NBC airs James Bond history special during Olympics coverage

Show: London 2010 Olympics (Primetime)
Channel: NBC (USA)
Date: Sunday 5th August 2012
Time: Check local listings

The ride probably shaved a few weeks off Mary Carillo’s life, but the look of sheer terror on her face as James Bond’s Aston Martin briefly went airborne during a high-speed run through the English countryside is worth the agony. At least for viewers.

It was part of her immersion into all things Bond for a feature Sunday in NBC’s prime time. She visits a warehouse filled with props from years of Bond movies, sees a tailor to get the secrets of the Bond look and learns how to make a cocktail “shaken, not stirred.”

“It’s nice to have relief from all of the sports,” said Carillo, whose non-British specific feature on the old Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut aired Sunday morning. “You want to remind people of where you are and what the history and the culture are all about.”

Carillo, who also anchors NBC’s late-night coverage, said she’d prepared about 20 features for the London Games. “My stories are landing in different incarnations at different lengths,” she said.

Thanks to `DB5` for the alert.

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