoming Memorabilia show. Held at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, the show takes place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November 2004 and will feature a "grandslam" of 007 exhibits.

Bond Guests Galore
Special guests attending the event for star signings will include: Colin Salmin, Maryam d'Abo, Richard Kiel, Lawrence Makoare, Caroline Munro, Blanche Ravalec, Eunice Gayson, Ingrid Pitt, Jan Williams, Madeline Smith, Martine Beswick, Nikki Van Der Zyl, Shane Rimmer, Thomas Wheatley, Valerie Leon, Virginia Hey, Paul Darrow.

The Car's The Star
Making a special appearance will be two stars of the last Bond film "Die Another Day". Bond's Aston Martin Vanquish and Zao's Jaguar XKR have been defrosted from their icy adventures to attend Memorabilia.

European Exclusives
A special James Bond area will feature European exclusive displays of the latest 007 merchandise. Be the first to see these great new items!

Sideshow Collectibles
The highly anticipated Â¼ scale Sean Connery figure from Sideshow Collectibles will be making its European exclusive appearance at Memorabilia! Also never before shown in Europe will be the underwater "Thunderball" Sean Connery figure - complete with wetsuit and harpoon gun. The collection will also feature debuts of the latest "GoldenEye" series of figures: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan and Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp.

EA Games
Is it good to be bad? Find out at Memorabilia with a UK exclusive hands on experience of "GoldenEye: Rogue Agent", the latest adventure from EA Games. Based in Bond's universe, you play as a rogue ex-MI6 agent battling alongside classic villains. Bond-Pods will also challenge your spy skills as 007 in the blockbuster "Everything or Nothing".
Also... Put your Bond knowledge to the test at Memorabilia with the new 007 edition of "Scene It?" the DVD game. With hundreds of questions as classic clips from the films, will you prove to be Double-O-Seven or a Double-O-Zero?

Carrera
Fancy a chance to recreate a classic car sequence from "Goldfinger"? Carrera's new Scalextric set based on the 1964 film, featuring Bond's Aston Martin DB5 and Tilly's Ford Mustang, will be making a European debut at Memorabilia.

Bond In Books
Titan Books will be presenting their latest reprints of classic James Bond comic strip adventures. First published as daily newspaper strips in the 1960's, Titan have lovingly collected and remastered the strips as graphic novels. Enter the prize draw at the show for your chance to win a complete set of Titan Classics! Penguin USA will be making the trip across the pond to show off their latest Ian Fleming novels with retro artwork specially commissioned for the series.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Memorabilia is open from 11am to 5pm on Saturday 27th November and 10am to 5pm on Sunday 28th November. Entry is Â£10 for adults and Â£5 for children and senior citizens, family tickets (two adults, two children) Â£25. Serious collectors may want early entry tickets from 9am on Saturday only. Early entry tickets are Â£15 for adults and Â£10 for children and senior citizens. Book tickets now by calling the NEC Box Office on 0121 767 4555. For more information visit www.memorabilia.co.uk